From Lizzie Borden to Myra Hindley, why are we still so fascinated with female killers? | Rebecca Rideal

Another true-crime drama about a woman accused of murder is hitting our screens, feeding into our culture’s unhelpful obsession with ‘female rage’ On 20 June 1893, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a packed courtroom waited with bated breath for the…
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AuthorRebecca Rideal