But this can be a deadly misconception”. Most female serial killers played up gender roles to their advantage. About two-thirds of them for whom data was available were described as having average or above average attractiveness, which avoided suspicion. They also took on jobs in stereotypical feminine professions such as nursing, care giving, and teaching which gave them access to vulnerable victims. For example, the article “Female serial killers in the United States: Means, motives, and makings” did a study on nurses, who killed their patients who were ill and close to dying, so when they died, employees and family members assumed it was due to natural causes so they didn’t investigate it, leaving the serial killer free.…