Disturbed

Criminal profiling and the deviant mind

by Deborah Schurman-Kauflin, Ph.D.

Male on Male Rape

You may think your life is over, but it isn't if you don't want it to be. This is what I told a young man who had been raped by another man. After dropping off his girlfriend, he walked home along the same street he had passed his whole life. Never once did he think he could be attacked. He's a big guy, almost six feet tall and in his early twenties. Read More

Invisible Prey: African American Murder Victims

Few crimes draw more headlines that those of the serial killer. Like clockwork, news programs highlight cases where a sinister predator is hunting and killing. These shows focus on alerting the public to the danger lurking, and often, victim family members are interviewed to demonstrate how their lives have been shattered. The public is asked to be vigilant and stay safe. Read More

7 Steps for Working a Female Serial Murder Case

In the frightening world of serial and mass murder, there is an ever-increasing spotlight on the female multiple murderer. Whether she blasts her way through a crowded shopping mall on a lazy Sunday or presses a pillow over a helpless victim's face, it would appear as if this phenomenon is increasing. In fact, the numbers of female serial killers have escalated in the last fifty years. Read More

Profiling a Murderer

Killers are the most frustrating and disturbing of all violent predators, but their crimes leave much to be profiled. When they kill, they are filling complex psychological needs. Read More

Sex Crimes Against Gays Underreported

Despite the gay and lesbian community making inroads into the mainstream, homophobia seems to be increasing, not decreasing. It appears as there is more backlash as gays and lesbians make strides in breaking down barriers. This bigotry is well entrenched and makes it easier for predators to prey upon gay victims. Read More

Porn For Pedophiles: 'Sexy Children' On Parade

Shake it! Blow kisses! Proud moms encourage their little girls to prance around on stage in what they call ‘beauty contests.' An entire television show focuses on it. Each week, viewers are ‘treated' to little girl eye candy. Moms dress up their little angels in bikinis, mini dresses, and other revealing clothing. The girls are then prodded to dance around like mini-strippers. Read More

Why Cannibals Love Eating People

Don't worry. It is not likely to happen to you. The simple truth is that is not all that common. However, when it does happen, it is absolutely horrifying. Once again, a cannibal killer has been caught. Twenty one year old Ivan L. was captured in Russia. He was a chef who was enamored with eating human beings. Read More

Fantasies of Female Serial Killers

Police come to me when they have cases where they suspect a woman of serial murder. I am the expert on the topic having interviewed a large group of female serial killers back in the 1990's. From those interviews and studying their murders, I created the profiles of female serial killers. To this day, such a case is the most difficult type of homicide to work. Read More

The Ghosts of Norway: How the Victims Tell Us About Murderer Anders Breivik

So much has been written about Anders Breivik, but little has focused on the victims of the atrocities. As a criminal profiler, the first thing you want to examine at the crime scene is the victim. If you listen, the dead do ‘speak.' The victim will tell you who murdered him. All you have to is ‘ask.' Read More