The Suitcase Killer

A TRUE CRIME ANTHOLOGY
THE SUITCASE KILLER
When women kill, we can usually pinpoint why the killing occurred. There are a number of ways that women kill, and why. Many women may find themselves on the opposite end of an abusive partner, and the killing is preemptive to keep themselves alive. Other times, women kill for the same reason that men kill: jealousy, anger, frustration. Some women killing in a way that’s so horrific that it gathers everyone’s attention. Melanie McGuire is one such case, a woman whose crimes have gripped society and made her well known for the violence that she’s inflicted on the world.
THE AMNESIAC KILLER
“I don’t remember”
Those were the words of Danielle Stewart as she was confronted by police who arrested her for the murder of her 55 year old husband, Chaim Kimel. In one of Australia’s most controversial cases, Stewart would claim to have no recollection of the night when she stabbed her husband two times in his abdomen during one of their many alcohol fueled fights…Suffering through an abusive childhood and struggling with depression, Stewart was a ticking time bomb when she met the older and charming Chaim Kimel. The two would begin a tumultuous romance that would culminate in a night of violence that would change their lives forever.
TWISTED SISTERS
“Come on over,” – Margaret DeFrancisco
Those were the words that Margaret spoke to her sister’s suitor, Oscar Velazquez, before he arrived at their mother’s home and she shot him for $600. The murder made national headlines when the two “angel faced” girls lured Oscar into their home, shooting him to death then setting his body on fire with nail polish remover. Following the murder, the two sisters went on the run.