In a study conducted by Hickey, he found that out of thirty-four female serial killers, almost one in two had a male accomplice committing murder with them ( Holmes et al., 1991). It also found that 97% were white and the average age at which women began committing murder was thirty-three (Holmes et al., 1991). Female serial killers differ from men in that most women kill for material gain, such as money or insurance benefits, and they usually commit murders with pills or poison. Stephen Holmes, Ronald Holmes and Eric Hickey developed a typology of female serial killers similar to that developed by Holmes and Holmes, mentioned above. They begin with visionary serial killers, compelled by a force, such as God or spirits, to commit murder. The second type is the comfort killer, who typically kills acquaintances and does so for material, financial, or property gain (Holmes et al., 1991). The third category is hedonistic serial killers, which is similar to the previous typology in that the offender associates murder with sexual gratification. This is the least represented category among female offenders, but evidence of this type of killer can be seen in the case of Carol Bundy (Holmes et al., 1991). Bundy allegedly helped her husband kidnap, murder and behead the