Trauma Violence Abuse January 2021 PMID 30704336

Familicide: A Systematic Literature Review.

Linda C Karlsson, Jan Antfolk, Hanna Putkonen, Sabine Amon, João da Silva Guerreiro, Vivienne de Vogel, Sandra Flynn, Ghitta Weizmann-Henelius

Mentions

51
Peak: 10 in Feb 2023
across 3 sources since Jul 2019

Extended reach

165,104
potential audience

Total likes

660

Video views

16,679

Mentions per month

Jul 2019 – Oct 2025

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter27 posts
  • News21 articles
  • YouTube3 videos

AI synopsis

What people are saying

Several comments emphasize the gender-specific nature of familicide, with phrases like 'almost exclusively committed by men' and 'nearer to 99.9%' for male-perpetrated cases, demonstrating strong agreement. The tone is analytical and data-driven, referencing detailed statistics and recent research, which reflects high interest and deep engagement. This collective discourse underscores the perceived importance of understanding patterns and risk factors associated with familicide, asserting the publication's significant potential impact on scholarly and public awareness.

AgreementStrong agreement

Most discussions highlight the finding that familicide is almost exclusively committed by men, consistently supporting the publication's conclusions.

InterestHigh interest

The posts demonstrate high curiosity, referencing specific data points, research articles, and the implications of the review, indicating strong interest.

EngagementHigh engagement

Many posts delve into details about mental health, financial motives, and statistics from the review, showing deep engagement with the topic and data.

ImpactHigh impact

Discussions suggest that the publication influences perceptions of familicide, statistical understanding, and future research directions, emphasizing its significance.

Abstract in brief

  • This literature review analyzed 67 studies from 18 countries focusing on familicide, where an offender kills or attempts to kill a spouse or intimate partner along with their children, highlighting that this topic has been under-studied.
  • Findings show that familicides are mostly committed by men, with about half of the cases resulting in the offender’s suicide; common risk factors include mental health issues, relationship problems, and financial stress.
  • The review emphasizes the need for future research to explore different types or patterns of familicide and to better understand specific risk factors, as current data is limited by a lack of population-based rates.

Top posts

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Personanongrata
@notsuasnega · X

Apesar do aumento, há relatos de casos deste comportamento estudados desde 1950, e antes. Os estudos diferenciam o familicida do feminicida e do uruxida (aquele que mata o parceiro íntimo sem distinção de gênero) pelas suas características próprias+ https://t.co/WbtpTuHDEO

Jul 15, 2022 · 37 likes · 3 shares · 8,773 followers View post →
Personanongrata
@notsuasnega · X

https://t.co/Fb2vrTV78B Esse Review é bem legal, pega casos desde 1953 https://t.co/WbtpTuHDEO

Jul 15, 2022 · 15 likes · 8,773 followers View post →
Sorrowful Maiden
@Razzle_Dazzed · X

@FemCondition @TrilliansStar @Mollie_Whuppie @BradfemlyWalsh No...Majority of the time it's men. https://t.co/Sms8KlKPrS https://t.co/btDp37hwiO

Oct 3, 2025 · 8 likes · 125 followers View post →
Suzanne Zeedyk
@suzannezeedyk · X

Can research help make sense of familicide? Well, this internatnl literature review 2021 concluded: 1. "Almost exclusively committed by men." 2. About half lead to suicide as well. 3. Financial, relationshp, mental hlth problems prevalent. #EpsomCollege https://t.co/c2FIBk93T1

Feb 9, 2023 · 6 likes · 1 share · 43,031 followers View post →
Jeromos Kerekes
@AnglawBp · X

@thatusagyuuun @DrProudman "familicide is almost exclusively a crime perpetrated by men..." (and it's nearer to 99.9%, not 90%) https://t.co/2KIkFlmlA6

Feb 9, 2023 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 1,024 followers View post →
Jeromos Kerekes
@AnglawBp · X

@thepomdude @wobblyunicorn @hgradfem101 And, now we have put the non sequitur comments where they belong, we can see that "femicide is almost exclusively crime perpetrated by men...' https://t.co/2KIkFlmlA6

Feb 8, 2023 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,024 followers View post →

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Sorrowful Maiden
@Razzle_Dazzed · X

@FemCondition @TrilliansStar @Mollie_Whuppie @BradfemlyWalsh No...Majority of the time it's men. https://t.co/Sms8KlKPrS https://t.co/btDp37hwiO

Oct 3, 2025 · 8 likes · 125 followers View post →
end the federal reserve bank
@EndFederal · X

@SamFair19 @yukii_yukii13 Most family annihilators are men and most men that are killed are killed by men. Familicides were almost exclusively committed by men and about half of the familicide cases led to the suicide of the offender https://t.co/FL3lRO2VDM

Apr 24, 2025 · 48 followers View post →
Charulata
@Aparchita__ · X

https://t.co/nAyyKrQCHC

Mar 27, 2025 · 1 like · 185 followers View post →
Set
@Setzeti · X

@Fraught_w_Peril @CommunistsEgirl @ask_aubry Just in case you actually aren't a simple racial propagandist here are some things to consider. https://t.co/sJdXGjk8pZ https://t.co/mv4aA9xBTd).

Jan 14, 2024 · 70 followers View post →
MAGAmerican
@CentrisChrist · X

@Michael_B_1970 @HoneyBadgerBite @realpeteyb123 @pearlythingz Here’s another source: https://t.co/tXJelpYVwB

Oct 28, 2023 · 32 followers View post →
Andrew Lockley
@andrewjlockley · X

@DrProudman @DailyMailUK https://t.co/l3IiWMWGtQ https://t.co/wqZghiCafS

Feb 11, 2023 · 1,938 followers View post →
RoloHerb
@Rolloherb · X

RT @AnglawBp: @thatusagyuuun @DrProudman "familicide is almost exclusively a crime perpetrated by men..." (and it's nearer to 99.9%, not 90…

Feb 9, 2023 · 2 shares · 1,165 followers View post →
Suzanne Zeedyk
@suzannezeedyk · X

Can research help make sense of familicide? Well, this internatnl literature review 2021 concluded: 1. "Almost exclusively committed by men." 2. About half lead to suicide as well. 3. Financial, relationshp, mental hlth problems prevalent. #EpsomCollege https://t.co/c2FIBk93T1

Feb 9, 2023 · 6 likes · 1 share · 43,031 followers View post →
Anyechka
@Anyechka · X

RT @AnglawBp: @thatusagyuuun @DrProudman "familicide is almost exclusively a crime perpetrated by men..." (and it's nearer to 99.9%, not 90…

Feb 9, 2023 · 2 shares · 3,162 followers View post →
Jeromos Kerekes
@AnglawBp · X

@thatusagyuuun @DrProudman "familicide is almost exclusively a crime perpetrated by men..." (and it's nearer to 99.9%, not 90%) https://t.co/2KIkFlmlA6

Feb 9, 2023 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 1,024 followers View post →
Canadian Femicide Observatory
@CAN_Femicide · X

RT @AnglawBp: @thepomdude @wobblyunicorn @hgradfem101 And, now we have put the non sequitur comments where they belong, we can see that "fe…

Feb 8, 2023 · 1 share · 10,162 followers View post →
Jeromos Kerekes
@AnglawBp · X

@thepomdude @wobblyunicorn @hgradfem101 And, now we have put the non sequitur comments where they belong, we can see that "femicide is almost exclusively crime perpetrated by men...' https://t.co/2KIkFlmlA6

Feb 8, 2023 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,024 followers View post →
Marysia Krupska
@MarysiaKrupska · X

RT @0Calamity: Karlsson, L. C., Antfolk, J., Putkonen, H., Amon, S., da Silva Guerreiro, J., de Vogel, V., Flynn, S., & Weizmann-Henelius,…

Feb 7, 2023 · 1 share · 1,172 followers View post →
CrémantCommunarde
@0Calamity · X

Karlsson, L. C., Antfolk, J., Putkonen, H., Amon, S., da Silva Guerreiro, J., de Vogel, V., Flynn, S., & Weizmann-Henelius, G. (2021). Familicide: A Systematic Literature Review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 22(1), 83–98. https://t.co/GsZBfnfPpk

Feb 7, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 48,821 followers View post →
plant loving law lady✨
@plantlovinglaw · X

We see financial / employment motives as a reason for over 50% of familicide cases #MurdaughTrial https://t.co/syYdpwR6dP

Feb 6, 2023 · 1 like · 14 followers View post →
potrinha
@GihMorenoo · X

RT @suelifeliz: Apesar do aumento, há relatos de casos deste comportamento estudados desde 1950, e antes. Os estudos diferenciam o familici…

Jul 15, 2022 · 3 shares · 1,348 followers View post →
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@Hiranoguren · X

RT @suelifeliz: Apesar do aumento, há relatos de casos deste comportamento estudados desde 1950, e antes. Os estudos diferenciam o familici…

Jul 15, 2022 · 3 shares · 261 followers View post →
Personanongrata
@notsuasnega · X

https://t.co/Fb2vrTV78B Esse Review é bem legal, pega casos desde 1953 https://t.co/WbtpTuHDEO

Jul 15, 2022 · 15 likes · 8,773 followers View post →
Personanongrata
@notsuasnega · X

Apesar do aumento, há relatos de casos deste comportamento estudados desde 1950, e antes. Os estudos diferenciam o familicida do feminicida e do uruxida (aquele que mata o parceiro íntimo sem distinção de gênero) pelas suas características próprias+ https://t.co/WbtpTuHDEO

Jul 15, 2022 · 37 likes · 3 shares · 8,773 followers View post →
Reverendo Ganso
@JuanFriedl · X

Familicides were almost exclusively committed by men and about half of the familicide cases led to the suicide of the offender. Mental health problems, relationship problems, and financial difficulties were prevalent. https://t.co/8WZUmRMy0V

Apr 26, 2022 · 1 like · 8,344 followers View post →
Eva De Koning
@Eva_DK_ · X

Recent article (Vol 22, Issue 1, 2021) 'Familicide: a systematic literature review' My research is included in the references

Dec 11, 2020 · 1,391 followers View post →
Eva De Koning
@Eva_DK_ · X

Why do men kill their families?https://t.co/foo4NDsZ5Q #familicide #murderfollowedbysuicide #familiedrama #gezinsdrama #coercivecontrol In next tweet: recent article (Vol 22, Issue 1, 2021) 'Familicide: a systematic literature review' with my research in the references

Dec 11, 2020 · 1 share · 1,391 followers View post →
PsychiatryAI.com
@PsychiatryAIcom · X

Familicide : A Systematic Literature Review https://t.co/qkbrTCpUAK

Dec 10, 2020 · 436 followers View post →
maakopla87
@maakopla87 · X

@PasiMalmi @LeppnenSirpa @JuliannaKentala Maailmanlaajuisesti lähestulkoon kaikki perhesurmat ovat miesten tekemiä: https://t.co/Fh9eSucx6C Tässä vähän uudempaa dataa sulle. Lienee turha itkeä tässä jostain vuoden 1988 pilku tilastosta.

Oct 2, 2020 · 124 followers View post →
Taina Laajasalo
@TainaTuLa · X

RT @LegalPsych_AA: Check out this review on family killings by our team and a handful of international collaborators: https://t.co/1EPrFW0B…

Jul 26, 2019 · 2 shares · 1,415 followers View post →
VU Criminology
@VU_Criminologie · X

RT @LegalPsych_AA: Check out this review on family killings by our team and a handful of international collaborators: https://t.co/1EPrFW0B…

Jul 26, 2019 · 2 shares · 3,609 followers View post →
Legal Psychology Åbo Akademi
@LegalPsych_AA · X

Check out this review on family killings by our team and a handful of international collaborators: https://t.co/1EPrFW0BTq

Jul 26, 2019 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 535 followers View post →