Male serial killers are motivated by sex whereas female mass murderers are after money, a new study reveals. Research specifically into the gender differences between serial killers shows women are most likely to kill for financial gain, usually targeting someone familiar to them.
They tend to kill more vulnerable people including the elderly, the sick, or children and are more than double as likely to kill their spouse or partner. Men’s motives often differ, usually killing for sexual gain and are more likely to target strangers and stalk their victims.
Women are usually clinical with their method of murder, as they aim to make the death look as natural as possible, killing by poisoning or asphyxiation. Men are less likely to use poison, but often stick to asphyxiation, killing their victims by depriving them of oxygen.
