Publisher's Synopsis
A COLLECTION OF SOME OF THE MOST PSYCHOTIC AND DANGEROUS WOMEN IN MODERN TIMESCATHERINE BIRNIECatherine and her partner, David John Birnie were famously known throughout Australia as: The Killer Couple. They were from Perth, Australia and were found to have murdered four women ranging in age from 15 to 31 years old, over a span of about five weeks. Their fifth victim managed to escape through the bedroom window, while Catherine was distracted by a knock at the front door. The woman immediately ran and found help. The press referred to the heinous murders as the Moorhouse Murders. The victims were taken to Catherine and David's home located at 3 Moorhouse Street in Willagee, in Western Australia, a suburb of Perth.STACY SCHOECKRichard and Stacy Schoeck had a perfect marriage, or at least it looked ideal for their friends and family. Even though they have been together for a long time, they seemed to have eyes only for each other. Richard was Stacy's fifth husband and everyone was certain that he was indeed the love of her life. The couple still went on dates and celebrated their love in every way possible. So when Valentine's Day in 2010 came around, the Schoecks were setting up a romantic little getaway and a card exchange in a picturesque Belton Bridge Park which is located in Lula, Georgia. Lula is a quiet little tourist town so when their Police Department received a frantic phone call with Stacy on the other end of the line, they knew something serious had happened. The town was shocked to discover that a murder occurred right there in their calm little oasis. But soon enough, the sinister plot started to unravel and the law enforcement realized that things were not as they seemed. So what made Stacy Schoeck turn on her loving husband and who helped her with the murderous plan?CELESTE BEARDGetting married and living happily ever after was not on the minds of these blushing brides on their wedding nights. They were simply biding their time to plot out the murders of their husbands. Celeste Beard had been married three times and was working as a housekeeper until she hit the jackpot and married a 75-year old millionaire. She had it all but wanted more, ultimately shooting him in the chest.TAUSHA MORTON Tausha Morton would become estranged with her ex-husband Mitch and later manipulated her current husband to lead him to their farm and killing him.SHEILA LABARRESheila LaBarre trolled personal ads looking for men. Men that she could dominate. She ensnared a rich doctor in her web, taking control of all of his assets upon his death. She then used this inherited wealth to live out her own twisted fantasies...procuring young men to beat on, torture and kill. This is the story of one of the most bizarre female serial killers in modern American history.SHIRLEY WITHERS & MYRA HINDLEYWomen serial killers have long been an oddity in the homicide department. They are able to skirt under the radar as they do not fit the immediate psychological profile. Myra Hindley teamed with her partner Ian Brady as they killed five children between the ages of 10 and 17. Shirley Withers murdered her millionaire boyfriend by tying him up and injecting him with heroin.LARISSA SCHUSTERLarissa didn't like her husband much...in fact, she hated him so much that she submerged his body in a tub of hydrochloric acid. She would be dubbed the "Acid Lady Killer" for the horrific crime and be sentenced to life in prison without parole. But how did she get to this point? This book examines the events that led up to her breaking point.AND MANY OTHER PSYCHOTIC FEMALES...