Killer Women

Rose West laughs about her iconic 'serial killer specs'

Rose West also wore a pair of oversized specs... but later told her abused stepdaughter she found them "funny" to look back at.

Canoe Widow Anne Darwin horrified at being mistaken for 'serial killer' Rose West

Some say women of a certain age become “invisible”, well ‘Canoe Widow’ Anne Darwin might argue that’s better than being mistaken for Rose...

Watch Ruth Ellis 'flirt' with Derek Acorah from beyond the grave

Derek Acorah is the best ghost botherer in the history of the UK - see what happens when he meets the spirit of a very infamous woman...

Katherine Knight is 'top dog' in Sydney's tough Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre

In 2000, Katherine Knight was the first woman in Australia to be given a full-life sentence without parole - this is her life now.

The best true crime books of all time: Peter Sutcliffe, Charles Ng, Dennis Nilsen, Ed Kemper & more

These are the best True Crime books ever written - do you agree? Tell us @sinisterisles

Deranged mum Marie Noe killed eight of her ten kids - but her husband refused to believe it

For 19 years, Marie Noe was the most pitied woman in America - every single one of her ten babies had died between April '49 and January '68

Katherine Knight butchered her boyfriend and tried to feed him to his kids

Sex-crazed abattoir worker Katherine Knight is a very rare female psychopath.

Mexican prostitute told village she was Aztec goddess and drank the blood of non-believers

Magdalena relished in her new identity as the High Priestess of Blood, and she began ordering blood rituals and regular human sacrifices.

Sinister Women: Buy our new 24-page Zine all about female British crooks!

SINISTER WOMEN is a 24-page extravaganza of the UK's most infamous female criminals, and the ridiculous tabloid stories about them.

Child of Rage: Psychopath, 6, admits urge to kill sibling

Beth Thomas told her psychiatrist she wanted to kill her parents, pet and brother.

Karen Matthews' best bits since leaving jail

Does Karen Matthews have star quality or is the great British public just obsessed with scumbags?