Casey Lytle > Quotes

“Let’s start with the leading reason that family/friend/acquaintance murders lead all categories: Rage.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers

“In the United States, the decades of the 1970s and 1980s which many people look upon nostalgically as better times, were the peak of almost every category of crime in our lifetimes.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers

“The Cultivation Effect (Gerbner, 1986, 1994) explains how media (both real and fiction) influences our perception of direct experiences with the real world.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers

“This is sometimes labeled as “Action Movie Syndrome” in which people think, like in fictional media, the good person always has superior speed and aim, and the bad person will always conveniently pause at the right moment or be slow and inaccurate so the hero can be victorious.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers

“First, it is true; women are more attracted to True Crime in general, and serial killers specifically than men (Vicary, 2010), but the reason has multiple components: It creates a sense of relief seeing the guilty person caught. It creates a sense of preparedness. Seeing the tactics of the killer makes the viewer/reader/listener feel more prepared to avoid something similar. There is a sense of justice seeing the person caught, especially if they were ultimately executed.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers

“When looking at murders committed during rage (or “crimes of passion” which we will discuss in more detail in a later chapter) we start with a “situationist” perspective which sees murder as a product of the situation more than the killer’s disposition.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers

“The deeper emotional processing areas of our brain do not know or care that the information they are receiving is on a screen, or coming from the pages of a book, they assume everything coming to them is being witnessed by you in the real world, therefore, they deliver emotional responses. That is why, even though you know something is fiction being presented by actors, or simply words on a page, it will still make you sad, or happy, or scared.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers

“spanking is less about correcting the child’s behavior and more about venting personal frustration over what the child has done.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers

“mental disorders more often result in harm to self than harm to others.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers

“Only criminals commit murder, right? In any given year between 75% and 85% of all murders are “family/friend/acquaintance” murders. Meaning, if you were murdered today, you would most likely know the name, or at least recognize the face, of the person who killed you.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers

“Social media in the 1950s would have made you more aware of child abductions, domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, abortion, racial and gender inequality, and political corruption.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers

“Fundamental Attribution Error, where we assume observed behavior is due to base personality traits rather than the influence of environmental factors.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers

“This is what we mean when we say the brain is preparing for handling a trauma like that without experiencing it, and that is what draws us to disaster, horror, and murder in media. There is an instinctual draw toward it which is stronger in those who experience little threat or trauma in their day to day lives.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers

“Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abuse Head Trauma (SBS/AHT) refers to the symptoms present when a baby has been violently shaken or received a blow to the head.”
― Casey Lytle, Psychology of Murder: The traits we share with killers