Psychological DNA A Cold Case Analysis of Who Killed Robert F. Kennedy

Uncover the truth behind a political tragedy.

Psychological DNA: A Cold Case Analysis of Who Killed Robert F. Kennedy re-examines the assassination of RFK through a modern criminological lens. Delve into the mind of Sirhan Sirhan, the convicted assassin, as Dr. John C. Brady II, a licensed forensic psychologist, dissects his fractured mental state.

Was Sirhan a lone gunman or a pawn in a larger conspiracy? This book explores:

• The psychological factors driving Sirhan's actions
• The validity of the diminished capacity defense
• Newly constructed criminal and mental destabilizers

Discover a comprehensive, new mental picture of a killer and a fateful moment in American history. Perfect for true crime aficionados and those interested in forensic psychology.

Dr. John C. Brady II, a California-licensed forensic psychologist, is the author of six true crime books in his Bad Actor Series. He is a psychologist and criminologist with a masters and doctorate in criminology from UC Berkeley. He has used both disciplines and his forty-plus years in private practice to discover why ordinary, law-abiding people suddenly begin to engage in criminal acts. In this seventh and most recent book, Psych DNA, he explains the criminal-psychological drivers that led Sirhan Sirhan to assassinate Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Dr. Brady has diagnosed and treated dissociati

FOREWORD [to come— perhaps from Jesse Ventura] INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 Setting the Stage in Retrospect Chapter 2 Sirhan’ s Motivation— Purely Political Chapter 3 Background of the Case Chapter 4 The Diminished Capacity Defense Chapter 5 Expert Perspectives on Sirhan’ s Psychological Profile Chapter 6 The Rorschach Results Chapter 7 A Parade of Doctors Testify Chapter 8 Dr. Bernard L. Diamond’ s Focus Chapter 9 Sirhan’ s Identity Transformation Erotomania: What is it? Chapter 10 Sirhan’ s Psych Tests Results Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory(MMPI) Chapter 11 Reassessing Sirhan’ s Psychiatric Diagnoses Chapter 12 C-PTSD and the Conversion of Sirhan Chapter 13 Sirhan’ s Additional Identity Transformations Chapter 14 Sirhan’ s Mystery Diary EPILOGUE GLOSSARY APPENDIX Sirhan’ s Rorschach Coding ABOUT THE AUTHOR