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Podcast: Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers
Episode: Weaponized Emotion: Karen Read’s Public Persona vs. What the Evidence Shows
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Weaponized Emotion: Karen Read’s Public Persona vs. What the Evidence Shows
In this gripping conversation with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott, we examine one of the most debated aspects of the Karen Read case: her emotional presentation.
Karen Read has cried in court. She’s collapsed in the arms of supporters. She’s publicly mourned and passionately declared her innocence. But the digital evidence — the timeline, the taillight fragments, the iPhone data — tells a different story. So how do we reconcile the two?
Shavaun walks us through the concept of weaponized emotion — the use of tears, distr...