This is collection includes only those perpetrators for which a photo is available. Several dozen cases from this time period are therefore not included here. This selection nevertheless offers a quick way to get an idea of what a female serial killer "looks like" these days.
Count: Total 133 (105 with photo + 28 without) from Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Panama, Poland, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, USA, Vietnam, Zimbabwe. (30 countries) [updated: Mar. 1, 2015]
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2001 – Spain
Oiane Errazqun Galdos (“Zapa”) (4 victims)
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2001 – USA
Brookey Lee West (3 or more suspected)
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2002 - Hungary
Timea Faludi (40 victims; nurse)
Timea Faludi (40 victims; nurse)
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2002 - USA
Gloria Jean Greenfield (3 victims, babies)
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2002 - USA
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Vickie Dawn Jackson (10 victims)
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Erika Sifrik (3 victims; couple)
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2002 - USA
Julia Lynn Turner (3 victims)
Julia Lynn Turner (3 victims)
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2003 - Brazil
Valentine de Andrade (cult)
Valentine de Andrade (cult)
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2003 - Australia
Kathleen Folbigg (4 victims, babies)
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2003 - USA
Diane O'Dell (4 victims, own children)
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2003 - Belgium
Monique Olivier (9 victims; couple)
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2003 - USA
Coleen Thompson (211 suspected; nurse)
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2003 - Vietnam
Van Le Thanh (13 victims)
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2003 - Spain
Francisca Ballesteros (5 victims)
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2004 - Italy
Sonia Caleffi (up to 18 victims; nurse)
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2004 - USA
Michele Knotek (7 victims suspected; nurse)
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2005 - Germany
Sabine Hilschenz (9 newborns)
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2005 - USA
Jeannine Miata (3 victims, 1 survived; nurse)
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2006 - Austria
Gertrude Arzberger (4 children)
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2006 - Mexico
Juana Barraza (29-49 victims; all female)
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2007 - Germany
Irene Becker (15 victims; nurse)
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2003 – USA
Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong (2 boyfriends & 1 other)
Kathleen Folbigg (4 victims, babies)
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2003 – England
Anne Grigg-Booth (23 victims suspected)
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Diane O'Dell (4 victims, own children)
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Monique Olivier (9 victims; couple)
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2003 – Czech Republic
Dana Stodolová (8 vicrims; husband as accomplice)
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Coleen Thompson (211 suspected; nurse)
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Van Le Thanh (13 victims)
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Francisca Ballesteros (5 victims)
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Sonia Caleffi (up to 18 victims; nurse)
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Michele Knotek (7 victims suspected; nurse)
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2004 – USA
Caroline Peoples (4 or more victims)
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2004 – England
Maxine Robinson (3 of her own babies)
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2004 – USA
Angela Ford-Wright (4 or more victims)
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2005 – Afghanistan
Shirin Guhl (27 men)
Shirin Guhl (27 men)
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Sabine Hilschenz (9 newborns)
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Jeannine Miata (3 victims, 1 survived; nurse)
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2005 – China
Wang Fang (8 victims)
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Gertrude Arzberger (4 children)
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Juana Barraza (29-49 victims; all female)
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2006 – Poland
Jolanta K. (5 newborns)
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2006 - USA
Sheila LaBarre (3 victims)
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2006 – Spain
Remedios Sanchez (3 dead; 6 survived: all elderly)
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Irene Becker (15 victims; nurse)
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2007 - Germany
Susann F. (3 victims, babies)
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2007 – Germany
2007 – USA
Shauntay Henderson (6 murders suspected)
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Monika Halbe (3 victims, babies)
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2007 - India
H. D. Kempamma (AKA Malllika; Yashodama) (6 female victims)
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2007 – Germany
Lydia L. (4 men: either husband or boyfriend)
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2007 – France
Virginie Labrosse (3 victims, babies)
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2007 – France
Celine Lesage (6 newborns of 2 fathers)
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2007 - Czech Republic
Antonie Stašková (3 of own children)
Antonie Stašková (3 of own children)
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2007 – USA
Shirley Winters (7 child victims suspected)
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2009 - USA
2008 – USA
Ulisa Chavers (3 victims suspected)
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2008 – England
Rachel Baker (convicted for 1 homicide; multiple suspected)
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2008 – Belgium
Françoise Navez (2 murders & 1 attempt; nurse)
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2008 - USA
Helen Golay (3 victims, 1 survived)
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2008 - USA
Olga Rutterschmidt (3 victims, 1 survived)
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2008 - Japan
Kanae Kijima (7 victims, all male)
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2008 - USA
Betty Neumar (5 victims, husbands)
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2008 - USA
Kimberly Clark Saenz(10 victims, 5 survived but injured; nurse)
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Stacey Castor (3 victims, 1 survived)
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2009 - France
Veronique Courjault (3 victims, babies)
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2009 - Iran
Mahin Qadiri (5 victims, all female)
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2009 - Finland
Aino Nykopp-Koski (5 victims + 5 attempts ; nurse)
2009 - Taiwan
Lin Yuru (3 victims)
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2010 - France
Dominique Cottrez (8 victims, babies)
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2010 - Russia
Irina Gaidamachuk(61-86 victims, all female)
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2010 - USA
Michele Kalina (5 victims, babies)
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2010 - Netherlands
Sietske Hoekstra (4 victims, babies)
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2010 – England
Bernadette Quirk (4 babies; claimed “stillborn” 1985-1995)
Bernadette Quirk (4 babies; claimed “stillborn” 1985-1995)
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2010 – Panama
Laura Michelle Reese (5; with male accomplice)
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2011 - Colombia
“La Perris” (5 suspected victims, others injured)
2011 - Brazil
“Sao Paulo Girl” (30 victims, all male)
2012 - USA
Holly Grigsby (4 victims)
2012 - Mexico
Maria Jiminez (20 victims; salaried assassin)
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2012 - Mexico
Silvia Meraz (3 victims; occult)
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2012 - Brazil
Bruna Oliveira da Silveira (multiple female victims; cannibalism, cult)
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2012 - Brazil
Isabel Cristina Pires da Silveira(multiple female victims; cannibalism, cult)
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2012 – Mexico
Cristina Soledad Sánchez (4 male taxi drivers)
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2012 - USA
Dr Hsiu-Ying Tseng (3 victims)
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2012 - Canada
Melissa Friedrich (Weeks) (2 victims suspected + 2 attempts)
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2012 - Japan
Miyoko Sumida (8 victims)
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2012 - Poland
Beata Z. (5 victims, babies)
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2012 - Poland
Beata Z. (5 victims, babies)
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2013 - France
Audrey C. (3 newborns)
Audrey C. (3 newborns)
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2013 – Colombia
Yadira Narváez Marin (5 men)
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2013 – Colombia
Esneda Ruiz Cataño (3 husbands)
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2013 – Poland
Lucyna D. (3 newborns)
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2013 - England
Samantha Lewthwaite (7 murders)
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2013 – Russia
Anastasia Sinelnik(30+ victims – with accomplices)
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2013 – Brazil
Dr. Virginia Helena Soares de Sousa (7 charged; 300 suspected)
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2013 – Russia
Inessa Tarverdiyeva (30+ victims – with accomplices)
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2013 – Russia
2013 - USA
Rachel Staudte (3 victims; 1 survived)
Rachel Staudte (3 victims; 1 survived)
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2013 – England
Joanna Dennehy (5 victims, 32 survived)
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2013 – Japan
Chiemi Tonuma (3 babies; husband accomplice)
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2013 – Mexico
Evelyn López García (3 victims)
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2013 – Mexico
Mónica Belén Martínez Morales (3 victims)
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2014 – USA
Megan Huntsman (6 newborns)
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2014 – Zimbabwe
Angeline Mabhiza (4 own babies; cousin; suicide)
Angeline Mabhiza (4 own babies; cousin; suicide)
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2014 – Czech Republic
Věra Marešová (6 murders; nurse)
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2014 – USA
Erika Murray (3 newborns)
Erika Murray (3 newborns)
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2014 – Canada
Andrea Giesbrecht (6 babies)
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Andrea Giesbrecht (6 babies)
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2014 – Japan
Chisako Kakehi (7 husbands & paramours; suspected)
Chisako Kakehi (7 husbands & paramours; suspected)
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2014 – Italy
Daniela Poggiali (96 suspected victims)
Daniela Poggiali (96 suspected victims)
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►Female Serial Killers of the 21st Century – no photo available
2001 Hassan, Jummai – Maiduguri, Nigeria, cult, 48 vics (confess), since age of 7 participated in sacrifice, arrested at age 13
2001 Li Huijie & Tian Xueqin - Henan province, China
2001 “Melbourne Serial Killer Nurse” – Melbourne, Aust; nurse, more than 2 victims (80 others invest’d)
2001 “Melbourne Serial Killer Nurse” – Melbourne, Aust; nurse, more than 2 victims (80 others invest’d)
2001 Nicolai, Anne M. – Waterford township, Mi., 2001, 3 vics, nurse (96-97 crimes)
2001 Wells, Angela & Ronald – Peoria, Il., 2001, 3 vics susp.
2002 Johnson, Alison – Doncaster, Eng, 3 own chn
2002 Mulholland, Noreen– Leeds, England – 19 victims suspected, nurse
2002 “Toda Serial Killer Mother” - Toda, Japan, 6 newborns, 80s-90s, no charges
2002 “Zhtomyr Serial Killer Couple” - Zhtomyr, Ukraine, 6 vic, hus/wife, cannibal, torture
2003 Patel, Trupti - Reading, England, 3 own chn(ACQUITTED)
2003 Zhiqun, Duan – Shenzhen, China, w Ma Yong (male), death sent: Nov. 25, 2003
2004 “Anambra, Nigeria Cult Female Serial Killer”- Anambra state, Nigeria, 50+ vics.
2004 Brunfaut, Francine– Brussels, Belgium – 7-19 victims suspected, nurse
2004 Crouse, Peggy S. - Marion, In. – 2004 – 4 victims suspected, nurse
2004 “Haborocho Serial Killer Physician” – Haborocho, Hokkaido, Japan; physician; 4 vics alleged
2004 “Hemel Nurse” - Hemel Hempstead, England – 4 victims susp. (3 surv.), nurse
2005 “Doris B” – Straubing, Germany – 7 victims suspected, nurse
2005 “Tullingen Nurse” – Tullingen, Germany – 10 victims, nurse
2006 Budo, Lori L.– Louisiana (Katrina Hurr), (w Pou & Landry) 4 patients
2006 Landry, Cheri – Louisiana (Katrina Hurr), (w Budo & Pou) 4 patients
2006 Okamoto, Chizuko – Japan, 4 children, infant to 19
2006 Pou, Dr. Anna – Louisiana (Katrina Hurr), (w Budo & Landry) 4 patients
2006 Zongqin, Zhang – Fuling, Chongking, China
2006 Zongqin, Zhang – Fuling, Chongking, China
2008 Babita – Tigra Village, Gurgaon, India ; 4 chn, nieces, nephew
2009 “Ota Ward Tokyo Serial Killer Mother” – Ota Ward, Tokyo, Japan,4 chn, found after suicide
2010 “Geleen Serial Killer Mother” – Geleen Netherlands, 3 newborns
2011 Leighton, Rebecca – Stockton, England; Nurse, 5?; not tried; conv later of theft; insulin
2015 – “BřeclavskoBaby-Killer Mom” - Břeclavsko, Dolni Dunajovice, Czech R. – 3 newborns
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