Edmund Kemper: The Effects of Trauma Bonding

by Erin Banks A few weeks ago, a fellow Kemper researcher and I discussed possible reasons for Kemper to repeatedly gravitate back towards his mother Clarnell throughout his life, despite the ambivalent and explosive nature of their relationship. If we consider Kemper’s abusive upbringing at the hands of his mother, there is already one clear…

Beauty & The Beast: A Tale Of Stockholm And Lima Syndrome

by Erin Banks Origially published as “La Belle et la Bete“, “The Beauty and the Beast” is a French fairy tale written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in 1740. It has since become a fairy tale classic in Europe and a large part of the Western hemisphere.In 1993 Disney’s version of this story hit the…