Wretched Sisters

Wretched Sisters: Examining Gender and Capital Punishment (Studies in Crime and Punishment)

Wretched Sisters was written by and Mary Welek Atwell. The 242 page book was published by Peter Lang in 2007 with an ISBN 10 of 0820478830. Most books are now available in ebook, pdf and audible formats. If you need more information about this publication, it can be purchased at Amazon.com or Google Books. If the book is older and/or out of print book try to locate a copy on eBay.com. Wretched Sisters mentions 2 serial killers including Velma Barfield. The author Mary Welek Atwell has 1 book(s) listed on Killer.Cloud used for the purpose of documenting facts about Serial Killers listed in our database.

Book Summary

Since the United States reinstated the death penalty in 1976, eleven women have been put to death for murder. Each case involves a personal story with unique tragic elements. Yet common themes reflect how the criminal justice system defines crimes committed by women in a particular gendered context. Wretched Sisters offers an analysis of the legal and popular cultural circumstances that determine why a small number of women are sentenced to death, and provides an empathetic account of how these eleven came to be subjected to the ultimate punishment.