Mini: Family Annihilators: Understanding the cold-blooded actions of family killers

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English - January 16, 2020 12:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
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It's hard for most people to comprehend why someone would murder their entire family. We'll examine the driving factors behind why these terrible tragedies occur.

References:

Characteristics of 4 types of family murders. (2018, August 8). Retrieved January 3, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2013/08/14/characteristics-of-4-types-of-family-murderers/58475.html

Collins, K. (2016, August 16). Study: Family killers are usually men and fit one of four distinct profiles. Wired. Retrieved from https://www.wired.co.uk/article/family-killers

Dickson, E. (2019, March 6). What drives a man to kill his own family? Inside the psychology of family annihilators. Rolling Stone. Retrieved from https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/chris-watts-family-murder-colorado-why-803957/amp/

Familicide. (n.d.). Retrieved January 3, 2020, from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familicide

Fleming, K. (2012). The female family annihilator, restructuring traditional typologies: An exploratory study (Doctoral dissertation, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada). Retrieved from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5ecc/d165799908627c74681df87a1fa8e74e0b85.pdf

Guy, F. (2019). Family annihilation: The crimes and psychology of familicide. Retrieved January 3, 2020, from https://www.crimetraveller.org/2019/05/family-annihilation-crimes-psychology-familicide/amp/

Holmes, G. (2017, March 21). The anatomy of a family murder-the patterns and warning signs. Independent. Retrieved from https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/anatomy-of-family-murder-killing-spree-home-invasion-a7639966.html?amp

Poteyeva, M., & Leigey, M. (2018). An examination of the mental health and negative life events of women who killed their children. Social Sciences, 7(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7090168
Shapiro, E. (2019, February 27). When people kill close relatives: Explaining 'family annihilators'. Retrieved January 3, 2020, from https://abcnews.go.com/US/people-kill-close-relatives-explaining-family-annihilators/story?id=57305463

Skipp, C. (2010, february 10). Inside the mind of family annihilators. Newsweek. Retrieved from https://www.newsweek.com/inside-mind-family-annihilators-75225?amp=1

It’s hard for most people to comprehend why someone would murder their entire family. We’ll examine the driving factors behind why these terrible tragedies occur.

References:

Characteristics of 4 types of family murders. (2018, August 8). Retrieved January 3, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2013/08/14/characteristics-of-4-types-of-family-murderers/58475.html

Collins, K. (2016, August 16). Study: Family killers are usually men and fit one of four distinct profiles. Wired. Retrieved from https://www.wired.co.uk/article/family-killers

Familicide. (n.d.). Retrieved January 3, 2020, from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familicide

Poteyeva, M., & Leigey, M. (2018). An examination of the mental health and negative life events of women who killed their children. Social Sciences, 7(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7090168
Shapiro, E. (2019, February 27). When people kill close relatives: Explaining ‘family annihilators’. Retrieved January 3, 2020, from https://abcnews.go.com/US/people-kill-close-relatives-explaining-family-annihilators/story?id=57305463

Skipp, C. (2010, february 10). Inside the mind of family annihilators. Newsweek. Retrieved from https://www.newsweek.com/inside-mind-family-annihilators-75225?amp=1