Psychology Behind the Aaron Vargas Case
Dr. Welner explains to ABCs Chris Cuomo how McNeill's modus operandi distinguished from pedophiles, and how this sexual predator evaded detection despite victimizing in plain sight.
By Shana Druckerman & Lauren Sher
ABC News
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 Competency Finding in Beheading Case Eased by Panel Inquiry
Psychologists Condense a Variety of Opinions, Bring Clarity - After only 90 minutes of deliberation, a jury has found John Allen Rubio competent to stand trial for the 2003 murder and beheading on his three children in 2003. Rubio now advances toward a second trial on capital murder charges, one in which the defense is expected to make his mental health a focal point. Key to the finding of competent to stand trial was the testimony of scientists working with The Forensic Panel.
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 Psychiatry, the Law, and Depravity: Profile of Michael Welner, M.D. Chairman, The Forensic Panel
By Katherine Ramsland
CrimeLibrary.com
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 Classifying Crimes by Severity: From Aggravators to Depravity
By Michael Welner, M.D.
Crime classification, indeed this manual, underlines the oft-overlooked reality that each murder, rape, arson, and other criminal act distinguishes itself. Contract killing is quite obviously different from sexual homicide, for example.
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 Landmark Decision on Smart's Kidnapper Will Impact Terrorism and Other Cases
A Dramatic Turnaround, Unexpected Revelations, and the Broader Importance Emerges - The U.S. District Courts decision in the competency case of Brian Mitchell, the accused kidnapper of Elizabeth Smart, will ripple through sex offense and terrorism prosecutions, according to the forensic psychiatrist whose work was extensively cited in the court opinion. In a spectacular turnaround to a case once apparently headed toward a finding of permanent incompetence in Utah state court, U. S. District Court Judge Dale Kimball pronounced Brian David Mitchell competent to stand trial.
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