Most Fascinating Female Assassins in History

1. Shi Jianqiao

Birthday: 1905

Born In: Tongcheng, Anqing, China

Died On: 27 August 1979

Shi Jianqiao avenged her father's death by killing the perpetrator. After the act, she stayed at the scene of the murder and justified her killing. The incident received wide publicity and was ethically justified by citing filial piety.

2. Idoia López Riaño

Birthday: 18 March 1964

Born In: Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain

Sun Sign: Pisces

Idoia López Riaño used her beauty to seduce civil guards and gather information about them an pass it on to the separatist organization ETA. Based on the inputs, the organization executed the civil guards. She was involved in the murder of twenty-three people.

3. Mistress Marcia poisoned her lover.

Birthday: 05 May 167

Born In: Anagni, Italy

Sun Sign: Taurus

Marcia Mistress was the lover of Roman Emperor Commodus. She and two of Commodus' officers conspired to poison him. However, to ensure he died, they later paid a strong athlete to strangle him.

4. Fanny Kaplan

Birthday: 10 February 1890

Born In: Volhynian Governorate

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died On: 03 September 1918

Fanny Kaplan shot three times at Vladimir Lenin but failed to kill him. She was apprehended but did not reveal the names of her accomplices and was later executed.

5. Charlotte Corday

Birthday: 27 July 1768

Born In: Écorches, Normandy, France

Sun Sign: Leo

Died On: 17 July 1793

Charlotte Corday was executed by guillotine in 1793 for the assassination of French political theorist and scientist Jean-Paul Marat.