Most podcasts tell you <i>what</i> happened; this week, we’re looking at why the wires got crossed in the first place. We’re dissecting the intersection of mental illness and the legal system, from the psychology of "diminished capacity" to the societal failures that turn patients into perpetrators. It’s not an excuse—it’s an explanation. Grab your coffee and your DSM-5; we're going deep into the headspace of the headlines.<br /><br />Research links below!<br /><br />Star Tribune - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231211203822/https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-alvin-taylor-2/97385592/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Alvin Taylor"</a><br />Deluth News Tribune - <a href="https://archive.ph/20231212055912/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/man-who-killed-esko-native-in-wisconsin-in-1986-again-denied-release" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Man who killed Esko native in Wisonsin in 1986 again denied release"</a><br />The Dunn County News - <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dunn-county-news-alvin-taylor-2/97669403/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Taylor: placed in Mendota"</a><br />The Sheboygan Press - <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sheboygan-press-alvin-taylor/97385655/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Suspect A 'Soldier Of God'"</a><br />Leader-Telegram - <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/leader-telegram-alvin-taylor-1/97386804/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Alvin Taylor faces third murder charge"</a><br />Leader-Telegram - <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/leader-telegram-alvin-taylor-1/97369395/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Portage man charged with two murders"</a><br />ICJIA - <a href="https://icjia.illinois.gov/researchhub/articles/mental-illness-and-violence-is-there-a-link/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Mental Illness and Violence: Is there a Link?"</a><br />Wisconsin Radio Network - <a href="https://www.wrn.com/serial-killer-alvin-taylor-again-seeking-release/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Serial killer Alvin Taylor again seeking release"</a><br /><br />National Library of Medicine - <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7571648/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Health care serial murder"</a><br />BBC News - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37758621" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Canadian nurse charged with eight murders"</a><br />Getty Images - <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/image?phrase=elizabeth+wettlaufer&amp;tracked_gsrp_landing=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gettyimages.com%2Fphotos%2Felizabeth-wettlaufer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Elizabeth Wettlaufer"</a><br />The Washington Post - <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/canadian-public-inquiry-serial-killing-nurse-wouldnt-have-been-caught-if-she-hadnt-confessed/2019/07/31/0c8ba8e0-b309-11e9-acc8-1d847bacca73_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Canadian public inquiry: If serial killer nurse hadn't confessed, she wouldn't have been caught"</a><br />dreading (crime and psychology) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R12rzjnGwJ0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"The Red Surge: The Case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer" (YouTube)</a>