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MCC Day 53 - Using Forensic Psychology to Assess the Killer


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Two experts in forensic psychology have conducted an assessment of the RCMP's Psychological Autopsy of Gabriel Wortman, and were called upon to explain their conclusions. They were highly critical of the report, which does not adhere to the standards they would expect from a forensic psychological assessment.  The RCMP's assessment is not available to view. Instead, the MCC has posted a summary. This summary does not include details on each case, but rather only the broader conclusions on the killer himself. The RCMP categorized each killing as either grievance-based, reactive, incidental, or displacement-based. They also claim that the killer's motivation was to humiliate his spouse. It may in fact have been his goal to humiliate the RCMP. The RCMP would not consider such a conclusion, however, given their vested interest in the outcome.  I discuss why I think the MCC should publish the full RCMP report, commission their own assessment, and could have retained local expertise from Saint Mary's University, rather than flying in experts from Australia and Arizona.

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The Rodgers BriefBy Adam Rodgers