What's Behind This Mind: Volume 2

WHAT'S BEHIND THIS MIND

the psychology of crime; simplified

IN THIS ISSUE 4

briefing

volume 2

h h holmes - jeffrey dahmer - simon leviev

lets talk about lie detector tests

frontal lobe's effect; what's that about?

words and phrases better understood; in the right contexts

EDITOR'S NOTE ANALYSIS FALLACIES VERITY GLOSSARY EXPLORATION

personal research; books that can probe your mind further

EDITOR'S NOTE

The psychology of crime plays important roles in terms of how we shape our opinions about offenders and why they commit their offenses.

In this volume, I'll also explore how neurobiology, and the role of the frontal lobe in criminal tendencies. There are certain disturbing details and contents in this magazine that may trigger readers, so it's suggested to read further at one ' s own comfort level.

ANALYSIS

H.H. HOLMES

JEFFREY DAHMER SIMON LEVIEV

H.H. HOLMES

Herman Mudgett, better known as Dr. H, H. Holmes is notorious for his reputation as America's first serial killer. In 1886 he had moved to Chicago and took a job as a pharmacist under the name “Dr. H.H. Holmes.” The house that he had built for his needs, is famously known as “Murder Castle, ” was equipped with secret passages, trapdoors, soundproof rooms, doors that could be locked from the outside, gas jets to asphyxiate victims, and a kiln to cremate the bodies. He killed people to acquire their property. He mandated his employees to carry life insurance policies in which he was named as the beneficiary. Furthermore, he sold the bodies of his victims to various medical schools. Even after confessing to over 130 murders, Mudgett was convicted and awarded a death sentence for only one of the murders.

It's important to look at one ' s childhood when analyzing such a case. Prior to marriage, his mother was a schoolteacher. She has been described as a cold and distant individual who used religion as a daily guide for parenting. His alcoholic father followed a strict disciplinarian approach that resulted in physical abuse.

Furthermore, his father reportedly held kerosene soaked rags over Holmes and the other children’s mouths to “quiet them” when they cried. During these instances of abuse by his father, Holmes often found refuge in the forest near his home. It was in the forest that he began dissecting animals and developing his deviant fascination of things, both dead and alive. It's probable that Holmes, was so traumatized by the abuse that it ultimately led to his inability to form real relationships. His own abuse may also have contributed to his penchant for lies, swindling, and abusing others.

JEFFREY DAHMER

Jeffrey Dahmer, famous as the Milwaukee

Cannibal, was a notorious American sex offender and serial killer whose crimes are widely known for involving rape, dismemberment, cannibalism and necrophilia.

He lured in unsuspecting men from bars or solicited prostitutes whom he took to drug, rape and strangle.

He continued to use corpses for intercourse, taking photographs of the dismemberment process along with disturbingly preserving his victims' skull and genitals with scientific precision for display, and retaining other parts for consumption.

He became infatuated with the idea that he could turn his victims into “zombies” to act as youthful and submissive sexual partners. Soon, neighbors began to complain about strange noises and awful smells coming from Dahmer’s apartment that led the police to find bodies in his apartment and arrest him.

Dahmer was indicted on 15 murder charges and the trial began on January 30, 1992. But what brought him to have such crude impulses? He made it clear during interrogation that he felt a compulsion during the murders, not to merely kill the men, but to keep them forever.

Dahmer’s parents, Lionel and Joyce, shared a toxic relationship. Dahmer learned with his father how to dissect ‘roadkills’ and even how to dissolve them into acid. From a young age, Jeff was attracted by flesh, blood, and guts, which slowly transformed into an obsession. Dahmer maintains that his compulsions for necrophilia and murder began when he was 14, but it appears that the breakdown of his parents' marriage and their subsequent divorce may have been the spark for converting these thoughts into deeds.

When Dahmer's psychology was examined further after his arrest, some medical professionals concluded that he had splanchnophilia, a condition in which a person feels attracted to human parts and flesh. On the other hand, he frequently uses the phrase "compulsion" in interviews. He maintained over and again that he was motivated by a desire to kill people. In fact, not allowing anyone to leave his custody and keeping their presence hidden makes him nervous. This forces his compulsion to take over his conscience more frequently. Many psychoanalysts have defined Dahmer as having paranoid schizophrenia. However, none of them have been clinically proven. Throughout his work, there are numerous cases of necrophilia.

Dahmer was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, and a psychotic condition, but was declared legally sane during his trial.

People who studied Dahmer more thoroughly concluded or theorized that he shouldn't have been held totally responsible for his acts due to his childhood, drinking issues, coming out as

homosexual when it wasn't accepted, and possibly due to surgery he had when he was younger, but he was.

People also believed that it could have been avoided. Perhaps if he had been accepted when he came out, or if he had made friends in school and not been bullied, he might not have ended up murdering 17 people (and possibly more unknown cases).

SIMON LEVIEV

Popularly known as "The Tinder Swindler" ,

Shimon Hayut (a.k.a) Simon Leviev made a fortune by impersonating billionaire Lev Leviev's son and stealing money from women by making them fall in love with him and asking them for money.

Shimon Hayut is an Israeli conman convicted of theft, forgery and fraud. Currently 31 years old, Simon Leviev lives as a free man in Israel. He is being sued by the family of Lev Leviev whose son Shimon impersonated, Under the pretense that he was in danger and couldn't use his credit cards since they could be traced, it is estimated that he stole over $10 million from women through his Ponzi scheme. One of the biggest parts of Simon Leviev’s scam is that he uses one victim’s money to seduce the next. Thus, Simon Leviev did not merely accumulate money, but funneled it instead.

Simon Leviev has most of the common symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder:

A grandiose sense of self-importance Habitually lie / Pathological Lying Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love The belief that one is special A sense of entitlement (to special treatment) Exploitation of others A lack of empathy

What separates the common liar and true gaslighting narcissists is the act they commit, the intention behind the act, and inherent consciousness and awareness of it.

Shimon Hayut, aka Simon Leviev, appears to be a narcissistic emotional abuser. Not much more than a compulsive liar with a serious narcissistic personality disorder.

FALLACIES

BREAKING down lie detector tests

polygraph

/ˈ pɒlɪɡrɑːf/

a machine designed to detect and record changes in physiological characteristics, such as a person ' s pulse and breathing rates, used especially as a lie detector.

From movies to TV shows, media has always been inspired by the idea of a polygraph, more commonly known as the lie detector test.

A physiological recorder is commonly used to conduct polygraph examinations, and it measures three signs of autonomic arousal: heart rate/blood pressure, breathing, and skin conductivity. The majority of examiners now use computerized recording methods.

Polygraph testing's accuracy has long been debated. A theoretical issue exists: there is no proof that any pattern of physiological reactions is exclusive to deceit. When answering truly, an honest person may be nervous, whereas a dishonest person may not be.

VERITY

FRONTAL lobe?

The frontal lobes are the largest lobes in the human brain and the most commonly injured region in traumatic brain injury. The frontal lobes are vital for voluntary movement, expressive language, and higher-level executive function management.

Broca's area, a region in the frontal lobe, aids in the development of speech and language. Damage to this area can make it difficult to speak clearly.

Object comparison: The frontal lobe assists people in categorizing and classifying objects as well as distinguishing one item from another.

The frontal lobe is essential for empathy.

Personality formation: The intricate interaction of impulse control, memory, and other tasks aids in the formation of an individual's key qualities.

Damage to the frontal lobe can have an effect on a person ' s personality. Many dopamine-sensitive neurons in the frontal lobe of the brain are involved in reward-seeking behavior and motivation. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter in the brain that contributes to sensations of reward and motivation.

Attention management, particularly selective attention: When the frontal lobe fails to control attention effectively, disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can emerge.

GLOSSARY

TERMS vital to understand emotional development borderline personality disorder

narcissistic personality disorder

antisocial personality disorder schizotypal personality disorder

involves learning what feelings and emotions are, recognizing your own feelings and those of others, and developing effective ways for managing those feelings. is on the border between two different disorders are long-term patterns of behavior and inner experiences that differs significantly from what is expected. is a condition in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for excessive attention and a lack of empathy is a mental disorder in which a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others. persons usually have few, if any, close relationships. and don't understand the impacts of their behavior

EXPLORATION

RESEARCHING, probing, learning

Confessions of A Sociopath, written by M.E. Thomas