Dylann Roof: How to make a rampage murderer

As the penalty-phase trial of young white supremacist Dylann Roof gets underway this week, reporters have asked me to explain the psychologi...

What’s Wrong With “Making A Murderer”?

Making A Murderer is generating huge buzz on social media; dual petitions calling for Steven Avery’s exoneration have garnered more than 6...

Surprise reversal in "killing and culpability" self-defense case

Judge slams defense lawyer as inept, dishonest Four years ago, I presented a reader participation exercise, " On Killing and Culpabilit...

Documentary explores town's polarization over transgender murder

Forensic psychologist key element in gay panic defense For 20 minutes, Brandon McInerney sat patiently behind Larry King in their junior hig...

"The best predictor of future behavior is …

… past behavior." Past as prelude. So neat, so clean. So full of certitude. Like a fortune cookie Confucianism. Something you might hea...