Femme Fatals

Femme Fatales are often depicted as seductive and manipulative, using their sexuality to conspire and commit crimes.


Protesters with signs and bullhorns outside of a courthouse
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Karen Read appears in court with her attorneys
Ashley Benefield leans over as she speaks to her attorney during a hearing.
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Photograph of Ashley Benefield
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split screen of Courtney Clenney and Christian Obumseli
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Courtney Clenney in Miami court
photo of Brandon Boudreaux and his ex-wife, Melani
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Pamela Smart testifies
Stock image of gavel
Jodi Arias reacts as the jury's verdict is read
Ellen Gilland mugshot
Pamela Smart comes into court at the Rockingham Superior Court House in Exeter, New Hampshire on Friday, March 22, 1991
Vance Lattime Jr. testifies against Pam Smart in Rockingham County Superior Court in 1991
Carol Hignite Trial Day 3
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Kelsey Turner appears in court
Courtney Clenney in court
Courtney Clenney and her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli inside the elevator of their apartment building
In this 2010 image taken from video, Pamela Smart is shown during an interview at the corrections facility
Pamela Smart testifies in her own defense during her 1991 murder trial
Pamela Smart testifies in her own defense during her 1991 murder trial