Psychology and Analysis

Is Home Alone’s Kevin a psychopath?

Kevin McCallister is a tiny child psychopath

How to avoid online scams

Always be on your guard and ready to ask yourself ‘am I potentially being scammed here?’ when something unusual happens on or offline…

The psychology of stalking and how offenders are rehabilitated

Renowned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Sohom Das explains how the psychological makeup of stalkers leads them to do what they do.

Top true crime books of the 21st century

True crime fans can find their fix in many different formats, but nothing is better than getting lost in a book.

Why do men harass women?

There are many shades of harassment and abuse men can inflict upon women, but at heart, psychologists say, abuse is about control.

What are the common mental disorders in prison? An expert explains...

Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das shares stories and insights from his experience working at the crossroads of mental illness and offending

Starved of love: How 'attachment theory' may explain why some people become killers

In the context of violent crime and - specifically - serial killers, we know that ‘nature’ can play a role in their ‘creation’

Leopold and Loeb

In 1924, two Chicago rich kids killed for kicks, for the intellectual challenge posed by 'the perfect crime'.

Peter Manuel

Psychopath Peter Manuel is Scotland's most notorious serial killer, murdering at least eight people in Glasgow in the 1950s.

Mary Bell

Mary Bell was only 11-years-old when she killed 4-year-old Martin Brown and 3-year-old Brian Howe.

John Straffen

John Straffen became the UK's longest serving prisoner after he murdered three little girls in the 1950s.

Edmund Kemper: The Co-ed Killer

Any one of ten traits can indicate someone is a serial killer. Edmund Kemper has them all.

Ed Gein

Necrophiliac Ed Gein murdered at least two women and desecrated the graves of dozens more to feed his bizarre fetishes.

Aileen Wuornos

Her year-long killing spree left seven men dead.

Joanna Yeates

What role did a missing pizza, a grey sock and 293 tonnes of domestic rubbish play in a murder investigation?

Five Things You Didn't Know About Paula Zahn

Why every one you know is potentially a serial killer

There are a few people in your life whom you’ve probably suspected for having the makings of a serial killer...

Five areas of forensic investigation

Finger print evidence led to the first successful murder conviction

How soil science helps solve crimes

Tony Brown talks soil science & the Severs case

Q&A with Laura Richards

What is criminal behavioural analysis and what does it involve on a day-to-day basis? 

Who is Britain’s worst killer?

Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University

My Disabled Daughter: Tortured and Murdered By Her Friends

My Disabled Daughter: Tortured and Murdered By Her Friends

Stanford Prison Experiment: What Was It?

Before The Jail: 60 Days In, there came the original experiment that saw average people incarcerated: the Stanford Prison Experiment, in 1973.

Emma Kenny

Interview with Emma Short

Interview with Dr Emma Short

Interview with Colin Sutton: 'The real manhunter'

Ex-Senior Investigating Officer for the Met Police Murder Squad who led the investigations to convict Levi Bellfield and the Nightstalker

My Day as A Crime Scene Investigator

Despite what you might think, it’s not every day that we at Crime & Investigation Network get to walk under tape marked “Crime Scene – Do Not Cross”

Dr David Holmes on the crimes of The Crossbow Cannibal and The Sketchbook Killer

Forensic Psychologist Dr Holmes shares his insight into the crimes committed by Neil Entwistle, Danilo Restivo, Michael Ross and John Sweeney.

Evil Twins

Twins fall into two basic categories

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What Drives a Child to Kill?

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Can Children be Born Innocent?

On 25 April 2011, in a small community in Nottinghamshire, Daniel Bartlam murdered a woman with a hammer.

The link between video games and Violent behaviour

Even by the standards of the usual carnage-filled games, Manhunt took things to extremes. Set in a world of snuff films, it actually gave players extra points for brutality.

Abused Victims, Future Criminals?

A rage built up after years of being physically and sexually abused by their father.

Why Do Serial Killers Have Fans?

Looking at the reasons behind why serial killers and rapists amass legions of fans and female followers

Why did Daniel Seggie kill his own Dad?

Daniel Seggie's motivation for killing his Dad, still remains a mystery but what can we learn from other cases of children killing their parents.