Should It Matter if a Perpetrator Was Once a Victim?
Why would a grown woman burn her father alive? She says it was payback for sexual abuse. But even if that's true, should it matter?
View ArticleWhen the Child You've Raised Is a Batterer
We don't usually think about the family who raised a domestic violence perpetrator. What should we do if we do?
View ArticleLinking Serial Killers, Mass Murderers, and Child Abusers
Think domestic violence can never touch your life? Neither did nightclub goers, church worshippers, or serial killer victims.
View ArticleWhat If a Serial Killer Murdered Your Grandma?
It can be all to easy to attribute the death of an older person to natural causes. Sometimes, frighteningly so.
View ArticleDid You Know a Crime Victim May Have Saved Your Life?
What would you do if the worst tragedy imaginable happened to you? I'd love to think I'd be half as brave as these people were.
View ArticleWrongful Convictions, Memory, and Eyewitness Testimony
A number of wrongful convictions have suggested we view eyewitness memory with a healthy dose of skepticism. But is it our memory that's the problem?
View ArticleThink You Couldn't Be Duped By a Con Artist? Think Again
The Netflix documentary "The Tinder Swindler" has captivated audiences with its boldness, manipulation, and deception.
View ArticleHow Killers Find Their Targets, and Why They Often Get Away with It
Why do so many predators target the homeless, sex workers, or others on the margins of society? Looking at the most vulnerable victims may say something about all of us.
View ArticleCheerleaders, College Students and Call Girls
Of the 65 percent of serial killers' victims who are women, 76 percent are sex workers. But is that who they are or what they've done?
View ArticleSome People Don't Believe a Loved One Committed Suicide
Few things are harder to accept than a loved one's suicide. But when an unexpected death carries the stain of suicide and the smell of murder, it can be a double whammy.
View ArticleHow Much Influence Can One Person Have?
No one outside of a cult understands what it's like to be in one. Perhaps this woman's story can change that.
View ArticleWhat Kind of Son Kills His Dad?
It's rare for a child to kill a parent, no matter what has happened between them. When he does, it's likely to be for one of three reasons.
View ArticleAnger, Depression, Violence, and Lost Children
There's a saying that those who don't learn from history are destined to repeat it. The story of a 1920s murder-suicide shows just how true that is.
View ArticleWhat Kind of Son Would Murder His Mother?
Why would a young adult with a close-knit family and every financial opportunity kill his mother and then himself?
View ArticleHow Many Chances Should a Serial Killer Get?
Serial killer Colin Pitchfork was released from prison after almost thirty years. Two months later, he was back behind bars after violating parole. Did the system work or fail?
View ArticleMurder and Mental Illness
When the hand you're dealt includes severe mental illness, the symptoms are treatable but the stigma and superstitions around them are sometimes not.
View ArticleThe Hidden Danger of the Homicidal Narcissist
Alex Murdaugh. Bryan Kohberger. Larry Millette. These men are on trial for murder and have repeatedly been labeled "narcissists." What is the relationship between the two?
View ArticleWhat Happens When a Staged Suicide Is Missed?
Few things are more devastating to a family that a loss by suicide. It's tough for first responders, too. Is it any surprise that some murderers take advantage of this?
View ArticleStrangulation, Sadism, and Closing in on the Alphabet Killer
New research, DNA technology, and the body of a young victim may help us determine who targeted her 50 years ago.
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