Femicide

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, Femicide has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Casefile True Crime (Dec 2024). The episode "The mistake of marrying a monster and the hellish days of Marís Luisa" on Casefile True Crime focuses on the murder of Maria Louisa as a case of femicide. The discussion emphasizes the importance of recognizing her death not as a crime of passion but as a femicide, highlighting that such murders occur because of the victim's gender.

Femicide, or feminicide, is the intentional murder of women or girls in which they are exclusively targeted because of their gender, or murder in which women or girls are disproportionately targeted. It is frequently committed as a method to control women and girls. Causes of femicide include jealousy, general hatred, revenge, male entitlement, harmful gender roles, gender stereotypes, cultural phenomenons such as so-called "honor killings" or female genital mutilation, as well as coercive contr