Serial Killers

Psychopathic Brain 'Lacks Basic Hardwiring' To Feel Compassion

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Don't blame Hannibal Lecter, he cannot help being a callous murdering monster. Psychopaths lack basic hardwiring in the brain that enables most peo...

'Mummy, Why is That Lady Talking to Herself?'

Kerry Hudson | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Kerry Hudson

Here are some of the common misconceptions of mental health I've heard over the years (and calmly kept schtum).

Caroline Frost

What Are The 3 Things Police Crime Dramas Always Get Wrong?

HuffingtonPost.com | Caroline Frost | Posted 10.12.2012 | UK Entertainment

We all sit and watch the TV, tutting and saying "That wouldn't happen," but what do police crime dramas always get wrong? "Three main things," rep...

Inside The Mind Of The Yorkshire Ripper

Barcroft Media | Posted 03.09.2012 | UK

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe’s personal collection of prison possessions has been put on public display for the first time. Handwritten love...

Why Write a Novel About HER?

Jean Rafferty | Posted 05.09.2012 | Home
Jean Rafferty

Why did you write a novel about her? About Myra Hindley, a woman who killed children? It's the question I'm most frequently asked about my novel, Myra, Beyond Saddleworth, and is both hard and easy to answer. The material was dark and disturbing, and many people can't understand why a writer would persevere with it. But that's the point. Unless we look, really look at the terrible things human beings do to each other, we have no chance of understanding how and why they happen.

Making Sense of Evil

Marina Cantacuzino | Posted 09.07.2012 | Home
Marina Cantacuzino

This week sees the publication of an outstanding and beautifully crafted redemptive memoir by Marian Partington, whose sister was murdered by two of Britain's most notorious serial killers - Frederick and Rosemary West.

Time Heals All Wounds - Even the Ones Inflicted by Victorian Serial Killers!

Ben Jennings | Posted 15.05.2012 | UK Comedy
Ben Jennings

Murder in its simplest, cold-blooded form is the most heinous thing a human can do to another (It's a sorry state of affairs when I feel obliged to start a post with that).

Cruelty to Animals Should Concern Us All

Mimi Bekhechi | Posted 17.01.2012 | UK
Mimi Bekhechi

In this age of school stabbings and increased violence, we mustn't tolerate cruelty of any kind. Mowgli's suffering can't be erased, but we can prevent more individuals from becoming victims by treating cruelty to animals with the gravitas it deserves and by making training in compassion an integral part of every child's education.

Norway Attacks: The Truth About the 21 Year Sentencing Limit

Sam Butler | Posted 24.09.2011 | UK
Sam Butler

Norway has legislation in place to deal with men such as Breivik and should be left to do so without lurid and inaccurate speculation by foreign media on letting him "get off Scott free" or any of the other tabloid hyperbole synonymous with liberal sentencing policies.

MP Questions Why Serial Killers Can Receive Incapacity Beneift

PA | Posted 17.09.2011 | UK Politics

The Government is reviewing whether serial killers detained under mental health legislation can receive incapacity benefit, employment minister Chris ...