Susan Smith was born in September of 1971, South Carolina. Her parents divorced when she was six and, five weeks later, her father committed suicide. Susan kept an audiotape of his voice. She suffered so much that people perceived her as odd. She had two brothers and mother. Her mother, shortly after the tragic incident, […]
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Clinical criteria (DSM-5) For a diagnosis of dependent personality disorder patients must have: A persistent, excessive need to be taken care of, resulting in submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation. This persistent need is shown by the presence of 5 or more of the following: Also, symptoms must have begun by early adulthood.
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Orenthal James Simpson was born on July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California. His mother was Eunice an orderly at a psychiatric ward, and Jimmy Lee Simpson, a custodian for a Federal Reserve Bank and a private club and a cook. His father deserted the family when O.J. was 4 years old. His father was
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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is a personality disorder where individuals may be perfectionistic, rigid, and unable to express warm, tender feelings. There can be preoccupation with trivial details and rules, and difficulty adapting to changes in routine. Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD) is a separate disorder that involves irresistible obsessions and compulsions and is not the same
JonBenét Ramsey was a six-year-old girl who was brutally murdered in her family house at Christmas time. She was born in wealthy family and could have had all privileges, safe and happy growing up. She is remembered as a blonde, green eyed little girl with full face of makeup and stylish hair performing on the
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In August 1990, in Gainesville Florida, while students were preparing for the start of fall semester, shocking chain of events brought a dark cloud of fear and terror amongst the whole community in the college town for at least two or three months. People were afraid to go out, afraid to open their doors afraid
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Ed, Text Revision (DSM-5) criteria for a diagnosis of histrionic personality disorder (1), patients must have a persistent pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking. This pattern is shown by the presence of ≥ 5 of the following: Also, symptoms must have begun by early adulthood. Histrionic
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This is a case of attention seeking behaviors that escalated to murder. Luka Magnotta was not his birth name. He was born Eric Clinton Kirk Newman on July 24th 1982 in the Scarboro District of Toronto Ontario. Luka would describe his mother as excessively focused on cleanliness to the extent of locking her children outside
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On the 29th of 1991, near the town of Saint Catherine in Ontario Canada some fishermen make a horrifying discovery at one end of Lake Gibson they noticed several what appear to be pieces of human flesh, protruding from the cracks. The victim was identified as fourteen-year-old Leslie Mahaffey. She had been missing for two
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Colonel Russell Williams (born March 7, 1963) is a convicted murderer, rapist, and former Colonel in the Canadian Forces. From July 2009 to his arrest in February 2010, he commanded Canadian Forces Base Trenton, a hub for air transport operations in Canada and abroad and the country’s largest and busiest airbase. On February 8, 2010,
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