Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Grandmother, 63, on trial for stabbing husband, dismembering him, and keeping his body parts in Tupperware

From:  Daily Mail 
 
 
Prosecutors say Loretta Doyle Burroughs of Mays Landing, NJ, killed her husband in cold blood. Donna Andersen wrote the story for the Daily Mail.
 
 By Donna Andersen For Mailonline

EXCLUSIVE: Photos of dismembered body parts positioned on a white sheet shown to horrified jurors as woman stands trial for stabbing her husband, chopping him up in pieces and then storing them in Tupperware containers

  • WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT
  • Daniel Burroughs, 66, of Mays Landing N.J. was missing for almost seven years
  • Loretta Doyle Burroughs, his 63-year-old wife, is on trial for his murder
  • Chopped up remains rotted in Tupperware for seven years, court told
  • Two plastic totes were wrapped in multiple layers of garbage bags to contain 'the strong smell of decomposition'
  • Some of the bags contained scented dryer sheets and liquid air freshener beads
  • Burroughs claimed her husband drove off to Florida with a younger woman
  • Victim's suspicious best friend secretly recorded a phone call with the accused played in court
 
The skeleton of Daniel S. Burroughs, of Hamilton Township, NJ, was in pieces.
His skull, spine and ribs, all a sickly shade of yellowish orange, were positioned on a white sheet, somewhat near where they should be, except that none of the bones were connected to each other. Arm, hand, and leg bones were also detached.
The jury gasped as the photo was displayed on the criminal courtroom projection screen.
Burroughs had been reported missing on September 1, 2007. Almost seven years later, on May 17, 2013, his remains were discovered in two plastic boxes in the Ventnor, NJ home of his former wife.
Loretta Doyle Burroughs, 63, is now standing trial in Atlantic County, NJ, charged with the murder of her husband, who was 66 when he disappeared.
 

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Real Estate Chief Fears Troubled Sibling Has New Weapon: TV


Douglas Durst, in Rare Move, Speaks About Robert Durst Ahead of HBO Documentary

 

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Douglas Durst, a real estate developer and the younger brother of Robert Durst, in the offices of the Durst Organization on the 49th floor of One Bryant Park in Manhattan. Credit Michael Appleton for The New York Times

Douglas Durst recalled the last time he saw and spoke with his troubled older brother, Robert.

It was on a short bus ride 13 years ago, a shuttle taking members of the fabulously rich Durst family to a wedding reception at the St. Regis Hotel in Houston. Beneath the sheen of that festive moment, decades of torment crackled between Robert and Douglas, two of the groom’s uncles, then in their late 50s.

That tension is central to a largely untold narrative of one of modern New York’s most prominent real estate families, a story that echoes with sibling rivalry as old as humankind. With Robert about to tell his version in a new documentary, Douglas has spoken publicly for the first time, concerned that his brother, at age 71, is on the verge of opening up a new attack on the family.  MORE

Psychopathy can run in families – a possible warning for you

From:  Love Fraud 

by Donna Andersen

Lovefraud recently received the following request in an email:
My husband’s psychopathy was never diagnosed as far as I know, but some years after we married and her second suicide attempt that I knew of, he told me his mother had been diagnosed as a psychopathic manic depressive.
Maybe you could give your readers ‘a heads up and how to’ on finding out as much as possible about the in-laws’ medical conditions before marriage, better yet sound them out before becoming emotionally entangled?
This is a great suggestion, so thank you to this Lovefraud reader.

Here’s my basic advice: Understand that psychopathy can run in families. So if you see or hear about bad or disturbing behavior by relatives of your romantic partner, pay attention.

Highly genetic

Psychopathy is highly genetic. What that means is that a person can be born with a predisposition, a genetic risk, to develop a psychopathic personality disorder.

There is, however, an interaction between nature and nurture. Whether a child with genetic risk actually develops the disorder may depend on the type of parenting that he or she receives, or other factors in the child’s environment.

Research has shown that harsh and inconsistent parenting is associated with a child developing callous and unemotional traits, which can be precursors to psychopathy.  MORE

No Remorse

From:  Love Fraud 


 January 15, 2015
 

I received a text:
I am driving to Middleburg to
sign paperwork. If u can
sign today we will be done
w all this stuff.
Want to celebrate?

My ex husband sent me this text on June 4, 2013. We’d been in court for most of seven years at that point, first for our divorce and then again when he filed for full custody of two of our three children and requested that I have no visitation. He only wanted the boys.

I was working at my computer when the text came in. I looked at the time on the corner of my screen—12:17pm. What, did he want to get a drink? Go out to lunch and blow off the rest of the afternoon together? What exactly did he have in mind?

I went back to working and then picked up my phone to read it again. Then again, one more time. He’d finally signed our custody settlement after two years of strained wishing that he would.
After almost seven years of filing motions against me in court.

And nine years before that of the kind of marriage that took me from being a confident woman in a medical program to a quiet female who made lunch for him and his lover in our home.

And one more year before that of a passionate courtship during which he convinced me he was the love of my life.  MORE

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Watching the Sociopath Self-Destruct

From:  LoveFraud

quinn pierce blogby Quinn Pierce 


The Perpetual Victim

I don’t know how he does it.  It’s a skill he continues to practice and perfect, I suppose. What’s astonishing is his ability to twist any situation- no matter how absurd- into something where he can paint himself as the victim.
Anyone who was even remotely involved in our lives last year would know that my ex-husband reached a new level of vindictive, hurtful behavior.  He manipulated every resource he could access including doctors, courts, school systems, and child services in two states.  It was such a forceful and constant barrage of attacks that I didn’t even have time to collect my thoughts before responding.
And that was his goal all along.

Keeping You Off-Balance

The favorite and most commonly used strategy of my ex-husband is the surprise attack.  He will always do his best to catch me off-guard, or corner me at in-opportune times when I’m distracted or not prepared for what he is doing.
He preys on vulnerability and indecisiveness.  It’s a tactic that has always proven successful- especially with me.  What he continues to fail to understand is that while he is incapable of changing, growing, or healing, that is just what his children and I have been doing.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Sociopaths and Christmas

From:  LoveFraud

by Donna Andersen

In your dreams and desires, Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. You spend time with family and friends. You give and receive thoughtful gifts. If you are religious, you renew your faith.
 
Christmas is supposed to be special. Of course, it doesn’t always work out that way, but at least that’s your goal.

So how do sociopaths view Christmas?

In my opinion, sociopaths view Christmas simply as another tool in their manipulation toolbox. They know that Christmas is important to their targets — that would be you — so they figure out how to use Christmas to advance their agendas.

So, if sociopaths are in the love bombing stage, they may shower you with gifts and create unbelievably magical moments.

If they’re in the exploitation stage, they may convince you to pay for gifts for them, the kids, or other people that they’re trying to take advantage of.

If they’re in the devalue and discard stage, they may ignore you at Christmas, or even let you know that they’re spending the holidays with someone else.

If they’re in the vindictive stage, they may intentionally think of ways to ruin Christmas for you, the kids, or other friends and family.  MORE

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Psychopaths and Psi Vampires



by Melinda Pillsbury-Foster 

Most people today are familiar with the rule of 5%-15%-60% and 20%. Five percent of a population will consider a new idea of try someone once. Fifteen percent will try out a new idea if they are desperate. 60% will notice when around 15 – 20% are using a new product or accept a new idea and adopt it themselves. This varies by the status of those first users.

20% of any human population will never accept a new idea.

In 2006 I watched a news conference featuring Dick Cheney. Cheney struck me as having no sense of caring about the people who had died or the babies being born who were deformed by the use of Depleted Uranium. At one point I felt he was simply annoyed with having to spend time answering the questions. The photos of these sad little babies seemed to have no impact. It made my skin crawl.

Suddenly I asked myself, “Is Dick Cheney a psychopath?”

Today, many more are asking this question. In Cheney's latest round of media attention the question of whether or not he is a psychopath occurred thousands of times.

I had begun studying the work of Dr. Robert Hare on psychopathy a few months previously.

I googled the word “psychopath.” A couple of thousand hits showed up. Today when you google the term 9,950,000 results appear. The sites which came up in 2006 showed a lot of variety in understanding the term. Many still think the term means only serial killers, but this is changing.

Professionals and increasing number os lay people have come to understand most psychopaths are not violent, their behavior exhibits through a lack of conscience and empathy.

This illustrates the process of adoption of a new idea in a population.

The first adopters for understanding the condition, a small percentage of people, the 5% - 15%, finally hit the 60%. This does not mean the 60% have a clear understanding of the condition but that they know it exists and vaguely what the term means.

These trends happen over a period of time as the idea is considered and adopted first by the 5%, then by the 15% and then begins to gain ground in the 60%.

People are by nature conservative in refining their understanding taking cues from those in authority and examining the evidence.

Articles published which use the term or about psychopaths are now into main stream publications. Financial theories are now taking the condition into account.

This process for adoption took longer than eight years. Hare began publishing on the subject over twenty years ago. But the acceptance of the existence of the condition is now established.

Probably the most significant advance in understanding and acceptance came as a result of the use of the fMRI, a form of brain scan, which revealed the lack of reaction in the amygdala of criminals believed to be psychopaths when shown films of shocking harm done to people.

The term 'Psychopath' was first used in 1880. In the 1930s another psychiatrist began using the term, 'sociopath.' Most practitioners today consider the terms interchangeable.

When you google the term, Psi Vampire, you get 483,000 results. Tellingly, many of these originate from websites which state they are in place to assist psi vampires.

Here is the first site which came up, the second from the search which claimed to be created for the use of Psi Vamps.


All information on this site or on any sites linked to it should be taken as purely opinion and not fact.  We are here to carry on the information in an educational manner, and do not encourage using this information in a harmful or distasteful manner.  Keep your minds open while being sure to keep them skeptical.
I myself was very skeptical when my awakening occurred.  In fact, it wasn't until a few months after that my abilities grew to the point where I knew that what I was reading and learning pertained to me.
So, with that out of the way, here is what we have to offer you;
Well, what are you waiting for?  I hope you find the site informative and thought provoking.  If you have any questions or comments, email The Author at: psy@thecoven.org


Deep Feeding
This site, psychicvampire.org/resources/feeding/, provides detailed information on how to engage in three forms of psi feeding, ambient, contact, and deep feeding. These terms, with slight variations defining the same basic techniques, occur again and again and are clearly terms are referring to a common body of understanding. This is also true of the instructions for the newly practicing psi vampire.
These is strong evidence of an existing, but relatively small, community. Hits were about 550.
Deep Feeding it reports as, feeding off a specific persons core soul energy.”
Not surprisingly, the sites state permission should be given before deep feeding takes place. Many psi vampires show evidence of concern for those from who they take energy.
The process of adoption and the small size of the population who claim to be psi vampires points to a longer span for acceptance. But the evidence online points to a population who believe they are taking of energy which they did not, themselves, produce.
The justifications for this, which could be expected, strengthen the possibility psi vampires exist.
The ability to feed on the energy of others is not refuted by the evidence now building on the quantum nature of life, but there has, as yet, been no medical consideration of the issue as has already taken place with psychopaths.


If this is not a mass hallucination this will happen, however, leaving other questions to be considered.


The question of what happens if a psychopath is also an energy or psi vampire is just one of these.