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(#11) Marie Sukloff Wrote An Autobiography About Her Attempted Assassination
Marie Sukloff lived through the downfall of Tsarist Russia, experiencing the gross mistreatment of people and the rampant corruption firsthand. Fyodor Dubasov, a Russian Governor General, had a particularly awful reputation for his abuse of Jewish citizens, and he became the target of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party, which included Marie Sukloff.
There are conflicting reports about the assassination attempt – which took place in 1914 – with some sources omitting Sukloff's involvement and others claiming she was responsible for his death. Her autobiography places her at the assassination of the general, where she reportedly threw a bomb through the window of his carriage as revenge for his violence.
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(#8) Judith of Bethulia Killed A Man To Prove A Point
Though the Biblical Book of Judith is generally considered to be a parable rather than a historical account, the titular Judith is still a fascinating example of a historical female assassin. Judith, who believed that God would save her fellow countrymen from their conquerors, set out with a maid to dispatch Holofernes, an enemy general.
By promising to provide him with information, she gained his trust and entered his tent one night while he was passed out drunk. Judith cut off his head and returned it to her home, and the general's death caused the dissolution of the Assyrian army, saving her country from their occupation.
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(#9) Brigitte Mohnhaupt
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Brigette Mohnhaupt, a German woman associated with organizations like the Socialist Patients' Collective and the Red Army Faction, was accused of the assassinations and assassination attempts of at least four high-ranking people, including a banker, a US general, and a chief federal prosecutor. The Red Army Faction believed in rampant corruption in the German government and moved from anti-capitalist-based arson and other activities to kidnapping and murder, such as those in which Mohnhaupt participated.
One assassination – that of Juergen Ponto, the chief executive of a major bank, which took place on July 30, 1977 – involved Mohnhaupt, along with two co-conspirators, ringing the target's doorstep and offering a bouquet of roses and an invitation to tea.Upon being invited in, the three shot the target and fled. Mohnhaupt has expressed no remorse and never applied for clemency, but she was released from prison in 2007 after 24 years.
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(#12) Khioniya Guseva Said She Killed The Antichrist
Khioniya Guseva is famous not just for her attempt on the life of Gregori Rasputin, but also for the fact that she apparently had no nose at the time, either due to advanced syphilis or damage from medications. In 1914, Guseva attacked Rasputin as he was leaving his home, stabbing him in the abdomen with a knife.
She reportedly shouted that she had killed the Antichrist. Rasputin didn't die, and Guseva was turned into the police and placed in an asylum for three years.
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(#13) Lynette Fromme
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Lynette Fromme, also known as Squeaky, was a member of Charles Manson's infamous Manson Gang. She'd previously been involved in murder cases but had never been jailed for them. In 1975, Fromme went to Capitol Park in Sacramento purportedly to discuss the California Redwoods with President Gerald Ford.
In reality, she went to the Park to assassinate him. Fromme pointed the weapon at President Ford but was immediately stopped by Secret Service agents. Though she received a life sentence, she was released in 2009.
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(#15) Valerie Solanas
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Valier Solanas, a radical feminist writer of the late 1960s, became involved with artist Andy Warhol after she pitched a play to him. He rejected it but did not return the copy, paying her $25 to appear in one of his films as compensation. Later, Solanas entered into a bad contract with the owner of Olympia Press that she believed foreced her to sign over all of her rights, leading her to believe that the owner of the press and Warhol were conspiring to steal her work.
The day of the assassination attempt, Solanas visited several people to talk about her play, even telling one that she would shoot Warhol to make herself famous in order to get her play produced. When she finally got in contact with Warhol, she fired three shots at him, one of which hit. She was found to be mentally unstable and diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, shortening her sentence to three years, of which she served only one before release.
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Recently, Killing Eve, a thrilling spy movie produced by the British BBC, has aroused heated discussion. One of the heroines is a beautiful female killer. People have lingering fears about the beautiful assassin. Cruel and wise female assassins may not be common in real life, however, some female figures in history were no less inferior to men, and with their beauty, it may be easier to succeed.
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