All posts by Criminal Profiling Staff
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Entwistle pleads not guilty to murders
The lawyer for Neil Entwistle has entered a plea of not guilty Thursday to first-degree murder in the deaths of his wife and infant daughter....
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Pig farmer from Canada denies murders
A Canadian pig farmer accused of being the country’s worst serial killer has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 27 women sex workers and...
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MRI lie detectors – brain scans to identify liars
Picture this: Your boss is threatening to fire you because he thinks you stole company property. He doesn’t believe your denials. Your lawyer suggests you...
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Girl of seven found murdered
A 7-year-old Brooklyn girl was bound and held captive in her home before being bludgeoned by her step father, according to police. The man was...
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Family overwhelmed by loss over US shootings
The parents of an American woman shot dead along with her nine-month-old daughter, have said they are “overwhelmed by loss”. Rachel Entwistle, 27, and baby...
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Having false memories is a real phenomenon
Children and adolescents – even adults for that matter – may report with all sincerity that they had been sexually abused in the past or...
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Why do they do what they do?
They are the latest faces of heinous crime in our country: Dennis Radar, known as the B-T-K killer, and Joseph Duncan – and they have...
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The problem with eyewitnesses
The aftermath of the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell Tube station has shown that eyewitness testimony may not always be as reliable...
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Boys used for human sacrifice
Children are being trafficked into the UK from Africa and used for human sacrifices, a confidential report for the Metropolitan Police suggests. Children are being...
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Psychopaths are born bad, say scientists
Psychopaths are born anti-social, not corrupted by bad parenting, scientists reveal today. A study of twins showed that anti-social behaviour was strongly inherited in children...