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Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian
Edition 10ISBN: 978-1133939535Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian
Edition 10ISBN: 978-1133939535 Exercise 26
Why Women Marry Killers behind Bars
In 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn child. Within an hour of being on Death Row, he received a marriage proposal from a woman he didn't even know. As if this proposal wasn't bizarre enough, on Scott's first day at San Quentin State Prison, the warden's office received calls from over 30 women desperate to make contact with the convicted killer, many of them believing they were in love with Peterson. About a decade earlier, Doreen Lioy, a 41-year-old woman, fell in love with satanic serial killer Richard Ramirez, who was convicted of torturing, sexually abusing, and murdering 13 people. Lioy described her attraction to Ramirez beginning immediately upon seeing his mug shot on TV: "I saw something in his eyes. Something that captivated me" (Warrick, 1996, E-1). Lioy began sending Ramirez letters and visiting him behind bars, and soon after they married at the prison, even though Ramirez would eventually be executed. Lioy speaks about her complete devotion to her new husband: "Because of my love for Richard, I have given up my family, home, employment, and friends" (Warrick, 1996, E-1). There is such a demand for prisoner romance that matchmaking websites, such as prisonpenpals.com, offer thousands of ads from inmates who want to find love outside of their cellblocks. Marriages in prisons are common enough for each prison to have its own set of regulations for inmate marriages. Some of the rules for one California prison include: "No property will be exchanged and kept by inmate after the marriage ceremony. The marriage ceremony will be conducted in the visiting area with the glass separating the couple being married" ( Inmate marriages, 2007). According to Sheila Isenberg, author of Women Who Marry Men Who Kill, women who pursue intimate relationships with killers are usually attractive, intelligent, and accomplished. Isenberg also says that most of these women have come from loveless homes and have been abused by men earlier in their lives. Gilda Carle, a relationship adviser, explains that these women are attracted to the "bad boy syndrome" and they feel special when the man who has hurt and killed others treats them with love, kindness, and respect. In fact, the most repugnant murderers receive the most attention from women. Women in love with convicted killers find the danger, excitement, and drama of prison romance more arousing than the routine and predictability of romance outside prison. Having an intimate relationship with a man behind bars also makes the relationship exceptionally safe.
A woman fell in love with a convicted and jailed killer.
Question
According to Freud's psycho-dynamic theory of personality, why is it difficult to explain why women fall in love with and marry killers?
In 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn child. Within an hour of being on Death Row, he received a marriage proposal from a woman he didn't even know. As if this proposal wasn't bizarre enough, on Scott's first day at San Quentin State Prison, the warden's office received calls from over 30 women desperate to make contact with the convicted killer, many of them believing they were in love with Peterson. About a decade earlier, Doreen Lioy, a 41-year-old woman, fell in love with satanic serial killer Richard Ramirez, who was convicted of torturing, sexually abusing, and murdering 13 people. Lioy described her attraction to Ramirez beginning immediately upon seeing his mug shot on TV: "I saw something in his eyes. Something that captivated me" (Warrick, 1996, E-1). Lioy began sending Ramirez letters and visiting him behind bars, and soon after they married at the prison, even though Ramirez would eventually be executed. Lioy speaks about her complete devotion to her new husband: "Because of my love for Richard, I have given up my family, home, employment, and friends" (Warrick, 1996, E-1). There is such a demand for prisoner romance that matchmaking websites, such as prisonpenpals.com, offer thousands of ads from inmates who want to find love outside of their cellblocks. Marriages in prisons are common enough for each prison to have its own set of regulations for inmate marriages. Some of the rules for one California prison include: "No property will be exchanged and kept by inmate after the marriage ceremony. The marriage ceremony will be conducted in the visiting area with the glass separating the couple being married" ( Inmate marriages, 2007). According to Sheila Isenberg, author of Women Who Marry Men Who Kill, women who pursue intimate relationships with killers are usually attractive, intelligent, and accomplished. Isenberg also says that most of these women have come from loveless homes and have been abused by men earlier in their lives. Gilda Carle, a relationship adviser, explains that these women are attracted to the "bad boy syndrome" and they feel special when the man who has hurt and killed others treats them with love, kindness, and respect. In fact, the most repugnant murderers receive the most attention from women. Women in love with convicted killers find the danger, excitement, and drama of prison romance more arousing than the routine and predictability of romance outside prison. Having an intimate relationship with a man behind bars also makes the relationship exceptionally safe.
A woman fell in love with a convicted and jailed killer.
Question
According to Freud's psycho-dynamic theory of personality, why is it difficult to explain why women fall in love with and marry killers?
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