Archive - The Mind Detective

The Psychological Sadist

The Murder of Julie Jensen

Jun 26 •

Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.

Premeditation in Pink

Lethal Teen Jealousy and the Psychology of the Ana Luiza Poisoning

Jun 11 •

Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.

May 2025

April 2025

The Poison in the Feeding Tube

Lisa Faye Goins Was Recently Arrested for Medical Child Abuse and Charged with Injury to a Child. This isn't the First Time She was Suspected of It.

Apr 23 •

Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.

The Psychology of Escape

How Intimate Partner Violence Victims Leave Abusive Relationships

Apr 20 •

Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.

Wednesday Wisdom

New Research Sheds Light on the Relationship Between Head Injuries and Psychopathic Traits in Teenage Offenders

Apr 16 •

Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.

Confession Chess

This Week, Russian "Chessboard" Serial Killer Alexander Pichushkin Confessed to Eleven More Murders. But Can We Believe Him?

Apr 8 •

Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.

March 2025

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