There have been many female serial killers throughout history. Two stand out in particular, Hannah Mary Tabbs and Lizzie Borden. Both women, brutally dismembered their victims before they killed them. Both women were tried for their murders and both went to jail for their crimes. Lack of forensic evidence helped both of these women in their cases. Even though it is pretty clear that these women were responsible for the murders. There was no proof that they actually committed their crimes. Judges often are more lenient on women. Why? Is it because they think that women need a lighter sentence? Could it be that the judges think about the roles of housewife or mother? Women, no doubt should be treated equally to men, especially when it comes to a sentencing. If the woman was man enough to do the crime, she is man enough to serve the time. Both Hannah Mary Tabbs and Lizzie Borden were perpetrators of their crimes. They both committed murder. Even though there is no proof that either one committed their violent acts of mutilating their victims, there is enough circumstantial evidence that these women should have been sentenced to life in prison. But since they were both female, the judges, and juries were more forgiving. A 2014 study suggests that federal courts are more lenient on female defendants in general. They are less …show more content…
She convinced the jury that George Wilson was the one who murdered and dismembered the body of her lover Wakefield Gaines. She made them believe that she was the one suffering, because she had witnessed the murder of her lover. She basically framed him. The police did as well. I believe that since George was not the most intelligent person, he was easily threatened by both Tabbs and the police. I believe they both forced him to confess the crime. They set him up to take the fall. This benefited Tabbs because the jury sympathized with Tabbs and gave her an easier sentence. Unfortunately this still happens
Mary Surratt should have been executed . She should have been executed because she lied about knowing people .
Their daughter, Lizzie Borden was the suspect in these murders and mutilations. She was arrested 7 days after the murders on August 11th, 1892. However, a jury found her not guilty after she went to trial.
It is best described by the closing arguments for Lizzie Borden's defense, made by her attorney, George D. Robinson:
Although there is a chance that Lizzie Borden is innocent, there is more evidence that says she is guilty so I believe she is guilty. They may have been someone that was not friendly with Andrew Borden, but this man had no reason to kill his wife as well, he had nothing against her. There is still more evidence that says she is guilty like that she didn’t have a good relationship with her mother, she lied about where she was when
Mary Surratt, a women who assisted in killing Abraham Lincoln , is guilty of conspiracy because she knew what the plans where to assassinate the 16th president of the United States. She gave John Wilkes Booth, the killer of the president, and their follow colleagues a places to sleep and live, the boarding place she provided is also the place they came up with the plans to murder the president. One of the people who were around during this was John M. Lloyd, he was an assistant to Mrs.Surratt . As he describes Mrs. Surratt in his testimony, he had do several things that had to be done to make sure that their plan carried thru, Like getting an buggy to pick up Booth to go to the theater. Also Mrs.Surratt and Booth often held private meetings
The double murder of Andrew and Abby Borden still remains unsolved. The police could have done a better job investigating and the evidence showing Lizzie being linked should have been enough to charge her but this is a period of time when forensics was at its infancy and if there was no weapon there was no crime. The money involved could have brought rise to Lizzie to plot the death for inheritance. We will never
Hannah’s background as a Holocaust survivor is important for understanding the experience of the Holocaust. Her story provides unique insight on the Holocaust outside of concentration camps, dispels myths, and captivates the emotional aura of living during the Holocaust. Hannah’s story is one of resistance, danger, and the importance of family.
Women offenders are different from male offenders in many ways. Whether it be from the way women develop differently in the psychological aspect, or the services that are available specifically for them. Female offenders are more likely to be convicted of a drug or drug related crime, they are more likely to have a past with significant substance abuse, have a childhood or recent adult life that was abusive both physically and sexually, and female offenders are more likely to participate in group therapy because they are trying to gain the connectedness and sense of belong that they crave for in their life. Although there is significant proof showing that female offenders have problems that need treatment while incarcerated before going
Some people may say that it was right for Mary Surratt to have been hanged. However, even though she knew about the shooting irons, only one person new about the irons. That
“Women cannot be murderers.” Even though this was not explicitly stated in the newspapers, The Boston Herald in its article “Lizzie Borden” conveys the perception that the feminine ways associated with women would make it impractical for women to commit murder. Lizzie Borden, a young lady accused of brutally killing her stepmother and father with multiple blows to their heads with a hatchet was described as a religious, sincere, and modest human being in The Boston Herald’s article covering Lizzie’s life before and after the murders. During Lizzie’s youth, she suffered from isolation because of her reserved personality and belief that nobody appreciated her presence, but in womanhood turned her life around and attain friendships who vouched for her good character during the time of the investigation. The Boston Herald’s article “Lizzie Borden: Her School and Later Life - A Noble Woman, Though Retiring”, successfully persuades the reader of Lizzie Borden’s innocence with the focus on her femininity through diction and logic.
Overall, Lizzie Borden was found inncoent in court and no matter what people think she is innocent. She loved her father, didn’t have a problem with her step mother, and there was no evidence found at the crime scene to prove her guilty. Lizzie was very upset after her father died, she didn’t have a reason to kill her
The United States criminal justice system, an outwardly fair organization of integrity and justice, is a perfect example of a seemingly equal situation, which turns out to be anything but for women. The policies imposed in the criminal justice system affect men and women in extremely dissimilar manners. I plan to examine how gender intersects with the understanding of crime and the criminal justice system. Gender plays a significant role in understanding who commits what types of crimes, why they do so, who is most often victimized, and how the criminal justice system responds to these victims and offenders. In order to understand the current state of women and the way in which gender relates to crime and criminal justice, it is first
The acceptance that the court system often treats female offenders differently than male offenders is an accurate statement; however, it comes with many caveats. Generally, the public views women as nurturers, motherly and incapable of
Dr. Joseph speech on women as defendants from taking juvenile delinquency, and Victimology I had a general idea of what goes on in the criminal justice system. The arrest rates for genders are unequally presented. The criminal justice systems on women back in the day were very patriarchal. They skewed reports of arrest in favor for women. The trend in turning a blind eye to women, made the ratio to in arrest were 8 to 1 for males. Over the years there has been an increase in arrest in women. The ratio is now 3 to 1, and for violent crimes 4 to 1. I wanted to
Statistics show that the number of female offenders in the legal system has been increasing steadily. The number of female offenders entering the American justice system is growing at a rate faster than males. Statistics from the United States in 2010 show the female offender population to be increasing by 2.7% each year, compared to the male population at a rate of 1.8% each year, with similar statistics being seen in other Western countries (West & Sabol, 2010). The continued increase has made understanding female offenders and their catalysts for committing crime more imperative.