Lydia Benecke • Die Kriminalpsychologie des Serienmordes

In the organizer's words:

Most people cannot and would not want to imagine killing another person. It therefore seems all the more incomprehensible why a small group of people repeatedly decide to do just that to satisfy their own needs. For decades, research has been carried out into the psychological factors that distinguish people who commit serial murders from others. What motives are behind their actions? What can be done to prevent such acts? Although there has been great social and media interest in serial murders for decades, few people are aware that serial murders have been on the decline internationally for many years. There are also scientifically sound explanations for this.

In her new lecture, criminal psychologist Lydia Benecke uses case studies to explain the current state of scientific knowledge on the subject of serial murder.