You would be astounded how many women fall for cons, particularly violent ones. Death row inmates receive thousands of love letters every year. There are 100 women (in the UK alone) who have married men on death row in US prisons. I believe there is even a technical term for the condition - the name of which escapes me at the moment.
“. I believe there is even a technical term for the condition - the name of which escapes me at the moment.”
Passive suicidalism?
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OMG...there’s even a book about it.
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/psychology/s_k_groupies/index.html