In the mind of a killer
At first I was furious. PBS opens its special on rampage killers with a source placing possible blame on distant mothers. Then the series broadened its investigation into mass murderers who were bullied as kids, didn't fit in, yet who, poignantly, longed to be accepted. And to be known. What I found truly disturbing were the mug shots of young killers. Their eyes were all like Adam Lanza's, bizarrely wide-open and staring. According to the show, the majority of young rampage killers kill themselves. But not before, as in some cases, like Columbine, recording their profound depression and wish to die. Are these kids we can save? No one knows. But the brains of people who are depressed do show physical differences, Miles O'Brien reported in the PBS special. Researchers use a test that asks participants to identify colors on the screen when they don't match the words. For example, the word "red" may appear in bl...