Forensic Psychologist Dr. Katherine Ramsland
Talks About Serial Killers
In this interview on The Writer’s Forensic Blog, Dr. Ramsland answers important questions about serial killers and their minds and motives. One point that is made clear is that serial killers often have a range of both natural and socialized components to their motives. Ramsland says “The balance between physiological/genetic make-up and environmental influences (parenting, toxic substances, mental health resources, drug abuse, peers and role models, poverty, gang proximity) differs from one individual to another.”
We also learn about the pros and cons of profiling, the psychological differences between a female and male serial killer and the most unusual “signature” of a killer, including removal of the eye balls….
Forensic Psychologist Dr. Katherine Ramsland
