Overview:

            Join us on this special edition episode of Mindreader where we do a deep dive into the minds of serial killers and psychopaths, in celebration of the release of season two of the Netflix original Mindhunder.

 

Jordan Accardo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQmHBqRMVlyO9zTrKVzDWgw?view_as=subscriber

 

Logan Porteneir: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMvqwt21xqm7Fg5Uo3lsRQ

 

Follow up:

 

[00:00:45] Logan’s podcast infidelity

 

[00:05:32] Where have we been? Excuses and promises…

 

[00:12:39] Listener comments review

 

[00:18:59] Listener statistics review

 

The psychology of psychopaths and serial killers:

 

[00:22:36] Jordan discusses the psychology of serial killers, breaking it down and also discusses the release of mindhunter season 2

[00:24:18] Jordan explains the difference between psychopaths and sociopaths.

The Mask of Sanity: https://amzn.to/31L2OVX

[00:28:13] Jordan discusses the neurology of psychopaths mentioning Dr. Kent Kiehl’s work with FMRI scans.

The Psychopath Whisperer: https://amzn.to/2KGDieN 

[00:31:08] Jordan explains how a sociopath is made.

[00:32:08] Logan on the psychology and body language behind the psychopath stare. 

[00:34:46] Jordan and Logan tackle the questions of if psychopaths feel emotions, can they learn from negative experience, and if they can become aware of their own psychopathy.

[00:41:31] Jordan discusses hyper-normal white-collar criminal psychopaths.

[00:43:27] Logan on the cognitive trade off hypothesis, and the research of Testuro Matsuzawa.

Mindfield S3 E1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktkjUjcZid0

[00:46:07] Midroll

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[00:46:53] Jordan on how psychopathy or an antisocial personality is only one of the parts that makes a serial killer, and discusses the other major part, sexual deviancy.

[00:48:31] Jordan on escalating behavior

[00:50:22] Jordan and Logan discuss how many of the studies done on serial killers, and criminal profiling are scientifically suspect.

[00:51:59] Jordan on the importance of being able to empathize and understand a murder’s intent and motivations. Logan iterates how important it is not to bring emotional baggage into scientific study.

[00:56:31] Logan mentions his experience in bible college with biased viewpoints and poor arguments.

[00:58:33] Jordan discusses the serial killer’s tendency to rehearse and fantasize about their crime before committing it.

[00:59:22] Jordan on signature vs MO, and what is the difference between the two.

[01:03:19] Logan discusses how serial killers and psychopaths don’t show shame and why that is.

[01:09:14] Logan on the body language of Ted Bundy.

[01:11:50] Jordan asks Logan if the feet are the most honest part of the body for psychopaths.

[01:17:05] Logan and Jordan on studying the body language and behavior of violent criminals.

[01:22:43] Deduction story time

[01:25:51] The psychology of why some people prefer cats or dogs.