Besides writing extensively about my former acquaintance, Ira Einhorn, in my book, Privileged Killers, I've blogged about this next-level psychopath here and here. Plus photos here. Comparisons Why am I comparing Einhorn, called the Unicorn Killer, to a next-level' psychopath? Because, for starters, he kept his murder victim around for two years before police arrested him. Used more sophistication than Virginia McCullough did. Used his smarts to mummify his victim and stuff … [Read more...]
Trailer for recently published PRIVILEGED KILLERS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_6judSddQU Ira Einhorn - one of several killers featured in book. Please leave a comment about the trailer. What do you think? Do you like it? Always love feedback, and truly appreciate any book reviews like the "Advance Praise' reviews at the start of my book. See these reviews (and leave your own review) here. … [Read more...]
California’s death row on fast-track to close.
California's death row inmates relocating The wheels of government move slowly sometimes, not unlike the wheels of the publishing world. (My Privileged Killers is finally out.) I've not been posting about California's death row, but been posting about rehabilitation and other prison matters for some time now. This recent story about the speeded up emptying of California's death row is a case in point (my summary and headings based on LA Times story): According to California’s … [Read more...]
Report shows Minneapolis Police Bias
Attorney General Merrick Garland unveiled the Minneapolis police bias report 10 days ago. It confirmed what hundreds of thousands of Black Lives Matter protesters suspected:The Minneapolis police has a problem with explicit and implicit bias. I've written many blogs on these biases, both explicit and implicit. The report has importance since it convinced the MPD Chief, city officials, and others that the Feds should take over the MPD. This happened in Oakland, CA – a city … [Read more...]
Psychopaths in C-Suites Thrive
Nine years ago, author and psychologist Fred Kiel reported on his research about psychopaths in leadership positions at a Tedx Talk. Psychopaths in C-Suites Kiel titled his talk, "Psychos in the C-Suite." The term C-suite usually refers to a company's top management positions, where the C stands for "Chief," O for Officer). Various chief officers (e.g., C Executive O, C Information O, C Financial O, etc.) occupy the C-suites. Kiel and others suggest C-suites are overpopulated … [Read more...]
Stanford Serial Killer murders daughter of football legend
Somebody has recently been convicted of one of the killings attributed to the Stanford Serial Killer. He's John Getreu. But before getting into the case, a few words about why the case intrigues me. (A recent blog suggests why these cases intrigue most of us.) Stanford University played a big role in my life since it strongly supported the schools and youth programs in Palo Alto, California where I grew up. I rode my bike to summer jobs at Hewlett Packard's first HQ near Sand Hill Road … [Read more...]
CRIME INVESTIGATION Tutorial III— fingerprint techniques.
Officer TenDigits* here, Welcome students, mystery writers, and true crime authors. Oh, and any others seeking info about fingerprint techniques. Whatever your reasons to master this arcane subject, be sure to check out the other fingerprint tutorials in this series. Go here and here. Another similar tutorial's coming soon. In today's class, ahem, I won't be talking about any newly-created forensics methods requiring gold and zinc that local police jurisdictions can use. … [Read more...]