Forensic Friday- Forensic Psychology: Motive Analysis
Motive is never just “because money” or “because jealousy.” Before someone kills, something fractures inside: empathy erodes, thought twists, impulse falters.
This week’s Forensic Friday digs into the inner machinery of lethal violence, tracing how Bundy, Scott Peterson, and the Atlanta Child Murders expose both the power and the peril of motive analysis.
Read the full breakdown here.
Your Turn in the Interrogation Room
How close can we ever get to the why behind a killing?
How much weight should motive alone carry when the science is thin?
What cases do you think were botched because the wrong motive story took hold?
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