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Women Who Kill: Lacey Spears

By now (thanks to the media), most of us are aware of the disturbing case of child abuse and murder that is the story of Gypsy Rose – a young woman subjected to decades…

The Abnormal Psychology of Postpartum Psychosis

While postpartum depression occurs in up to 20% of women who have children, psychotic manifestations are even more rare, and thus much less understood. As most of us know, giving birth to a baby…

Women Who Kill: Andrea Yates

According to Andrea, she killed her children to save them from Satan and her own evil maternal influences… Andrea Yates’ life became a case study for the rare occurrence of postpartum psychosis, demonstrating the…

Abnormal Psychology of Rosemary West

Historically, there’s been a struggle to comprehend the origins of female violence, with research painting female serial killers as reluctant sidekicks or psychotic femme fatales. Most research on serial killers suggest that only male…

Women Who Kill: Gloucester House of Horror

Hello Spooky Season For twenty-five years, Rosemary West appeared as an unassuming British mother. Until a search of the inside of her home revealed a woman involved in brutal incest, beatings, sexual torture and…

Perceptions Around the ‘Joker’ Movie

In the weeks leading up to its premiere, this R-rated origin story provoked feelings of alarm, caution, and fear as many were worried for the potential of copycat crimes, with many referencing the man…

The Abnormal Psychology of Nannie Doss

“Moments before she appeared on TV to be interviewed, the cameraman suggested Nannie remove her glasses and smile for the camera, quipping, ‘You might get another husband if you look nice.’ She replied, ‘Ain’t…

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