On April 27, 2008, Vienna, Austria, the world learned the gruesome details of what Josef Fritzl did to his daughter. The story sent shock waves around the world. News report gave details of a quite unimaginable story. For 24 years Josef Fritzl had kept his own daughter captive in a cellar beneath his house. In […]
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Hybristophilia is a paraphilia involving sexual interest in and attraction to those who commit crimes. Hybristophilia, as defined by sexologist Dr. John Money (1986), was initially used to explain the paraphilia where an individual is “sexuoerotically turned on only by a partner who has a predatory history of outrages perpetrated on others”. Since this definition, which is found throughout
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There are several subtypes of narcissists. Among them are covert narcissists. Psychoanalyst James Masterson first identified the “Closet Narcissist” – someone deflated, with an inadequate self-perception. Lacking the aggressiveness of the exhibitionistic narcissist, they’re more prone to depression and feelings of emptiness or like things are falling apart. This subtype has also been referred to
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On July 15, 2008, Orlando police received the call from Cindy Anthony, the grandmother of the Caylee Marie Anthony:Dispatch: “911, what’s your emergency?”Cindy Anthony: “I called a little bit ago the Deputy Sheriff! I found out my granddaughter has been taken. She has been missing for a month! We’re talking about a 3-year-old little girl!
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The broken windows theory, academic theory proposed by James Q. Wilson and George Kelling in 1982 that used broken windows as a metaphor for any visible sign of disorder in an environment that goes untended. This may include small crimes, acts of vandalism, drunken or disorderly conduct, etc. Being forced to confront minor problems can
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James Warren Jones was born on May 13, 1931, in the rural community of Crete, Indiana. His father was a disabled World War I veteran. His father’s illness led to financial difficulties, which in turn resulted in intense marital problems between Jones’s parents. Jones grew up in a home which lacked plumbing and electricity. The
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Through the open hatch he saw Lam lying face-up in the water. The tank was drained and cut open since its maintenance hatch was too small to accommodate equipment needed to remove Lam’s body. On February 21, the Los Angeles coroner’s office issued a finding of accidental drowning, with bipolar disorder as a significant factor.
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Bipolar disorder (formerly called manic-depressive illness or manic depression) is a mental illness that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration. These shifts can make it difficult to carry out day-to-day tasks. There are three types of bipolar disorder. All three types involve clear changes in mood, energy, and activity
During the 70’s murders in Wichita, Kansas, were rare occurrence, but the events on January 15, 1974, changed that forever. A 38 year-old, Joseph Otero Sr., his wife Julia Maria “Julie”, 34, and two of their children were found tortured and killed in their home. The Otero killings in 1974 were a huge story. There
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Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a psychiatric disorder distinguished by a pervasive pattern of distrust and suspiciousness of others, leading to impairments in psychosocial functioning. This pattern of behavior typically begins in early adulthood and may increase the risk for depressive and anxiety disorders. Some individuals with PPD may later develop schizophrenia. Individuals with PPD
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