robertde61
Sep 05, 2020
Serial Killers
I have published a book titled Bundy; A Clinical Discussion of the Perfect Storm. As a retired practinioer in the clinical and neuro-psychology fields I wanted to trace Ted Bundy's evolution into a serial killer from childhood development through his moral and sexual development in adolescence and finally into his obsession with death and female- fueled nihilism. I relied on prior works, articles and police reports and did so in terms of my knowledge of neuro-psychology and personality development. I came to the conclusion that there had to be a confluence of events juxtaposed on a specific temperament to foment Bundy's murderous, psychopathic traits. What I found interesting is that absent any one or a few of these factors Ted Bundy could have turned out to be a relatively normal guy. In other words, the psychopathic puzzle had to have all its pieces assembled in the right (or wrong) way to create a serial killer. It was an unnerving experience and it made me think of the many clients I saw in therapy and for evaluations that came close to that threshold. Anyone interested in discussing this? Thanks
Bob DePaolo
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