Introduction.Women have been fighting for equality with men in the United States since the mid-1800s, with the launch of the women's rights movement. Not for special treatment, not for better opportunities, not even for affirmative action, just for equality. When it comes to killing, they are simply not seen as aggressive creatures by the public. They were forced to do it, they are the victims, they must have been mentally or physically abused (Gurian 2011). There is very little research on female serial killers, and even less on women in relationships with men, because these cases are rare. However, according to a study by Hickey (2006), 31% of 64 female serial killers between 1826 and 2004 were in a relationship. Women who associate with men either want to be taken seriously as offenders (Thompson, 2009) or “to please their fellow murderers” (Fox and Levin, 2012). De Beauvoir (1970) states that a woman in love “tries to model herself on the desire of her lover…giving herself blindly.” Women will try to preserve a relationship by doing whatever action they can to satisfy their partner, meaning that in some extreme cases they will go as far as killing with them. Couples who kill together usually have a distinct set of techniques for selecting the target, manner of killing, and means of disposing of the body compared to lone serial killers. Methods. Couples will either try to choose a target together or use one of the following methods. two to lure their potential victim. They are usually strangers, usually teenagers, as shown in various case studies involving both male and female team killers (Gurian 2011). Unlike many serial killers, couples generally do not kill because of a vendetta against certain groups of people, ...... middle of paper ......005). Partners in murder. Extreme Murders: Understanding Serial and Mass Murders (pp. 66-74). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Gurian, E.A. (2011). Serial murderers: Directions for future research in a hidden population. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (pp. 27-42) Hickey, E. (2006). Serial murderers and their victims. Belmont, CA: Thompson Higher Education. Jenkins, P. (1990). Share the murder. Journal of Crime and Justice 12 (pp. 125-148) Macleod, M. “Killer Couples.” Gerald and Charlene Gallego — Crime Library. Np, and Web. February 27, 2014. Miller, L. (2014). Serial killers: I. Subtypes, patterns and motivations. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 19(1), 1-11. Thompson, J. and Ricard, S. (2009). The role of women in serial killer teams: reconstructing a radical feminist perspective. Critical Criminology, 17(4), 261-275.