Egomania – A documentary

Another documentary to be found on youtube is called Egomania. Egomania is an old word used to describe people who are obsessed with their own ego, and are today referred to as suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder. The documentary describes the symptoms of NPD and interviews people suffering from the disorder. Enjoy!

Inside the mind of a Mafia Hitman

 

This is a very interesting video of an interview with one of the most notorious killers of our times. Richard Kuklinski was born in 1935 and died in 2006 in prison where he had been since 1988. He was sentenced to a life in prison after being convicted of 3 murders although the real number of victims was somewhere between one and two hundred. He served as a mafia hitman for over 30 years until he was caught. In this interview a psychiatrist talks to Kuklinski about his career as a hitman, his childhood and explains why he became so successful as a hitman. The explanation is in part that he suffered from a toxic mixture of personality disorders and grew up in a very dysfunctional home. A must see for all interested in personality disorders and forensic psychology. Wikipedia also has some information on Richard Kuklinski: http://en.wikipedia.org/

1967 film "In Cold Blood" examined

The film "In Cold Blood" from 1967 is examined in a paper as it is based on a serial killer suffering from Antisocial Personality Disorder.

Paper Abstract: This paper will examine how the 1967 film, "In Cold Blood," represented the Antisocial Personality Disorder in its cinematic portrayal of the real-life serial killer Richard Hickock. At the time it was an introspective film, filmed in the actual locations surrounding the crime. Hickock was executed in 1965 for participating in the murders for profit of a family of four in Holcomb, Kansas.

Full Paper here:
http://www.kon.org/urc/v11/gunter.html

In Cold Blood film cover