Most Evil is a series on the Discovery Channel that features stories of serial killers, cult leaders or criminal masterminds. The criminals are placed on a scale of evil according to their forethought, actions and remorse. The following notes were taken from an episode regarding Deviant Serial Killers, January 2008.
A fisherman found the decomposing remains [...]
Mary Lou Pratt, a known prostitute, was shot in the head, her partially clad body left in the street, her eyes removed. Two more women were killed and mutilated before a tip led police to the home of Charles Albright. Police were able to link Albright to the crimes using hair samples and carpet fibers [...]
Elena Estes is back in Tami Hoag’s latest book, The Alibi Man. She is working as a stable hand, far removed from the danger of her previous life, as an undercover narcotics cop. Nonetheless, danger manages to find Estes, when her friend and coworker is murdered, the body dumped in a swamp to feed the [...]
What draws two damaged souls together, to commit crimes and feed each other’s pathology?
The Ken and Barbie killers, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka killed 3 young women and were responsible for the rape and torture of several others. Karla was a willing accomplice to Paul’s crimes. She was obsessed with the handsome young man, submitting [...]
Killers live, work and hunt among us. They are wolves in sheep’s clothing, using deception as masterfully as an artist, painting an illusion.
Pathological liars are able to maintain their lies. Scientists have researched the anatomy of lies and found increased brain activity when a subject lies. Pathological liars have increased white material brain mass, which [...]
Forensic anthropologists specialize in the examination of skeletal remains to assist in the detection of crime and identification of victims, especially in cases where other methods of identification are unavailable. Forensic anthropologists are able to evaluate bones for determination of sex, age and ethnicity, as well as, previous injuries which can help identify individuals. A few [...]
We’ve all heard about DNA testing, but what is it exactly? DNA is the genetic code for all living organisms and it is made up of four chemicals, Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine, abbreviated as A, T, C and G. These chemicals are like teeth on a zipper, joining two sides of the DNA strand [...]
There are many experts who play a role in the successful apprehension of a criminal, but none so popularized in fiction, television and movies as the Forensic Pathologist. Of course, with so much information available, writers will have dig, sift and sort through piles of garbage to find a valuable scrap of truth.
According to Deborah [...]
Here are some interesting concepts that you may be able to incorporate in your next book. There is plenty to explore in the mysteries surrounding faith healers; whether their results are due to divine mercy or mass hysteria.
There are people who believe they can health by laying hands on the infirmed. People flock to these [...]
Mental illness is often a contributing fact when violent sexual offenders commit their crimes and the criminal system does little to address or treat it.
The following notes were taken from the Documentary Series, Notorious: The Monster Inside (January 2008)
20 year old Rachel Newhouse was reported missing when she didn’t come home after a night of [...]
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