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Infamy as Motive: Attention Seeking through Homicide

Infamy as Motive: Attention Seeking through Homicide

by S. Lee Funk | Jan 13, 2025 | Case Studies & Cultural Commentary, Understanding Violence

The case of Luigi Mangione demonstrates the affinity between a sudden mass assault (or autogenic massacre) and a singular murder that could be added to the category Deitz has identified as “sensational” (a particularly peculiar killing that garners publicity).[i] The...
Surgically Removing the Media Skim and Political Spin to Get Inside The Head of a Potential Assassin

Surgically Removing the Media Skim and Political Spin to Get Inside The Head of a Potential Assassin

by S. Lee Funk | Jul 31, 2024 | Case Studies & Cultural Commentary, Inside the Mind: Expert Insights

There is an essential point that investigators and journalists are not adequately considering in seeking the motivation for the recent sudden assault by Thomas Matthew Crooks at a rally for former President Donald Trump: namely, it was not an assassination attempt –...

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