Helen Louise Morrison (born July 9, 1942) is an American forensic psychiatrist, writer and profiler. She was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and attended Temple University, the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute.[1] Her work involves the psychology of serial killers.
Works
editThe focus of her research has been to find common personality traits among serial killers. She has published a book, My Life Among the Serial Killers.[1]
Morrison was a witness for the defense at the trial of John Wayne Gacy, testifying that he was legally insane because he was "unable to separate from his mother psychologically" and never developed a separate identity.[2] The jury rejected Gacy's insanity defense and found him guilty. After his execution, Gacy's brain was removed and was in Morrison's possession.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Morrison, Helen 1942- - Contemporary Authors". 2005. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- ^ reporter, Jane Fritsch, Tribune staff. "Psychiatrist has Gacy's brain in her basement". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Sullivan, Terry; Maiken, Peter T. (2000). Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders (Paperback ed.). Pinnacle. p. 354. ISBN 0-7860-1422-9. OCLC 156783287.
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