Love Behind Bars: Pen Pals to Prison Romance
Motive & Method · Xanthe Mallett and Tim Watson-Munro
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Show Notes
They say you can't help who you fall for... So is it truly possible to fall head over heels in love with a criminal?
From the infamous courtroom "groupies" of serial killers like Ted Bundy and Richard Ramirez, to women who become pen pals with inmates and eventually marry them, this episode of Motive & Method delves into the perplexing phenomenon of "hybristophilia" – or, more simply, loving a criminal.
What compels someone to fall for a person serving time for heinous crimes? Is it a search for control, a desire to "fix" a broken soul, or something far more complex?
In this episode, Tim and Xanthe chat with Clinical & Forensic Psychologist Kim Dilati to unpack why some people, particularly women, choose to build lives, and even families, with those confined by prison walls.
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