The female homicide victim: trends in a metropolitan county from 1969 to 1980
Frazer, M.
Journal of Forensic Sciences 28(3): 577-587
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-1198 PMID: 6619777 Document Number: 213014
The following paper reviews the case files of the female homicide victims in Cuyahoga County, OH from 1969 through 1980. The victims were most frequently married middle-class women killed by their spouse or boyfriend with a handgun. The event usually followed an altercation and took place in the victims' home. Sexual assault or criminal activity were rarely part of the scenario. The male homicide victims of this time interval were usually killed by an acquaintance or a stranger in a public place, but rarely by their spouse. The female victim's blood alcohol level was significantly lower than her male counterpart's which was between 0.1 and 0.3% (g/100 g).