Millions recently flocked to the movies to watch Joker, the origin story of Batman’s notorious nemesis. Many have commented that the film is a portrait of a textbook psychopath. But perhaps the bigger ...

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Robert L. Roberson III was scheduled for execution in Texas on October 16. He won a stay, but the case isn't over. He was convicted of the murder of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. The ...

Psychopaths who have been convicted of murder are able to associate violent and pleasant thoughts with greater ease than other psychopaths or non-psychopathic murderers, concludes a recent study in ...