Lucy Letby: What makes a female serial killer?

Lucy Letby: What makes a female serial killer?

Author: The Times September 4, 2023 Duration: 27:02

Since the nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies, one question has remained – and may always be – unanswered: why?

In this episode we speak to an expert on female serial killers who outlines why we shouldn't be shocked by Letby and her crimes, and how Letby fits the profile of a female serial killer. But also – even more chillingly – how she doesn't.

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Book: Just As Deadly: The Psychology of Female Serial Killers https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/just-as-deadly/085C912B92AAD29C2B76251C56D91356

Guest: Marissa A. Harrison, Professor of Psychology, Penn State Harrisburg.

Host: Luke Jones.

Helplines: NSPCC provides help, advice and support to adults worried about a child.

Phone: 0808 800 5000 (24/7)

https://www.nspcc.org.uk

Samaritans is available for anyone struggling to cope and provides a safe place to talk 24 hours a day: https://www.samaritans.org

Phone: 116 123

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Child Bereavement UK: https://www.childbereavementuk.org

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