Forensic psychology

Aileen Wuornos, the manhunter

Aileen Wuornos was an American serial killer who robbed her victims, all men, whom she eventually killed with a gun. Remembered for her hostile, surly

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John Wayne Gacy, the killer clown

While he kept the whole community distracted by his honourable and funny image, the so-called killer clown hid his other side: that of evil. How

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David Berkowitz, the .44 caliber killer

He carried out eight attacks, killing six people. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and is currently serving his sentence.On Christmas Eve 1975 , David Berkowitz

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Psychological profile of scammers, the kings of deception

Deception is linked to our nature. With more or less intention, we all lie. However, at the extreme end we find those people who make

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The 10050 Cielo Drive Murders: The Manson Family

The Manson Family, a sect led by Charles Manson, went to the exclusive Cielo Drive neighborhood (Beverly Hills) to murder Sharon Tate, the 8-month pregnant

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The white-collar criminal: characteristics and psychological traits

The white-collar criminal is very dangerous because of his ability to take advantage of the weaknesses of the system, directly or indirectly harming many others.The

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Witnesses to a crime: what factors influence memory?

Witness memory is not always accurate. What makes people distort their testimony when they witness a crime? Are men or women more reliable?If you have

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Are we evil by nature?: a brief anatomy of human darkness

Human beings have the potential to cause terror. The horror of the acts that humanity has committed throughout its history has been the subject of

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«El Arropiero» and the 5 most famous murderers in Spain

With sadistic patterns and disturbing motivations, these criminals became figures as feared as they were misunderstood. What led them to commit such unimaginable atrocities? We

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The story of Patrick Kearney, the highway killer

At the end of the last century, the gay community in California, in the United States, was horrified by an epidemic of serial murders. In

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