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Evil does not always enter the room snarling. That would be easier. If monsters looked like monsters, we would run sooner. We would bolt the door, warn the children, trust the prickle at the back of our necks. But evil has never been that courteous. It knows better than to announce itself. More often, it […]

Get to light, people, and doors immediately. Do not worry about being polite. Do this: –Cross the street or change direction once to confirm. Don’t go home. –Head into an open business: gas station, bar, restaurant, hotel lobby, store, hospital, fire station. –Call someone out loud or call 911 if you feel unsafe. Say clearly:

Whenever a notorious serial killer is discussed, someone eventually asks the same question: “Did they have a head injury?” The answer is surprisingly often yes. But before we jump to conclusions, it’s important to understand what the research actually shows. Head trauma does not create serial killers. Millions of people suffer concussions, traumatic brain injuries,

Some killers have claimed they were driven by demons, forces, voices, urges, alter egos, or something beyond themselves. Whether those claims were delusion, manipulation, or excuse-making, they reveal something chilling: evil often tries to separate itself from responsibility. It says, That wasn’t me. That was the thing inside me. That idea sits at the heart

There are moments in life that divide everything into before and after. For me, one came a couple of months after a jury deadlocked in the trial of the man who assaulted me. We were waiting for a retrial, the date constantly being changed at the last minute. It was frustrating, and I’d had enough.