Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.Sep 18, 20194 minUnderstanding the Female PsychopathIt is 1959, you’re 19 years old, and have a deadly secret. Your mother, much-beloved throughout the neighborhood and a favorite at the...
Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.Apr 12, 20194 minSurviving a Stalker: 5 Ways to Help Police Officers Help YouI felt sick to my stomach reading about the tragic case of 19-year-old Shana Grice, who was killed in August 2016 by her ex-boyfriend...
Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.Jan 23, 20193 minWill Psychopaths Who Grow Up in Different Countries Act the Same Way?Psychopath has become a household word in spite of the fact that it is still not formerly recognized as a in the Diagnostic and...
Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.Nov 30, 20184 minCan Hatred Drive You Crazy? The Truth About Mental Illness and Hate CrimesYesterday, an Oregon State University student was convicted of placing racist stickers on cars outside a meeting of anti-racist...
Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.Oct 8, 20183 minKiller Dad: Why Would Chris Watts Murder His Family?Before Chris Watts was charged with murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters, friends and neighbors had strong opinions of...
Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.Aug 29, 20183 minDomestic Homicide Victims Who’ve Solved Their Own Murders and Helped Protect Those Left BehindWhen David Duyst reported his wife, Sandra’s suicide in March 2000, police officers had good reasons to believe him. Friends and family...
Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.Jul 8, 20186 minIs Someone Trying to Kill Me? Figuring Out What is Causing Those FearsOnce upon a time, a fear of poisoning was considered a rational and well-founded concern. In fact, virtually all citizens of the...
Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.May 15, 20185 minLooking for a Racist Hitman: Hate Crimes and Murder for HireBrandon C. Lecroy, a 25-year-old white South Carolina man, has been arrested and charged with hiring a contract killer to kill his Black...
Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.Mar 20, 20182 min"I Feel Like Killing Someone;" How Normal are Homicidal Thoughts?As a forensic psychologist, I've been asked more than once how common it is to feel like killing someone. Most of can relate to the...
Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.Mar 1, 20182 minIs Pathological Lying the First Language of a Psychopath?As anyone who is watching the second season of American Crime Story knows, Andrew Cunanan, the spree killer whose victims included Gianni...