Intimate femicide perpetrators are rarely studied despite their important role as drivers of violence. This paper analyzes the explanatory narratives of men who intentionally killed their female intimate partners in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Twenty-four interviews were conducted with 12 participants. Data were analyzed using Atlas.Ti and an inductive thematic coding strategy. Two dimensions—frequency of physical violence in the relationship and locus of explanation—were used to identify four narrative archetypes: victim, redemption, extraordinary, and outburst. Greater attention should be paid to perpetrator life trajectories and narratives including the gender and violence discourses that shape explanations for perpetration.

尽管亲密杀害女性凶手起着暴力推动者的重要作用，但鲜有研究。本文分析了在阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯故意杀害女性亲密伴侣的男人的解释性叙述。对12名参与者进行了24次访谈。使用Atlas.Ti和归纳主题编码策略分析数据。关系中人为暴力的发生频率和解释的场所这两个维度用于识别四种叙事原型：受害者，救赎，非同寻常和爆发。应该更加注意犯罪者的生活轨迹和叙述，包括塑造犯罪解释的性别和暴力话语。