Ted Bundy, one of the cruellest serial killers in our history, even married Carole Ann Boone, one of his admirers, with whom he had a daughter. Charles Manson has also received several letters and visits from passionate fans declaring his love and fascination. In fact, what’s behind women who like psychopaths?
This phenomenon is not new. However, the impression we have is that, in recent months, this reality has come to light again, series like You and Dirty John?The Love Blow, or the documentary series Talking to a Serial Killer: Ted Bundy, has revived the phenomenon in which, once again, thousands of women manifest (mainly on social media) their attraction to these dark and deadly psychopathic profiles.
- In addition to the imaginable.
- This reality is based on a broad scientific literature.
- Which is neither casual nor isolated.
- Behind these dynamics lies a complex psychological tangle that reveals surprising and interesting aspects at the same time.
Just one first fact: we know that the women most attracted to psychopaths are those who have the greatest independence and a strong personality. Many of them are firmly convinced that their love can redeem the evil of the psychopath. Let’s look at more data below.
“A psychopath huddles like a cat in his lap, purring and captivating us with his false affection. Sandra L. Brown, Women Who Love Psychopaths-
Richard Ramirez, also known as the “night stalker,” murdered 14 people between 1984 and 1985 in Los Angeles. During his trial, it became clear that he was almost like a handcuffed animal. He was provocative, violent, and declared at all times to be a disciple of Satan.
His behavior during the trial led him to gradually build a legion of worshippers at the courthouse door, which did not stop the possibility that, more than three decades later, it would be possible to find a Twitter account called @dailykillerfact, created in Canada, to honor his figure. Today, the account already has more than 42,000 subscribers, mostly women.
Why did we find posts like this?Do I love serial killers? Instead of interpreting these things as a joke or saying that “these people shouldn’t hit well,” you need to dig a little deeper into the unique universe behind the women who love psychopaths.
John Money was a well-known New Zealand psychologist specializing in sexology who, in the 1950s, described the term hibristophilia and defined the concept as the attraction of having sex with dangerous people. Other psychologists, such as Mark Griffiths, professor of psychology at the University of Nottingham Trent in the UK, point out that the term has more characteristics.
Women who love psychopaths show a clear sexual attraction to men considered “dangerous. “Evil attracts and adds a component in which risk acts as a stimulating factor.
Now there is also the emotional factor and the belief that the love they give can save (or transform) the psychopath.
To be sure, many would think that these women have low self-esteem, it is also possible to think that a person who loves a psychopath has an uncertain personality or weak values, but these ideas do not match the extensive research done by Dr. Sandra L. Brown when she wrote her book As Mulheres as Ama Psicopatas.
Dr. Brown interviewed and followed women who had or had sex with men with psychopathic personalities.
What he could verify was that any woman, regardless of age or condition, can fall in love with a psychopath. However, it was common for many of them to be strong, independent women.
Psychopaths, on the other hand, are more attracted to this profile of women because they are stronger in their conviction when it comes to wanting them, maintaining the relationship at all costs and in all circumstances.
Many fiercely defend the relationship (they even become accomplices, as is the case with the women who killed by Charles Manson).
The sexual component (hibristophilia) is also present. This attraction to the psychopath’s darkness is remarkable. There is also the idea that they, with their affection, confer advantages on them.
There is, in turn, a fact pointed out by Dr. Brown: 30% of women who fall in love with psychopaths already have a history of victims of abuse and violent relationships, that is, many of them tend to repeat the same emotional feeling. Pattern.
Narcissistic, psychopathic and Machiavellian profiles have always had a remarkable appeal, just as evil, in general terms, often arouses conflicting interests, it is a reality that goes against our principles, our nature and, perhaps that is why we want to know or understand how this is possible in everyday life.
The media is aware of this interest. As a result, the audience of programs showing the human side of psychopathic atrocities has increased in recent years, series such as Hannibal, Dexter and Breaking Bad have used this component to demonstrate that the dark side of human beings generates audiences and expectations.
However, in addition to the curious aspect, there is also the emotional question in which the phenomenon of psychopathic-loving women continues to be repeated decade after decade. As inconceivable that it is a crime or that the facts are bloody, this reality always appears. So let’s be more aware and try to go beyond appearances and headlines.
Violence is always violence. No act of this kind deserves admiration and much less fascination. Think.