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Psychology In Seattle Podcast

Serial Killers and Forensic Psychology

Psychology In Seattle Podcast

Kirk Honda

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2021

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Summary

Did Ted Bundy have DID? Why do serial killers kill? Are they evil? Is the death penalty ethical? Why do we send people to prison? Dr. Kirk and Humberto discuss.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

So, Burdo, why do serial killers kill?

0:03.0

Because they like it.

0:05.9

Why?

0:06.7

Or no, is there such a thing as evil, evil people?

0:10.8

People have a conception in their minds that some things are evil.

0:15.0

Is the death penalty ethical?

0:17.2

I don't think it's necessary, ethical.

0:20.4

I'm probably going to say no.

0:22.4

Why do we send people to prison, actually?

0:25.4

One reason is to keep them away from society

0:28.2

because they could hurt society.

0:30.2

What is the insanity defense?

0:32.1

What do you think?

0:33.1

That's when you claim or your attorneys claim that you were not in control of your own

0:38.3

actions due to some brain defect or a brain malfunction.

0:42.3

Did Ted Bundy have dissociative identity disorder, did he have multiple personalities?

0:46.7

Based on the information that was presented in the documentary, I would buy it, but I had

0:52.1

never thought about that.

0:53.2

How come when you and I get angry, we don't kill the way other people do?

0:58.1

We don't have the same psychology.

1:01.7

So in this episode, we're going to go in much more detail on these questions.

1:05.3

What do you say, Birdo?

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