When Women Kill: Four Crimes Retold

This is much like a long-form essay examining how the government, press, & the public portrayed four female murderers during the 20th century in Chile, looking at these cases through a lens of 21st century feminism. How do these groups (gov't, press, public) "explain" murder in order to assure the public that there is no need for worry or general panic? Throughout history, the idea of women being dangerous is an idea that has been squelched. It is also a bit of musing on how women's voices are silenced through history, their records often erased, as well as the painstaking work to even find old records to research for this book. I'd call this one true-crime-adjacent (because it's not really an examination of the actual crimes or trials) show more with interesting angles & commentary to ponder in relation to the lens of how these crimes were "marketed" for the court of public opinion. A compelling book. show less