Laura Dorwart

Dr. Ashley Hampton, a licensed psychologist who works in the prison system with both victims and perpetrators of violent crime, tells us about how the traumatic childhoods of Charles Manson, Aileen Wuornos and Richard Ramirez may have shaped their adult behavior.

Gayani DeSilva, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist and author, tells us about the warning signs of Munchausen syndrome and why cases involving the disorder—like that of Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard-—are so horrifyingly fascinating.