Psycho Usa: Famous American Killers You Never Heard of
“Regarded by aficionados as the preeminent American practitioner of the true crime genre, Edmund Pearson (1880–1937) brought a highly sophisticated, often wickedly funny sensibility to his favorite subject. His macabre wit is on full display in his classic 1930 essay “Rules for Murderesses.”
According to Pearson, a woman “may murder whom she likes” and get away with it, provided she takes “care to observe a few simple restrictions.” This conclusion, he says, is based on his careful review of cri...minal history. Having surveyed several dozen cases of “more or less charming ladies” tried for murder over the span of 170 years, Pearson found that the vast majority either went “scot-free” or, if convicted, escaped “the hands of the executioner.” Only a handful ended up paying “the law’s highest price.” These unfortunate few, he writes, came to their ill-fated end because they foolishly disregarded “one of the great rules for murderesses.” These four “obvious rules”MoreLess
According to Pearson, a woman “may murder whom she likes” and get away with it, provided she takes “care to observe a few simple restrictions.” This conclusion, he says, is based on his careful review of cri...minal history. Having surveyed several dozen cases of “more or less charming ladies” tried for murder over the span of 170 years, Pearson found that the vast majority either went “scot-free” or, if convicted, escaped “the hands of the executioner.” Only a handful ended up paying “the law’s highest price.” These unfortunate few, he writes, came to their ill-fated end because they foolishly disregarded “one of the great rules for murderesses.” These four “obvious rules”MoreLess
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