Women are often called weaker vessels and even seen as fragile, so there’s always one excuse or the other for them when they commit crimes. Let’s talk about some of the deadliest women in the world.
Some of these women apparently have no reason for committing crimes. This article might be a little cringy for you and maybe shocking as to how brutal women can also be. Hence, I advise you hold your breath as you read to the end.
Top 15 Deadliest Women in the World
The world of crime has always been men’s domain. Many cartels, gangs and criminal organizations are usually run by men. But despite the overwhelming presence of men in the world of organized crime, these women on this list are evil and they have proved to be as ruthless as men are.
1. Genene Jones:
Firstly is Genene Ann Jones, a serial murderer who worked as a pediatric nurse in Texas and has poisoned an unknown number of children.
Her killing style was to inject dioxin into a patient to stimulate their medical crisis. According to her, she intends to resurrect them after dying from the poisoning.
2. Anna Marie Hahn:
Anna Marie Hahn is one of the deadliest women in the world. She is a serial killer who hails from Germany. She has terrible gambling habits and reportedly robs and poisons older men in Cincinnati.
3. One Of The Most Deadliest Women in the World Is Leonarda Cianciulli:
Leonarda Cianciulli hails from Italy and is a serial killer known as the soap maker of Correggio. She killed three women in Correggio, Reggio and Emilia respectively, after which she uses their remains to make soap.
Leonarda finds out that her eldest son and favourite child is joining the Italian army in preparations for World War two. She resolves to protect him at all costs and comes to the conclusion that she needs human sacrifices to guarantee his safety.
Hence, her three victims. After making soaps of her victims’ remains, she proceeds to share them around her neighbourhood.
4. Belle Gunness:
Belle Gunness hails from Norway but relocated to the United States. She promises her victims marriage and invites them to her estate. She was able to marry Albert Sorenson who died on the day the two life insurance policies he had purchased overlapped.
Her new husband’s young daughter was soon dead from poisoning. Peter Gunness himself had an inexplicable death. Their adopted daughter’s body was also discovered in her home.
Her next victims were her suitors who brought cash to her farm and were never seen again. She is said to have about forty body counts.
5. Maria Licciardi:
Also known as ‘La Madrina’ meaning The Godmother, Maria Licciardi grew up as the daughter of a mafia boss in Italy. She grew up to become one of the most powerful female mob bosses in history, ruling the city.
She took over the clan after her brothers and husband were arrested. Everything from smuggling drugs and cigarettes to forced prostitution is was she indulges herself in.
This woman made it onto the list of the most wanted criminals in Italy.
6. One Of The Women To Avoid For Bing The Deadliest In The World Is Phoolan Devi:
Phoolan Devi is often known as the abandoned queen. She is originally a female rights campaigner and politician. She was exposed to poverty, child marriage and abusive marriage before turning to a world of crime.
Phoolan Devi joined a gang of robbers through a friend; Vikram. She was the sole woman in the group, resulting in a firefight between gang members in which Vikram died from a gunshot and other members of the gang subsequently took turns in raping Phoolan Devi.
7. Samantha Lewthwaite:
Samantha Lewthwaite also known as the white widow is a British terrorist. She faces charges of killing over 400 people and is a fugitive from justice in Kenya.
She is originally a member of the violent Islamic terrorist group which is located in Somalia and was planting bombs at non-Muslim places.
8. Bonnie Parker:
We must have heard of the popular story of Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie became involved in underground crime after meeting Clyde Barrow. During their 2 years of crime rampage, the duo was responsible for multiple deaths including Law Enforcement Officers.
The Duo is now one of the most popularly known criminals in the world. Bonnie Parker is no doubt one of the deadliest women in the world.
9. Another Most Deadliest Woman In The World Is Seema Parihar:
Seemer Parihar is a former bandit and politician in India. She claims that Phoolan Devi is a big inspiration to her. She was born into a poor household and was a victim of abduction from her hometown at 13.
When she was able to return to her hometown after marrying and divorcing Decoit, as a gang member, she participates in looting, abducting and murdering in the areas around the forest, where she murders 70 people and abducts 200 others.
10. Aileen Wuornos:
Several men were found dead on the Florida highway. After stealing two individuals’ belongings, she pawns them. But this act backfires as her fingerprints were found on them. She, later on, admits to killing the six men, claiming she was picked up by them while working as a highway prostitute.
Although she claims to have shot them in self-defence when she was about to be sexually harassed.
11. Natalia Baksheeva:
Natalia Baksheeva also known as The Cannibal woman hails from Russia. She confesses to killing and eating up to 30 people, so therefore she is one of the most notorious females in history.
She also happens to force her husband into killing a waitress who flirted with him. According to investigative reports, her husband was suffering from tuberculosis at the time.
After Natalia’s arrest, the police search their house and finds a collection of steamed and frozen remains of human parts in her kitchen. The parts apparently belonged to her last victim; the waitress.
They also find 19 pieces of sliced human skin and a jar of pickled human pieces.
12. Griselda Blanco Is Also One Of The Deadliest Women In The World:
Griselda Blanco whose alias is the Black widow or the godmother of cocaine. She was a drug lord who helped in smuggling massive amounts of cocaine in Columbia, the United States, and especially in Miami.
Authorities say she’s sure to have conducted over 200 murders during her reign. It is a belief that whenever she killed, it was for fun. That includes shooting a pregnant woman in the stomach.
13. Maria Leon:
Being a mother of 13, Maria Leon ruled over a criminal empire with connections to human smuggling. She wasn’t only into human trafficking, she also smuggled illegal drugs. Maria is one of the most powerful female drug lords in history.
She had close ties with the Mexican Mafia. One of her sons died in a shootout with the police and Maria decides to attend his funeral which was the beginning of the end of her reign.
Unfortunately for her, her subordinates were under surveillance and while she was going to the USA through an illegal route, she faces apprehension and arrest by the authorities.
14. Andrea Yates:
Andrea Yates is a mother of 5 who hails from Houston, Texas. Shortly after the birth of her fifth child and the death of her father, she eventually lost it and drowned her 5 children. Apparently, she was suffering from Postpartum depression.
15. This Woman Mary Surratt Is One Woman You Should Avoid As She Is One Of The Deadliest In The World:
Lastly, is Mary Surrat. Mary Surrat is an American boardinghouse owner in Washington DC. She faces accusations of conspiring to assassinate the then U.S President; Abraham Lincoln.
After her arrest, she proceeds to become the first woman to die by execution by the Federal Government in the United States. She maintains innocent until the day she dies. Which makes people wonder if executing her was the right thing to do.
Conclusion:
Murderers, serial killers, drug lords, or some other form of criminal; every day we hear of new people entering the crime world. Every other day, we hear of gang fights and shootouts. Every other day, we also hear of a new boss in the underworld.
In conclusion, these above women are some of the deadliest in the world. Even though some of them are behind bars, they are still dangerous and for this reason, I advise that you avoid them at all costs.
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