Dr. Katherine Ramsland (professor of forensic psychology & author)

Dr. Katherine Ramsland is a professor of forensic psychology at DeSales University. She holds degrees in philosophy, psychology and criminal justice. She has appeared on more than 200 crime documentaries and shows, is an executive producer of Murder House Flip, and has consulted for CSI, Bones, and The Alienist.  She has written more than 1,500 articles and 68 books, including “Confessions of a Serial Killer” about the BTK Killer.  In this episode we discuss the BTK Killer, potential active serial killers, red flags with serial killers & mass shooters, and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:43 - Books 
0:02:10 - Serial Killers & Science 
0:10:17 - Psychopath Vs. Sociopath 
0:17:10 - Narcissism & Mental Health
0:20:58 - Popularity of True Crime 
0:26:58 - Conspiracies, Emotion, Logic & Facts 
0:30:40 - Staircase Murder & Cognitive Errors 
0:36:50 - Accuracy of Convictions & Mistakes  
0:38:40 - Communicating with BTK & Prison Situation 
0:45:20 - Wife of BTK & Signs of Serial Killers 
0:49:15 - Mass Shooters & Red Flags 
0:58:01 - Violent Movies & TV 
1:01:15 - Michigan School Shooter 
1:03:20 - No Perfect Killer Profile 
1:06:54 - Charities 
1:08:30 - Murder House Flip 
1:12:10 - Outro 

Confessions of a Serial Killer Book: 
https://www.amazon.com/Confession-Serial-Killer-Untold-Dennis/dp/1611688418

Cold Case Foundation website:
https://www.coldcasefoundation.org

Women for DeSales website:
https://www.desales.edu/alumni/giving/choose-your-impact/women-for-desales

Bethlehem Mounted Police website:
https://www.bethlehemmountedpolice.org

Murder House Flip:
https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/10e1bde7c1d956d494b83d0e54b1c962/murder-house-flip

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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