On the evening of Friday 22nd July 2016, there was a multiple casualty and fatality shooting at the Olympia Shopping Mall in Munich. Eighteen year-old David Ali Sonboly, German born from parents of Iranian descent, opened fire on teenagers in a McDonald's restaurant before shooting at bystanders in the street outside and then in the mall itself. Nine people were killed and a further thirty-six others were injured. The role of extreme narcissism in spree shooters is captured in a fascinating conversation between the killer and a very brave bystander caught on camera . . .

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Ive been thinking about teeth this week . . .

Ive been thinking about teeth this week . . .

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This episode and the next will look at the crimes of the BTK and establish the timeline of the offences as well as what was happening in the rest of the life of the BTK at the time of these known killings. I have studied the BTK case for almost a decade and have co-authored articles about BTK and taken part in documentaries about these crimes. The approach taken here is to look closely at the known offences of the BTK with a view to help understanding the particular psychopathology and his ability to offend prolifically over such a long period of time. Using what we now know about his crimes, and his ability to maintain both a domestic life and meaningful employment and even a successful career throughout his killing period, we will look at how this was possible.

Some of the material within focuses on BTK’s crime scene behaviours and while the descriptions given here try as much as possible not to be explicit and prurient, it should be noted that the contents are not suitable for minors. More detailed descriptions of crime scenes and the offences of BTK are available elsewhere.

This episode and the next will look at the crimes of the BTK and establish the timeline of the offences as well as what was happening in the rest of the life of the BTK at the time of these known killings. I have studied the BTK case for almost a decade and have co-authored articles about BTK and taken part in documentaries about these crimes. The approach taken here is to look closely at the known offences of the BTK with a view to help understanding the particular psychopathology and his ability to offend prolifically over such a long period of time. Using what we now know about his crimes, and his ability to maintain both a domestic life and meaningful employment and even a successful career throughout his killing period, we will look at how this was possible.

Some of the material within focuses on BTK’s crime scene behaviours and while the descriptions given here try as much as possible not to be explicit and prurient, it should be noted that the contents are not suitable for minors. More detailed descriptions of crime scenes and the offences of BTK are available elsewhere.

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Here are my top ten pointers for what to do if you’ve just had a career setback. Perhaps you went for a promotion and didn’t get the job; perhaps somebody else was appointed over you; perhaps you’ve even been demoted to a lower position. Perhaps the failure was something of your own doing - you underperformed - you messed up - or you failed to do the job people expected of you. Perhaps you got caught with your fingers in the till, so to speak. Rather than getting drunk and blaming it all on those “sons of bitches in the office”, a more helpful and adaptive way of coping could be what you need.

Here are my top ten pointers for what to do if you’ve just had a career setback. Perhaps you went for a promotion and didn’t get the job; perhaps somebody else was appointed over you; perhaps you’ve even been demoted to a lower position. Perhaps the failure was something of your own doing - you underperformed - you messed up - or you failed to do the job people expected of you. Perhaps you got caught with your fingers in the till, so to speak. Rather than getting drunk and blaming it all on those “sons of bitches in the office”, a more helpful and adaptive way of coping could be what you need.

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This episode looks at a very important part of the BTK serial murder story - asking why FBI criminal profilers were unable to identify and stop the BTK murders, given how much they knew about his crime scene behaviours and subsequent communications with him. To understand this aspect, we need to take a deeper look at criminal profiling and the apparent flaws within. 

This episode looks at a very important part of the BTK serial murder story - asking why FBI criminal profilers were unable to identify and stop the BTK murders, given how much they knew about his crime scene behaviours and subsequent communications with him. To understand this aspect, we need to take a deeper look at criminal profiling and the apparent flaws within. 

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Our victorian ancestors had a simple premise about working and the new industrialisation they faced. They saw the value of eight of hours work; eight hours of leisure; and eight hours of rest in a day. Working is good for people, but should not take up the majority of the day. Victorians saw this when going through the industrial revolution, but we seem to have missed this point with the digital revolution.