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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

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The Value of True Crime

The Value of True Crime

Horror psychologist dissects our cultural fixation on criminal cases.

26.02.2026 40

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

Is the Psychopathy Checklist Unsuitable for Court?

13.02.2026 60

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

‘Trauma Bonding’ Might Not Be Quite What You Think

15.12.2025 30

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

Death By Design: Making Sense of Solicited Self-Murder

06.12.2025 30

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

My Neighbor, the Madman

23.10.2025 40

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

The Psychopath Test, Examined

09.10.2025 30

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

The Expert Witness, the Keeper of Values

29.09.2025 50

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

The Complexity of Surviving an Abduction

27.08.2025 30

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

Ted Bundy’s Advice for Talking to Killers

11.08.2025 60

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

Monsters May be Closer Than They Appear

25.07.2025 40

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

3 Reasons We Dismiss Cops Who Deny Rumors

16.07.2025 70

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

How to Classify a Serial Killer

30.06.2025 60

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

Good News and Bad News—"I’m a Psychopath"

15.06.2025 20

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

Did a Movie Line Inspire a Murder Spree?

29.05.2025 20

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

A Mind-Mapping Technique to Find the Missing

29.04.2025 20

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

Are All Serial Killers Psychopaths?

09.04.2025 30

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

Music and Violence: Songs That Inspired Infamy

17.03.2025 30

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

5 Ways Predators Target Kids

11.02.2025 30

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

3 Dimensions of Youthful Psychopathy

01.02.2025 80

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

A Keeper of Lost Causes

An attorney’s persistence in reviled cases shows a recipe for winning.

03.01.2025 20

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

The Call to Kill

Some serial killers claim to take human lives for spiritual gain.

14.12.2024 20

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d