NJIKO: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Humanities, Law, Education and Social Sciences

In general, whenever we think of the term ‘serial killer’, we tend to associate it being a male. This is because we tend to link this with males having higher levels of innate aggression and violent thresholds. Therefore, when a female commits such an act, society attempts to try to understand why they commit such crimes. However 1 in 6 serial killers are female. Their crimes go undetected longer than males due to the ‘cultural denial’ of women, not being seen as highly aggressive. Every so often in the field of Forensic Psychology, a crime is committed which shakes society to its core. The most recent case to be added to the list, is the case of a young nurse in the UK called Lucy Letby.

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