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Podcast: Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers
Episode: Fear or Fury? Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott on the Mind Behind ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Shooting
Description: A mother is dead. A neighbor claims fear. But what really drove Susan Lorincz to pull the trigger through a closed door?
In this exclusive conversation, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski. Stacy Cole, and Todd Michaels to dissect the psychology behind The Perfect Neighbor case — where paranoia, entitlement, and grievance collided in one deadly moment.
Scott unpacks the behavioral descent that transforms everyday irritation into lethal certainty. Was Lorincz truly afraid, or was “fear” the mask for long-nurtured anger? From chronic irritability and confirmation bias to the self-righteous delusion of being “under siege,” Scott breaks down the cogniti...