Women murderers take center stage in these homicide cases
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About Deadly Women
Deadly Women answers the question: Do women kill? Yes, they most certainly do. It tells stories (usually three per episode) of female murderers using all sorts of methods, from poisoning, to stabbing, to guns, just as well as men, if not as prolifically.
Deadly Women groups episodes by theme, such as greed, jealousy, forbidden love, obsession, revenge, and the like, even historical murders, which are not usually covered in other true crime series, and those from countries outside the US. Some of the cases are detailed elsewhere (see Snapped, for example), but Deadly Women presents them using dramatized re-creations with dialogue that emphasize the murders themselves, rather than the subsequent investigations.
Along with detectives from some of the cases, a stock group of experts provides insights, primarily former FBI profiler Candice DeLong and forensic pathologist Janis Amatuzio. DeLong analyzes the murderer’s behavior and the pathology behind it, while Amatuzio discusses the effects of certain homicide methods on the body. They are joined by a variety of historians, who detail the stories of the older cases, sometimes centuries-old.
The Show Elements
Seasons: 14 (2008-2021)
Where to stream: Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Discovery+
More shows like Deadly Women: Snapped, Deadly Wives, Wives with Knives, Meet, Marry, Murder, Black Widow Murders
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