This chapter explores common themes in the stories of perpetrators, forming a moral economy of narratives that sustain femicide in Latin America. Central to these stories are the disruption of gender norms, the clash of tacit expectations, and the normalisation and embodiment of control. The chapter further argues that supportive narratives—from friends, indifferent neighbours, and complicit institutions—are essential complements to those focusing solely on violence against women. These stories create a broader web of interconnected accounts (not all directly related to violence or women), forming a tessellation. In this framework, violence, understood as a culturally legitimised and available resource, becomes the ultimate consequence of this interconnected narrative structure. Reframing these stories not merely as isolated narratives but also as indicators of actions, complicity, and impunity involving multiple actors may also expose how men’s accounts normalise and legitimise harmful behaviours. In this sense, femicide is not simply the outcome of individual choices but is enabled by a social and narrative landscape that permits it. This aligns with broader theories on the power of discourse, where specific discursive conditions shape the words, imagery, and structures that render such violence both thinkable and actionable.