Murderous Minds on Trial: Terrible Tales from a Forensic Psychiatrist's Casebook

by Stanley Semrau, Judy Gale

Forensic psychiatrist Stanley Semrau takes us through some of the most dreadful stories from his own career and from historical sources.

Genres: True Crime, Mental Health, Nonfiction

340 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Erika Nerdypants · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid read about forensic psychiatry in Canada. As a former psych nurse much of this book resonated with me. But the weaving of fiction and truth, I just don't know. Even though the authors make it clear that's what they're doing, it takes away from this book's credibility for me. Still, if you like true crime that gets inside the perpetrator's mind, this is a great read.

[Teresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was written with a great amount of detail relating to law and the working of the criminal justice system. The author points out shortcomings of the system and makes recommendations for how things should be. If you like that kind of thing, it is a good book.

[Loki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read shed some light on the legal processes associated with the Canadian justice system concerning insanity, impaired judgements pleas etc..

[Ellis Amdur · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great stories of crimes and trials from an eminent forensic psychiatrist. He explains, in very entertaining fashion, just what a legitimate insanity defense based on diminished capacity should be.