This episode discusses the Chris Watts murder case in relation to our understanding of familicide. There's actually a lot of information available in the literature about familicide and yet you'll see kind of a narrowing in on the Chris Watts case without considering that larger context. Sometimes in research and just in trying to gain knowledge in general we have to step back from something to get a clear view of it.The types of familicide:Immortality - murders committed in an attempt to immortalize the family - perpetrator “protects” the family, believing that death is better than poverty.Need for control - perpetrator commits the final act of control by killing the entire family - perpetrator views the family as a singular unit and does not differentiate between individuals.Suicide - perpetrator kills the spouse and children because he believes they are unable to go on without their head of household - perpetrator is also driven by a desire to protect the family from the shame of having a parent commit suicideRevenge - tied to sexual jealousy - perpetrator believes the spouse or ex-spouse has been unfaithful - children are seen equally responsible for any betrayalMore Content on Narcissism, Psychopathy, Sociopathy and Antisocial Personality DisorderFor even more, scientifically informed content on psychology and personality check out Dr. Grande's YouTube channelArs Longa MediaTo learn more about or to support Ars Longa Media and this podcast, go to arslonga.media. We welcome your feedback at info@arslonga.media Citations Liem, M., & Koenraadt, F. (2008). Familicide: a comparison with spousal and child homicide by mentally disordered perpetrators. Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health, 18(5), 306–318.Liem, M., Levin, J., Holland, C., & Fox, J. (2013). The Nature and Prevalence of Familicide in the United States, 2000-2009. Journal of Family Violence, 28(4), 351–358Mailloux, S. (2014). Fatal Families: Why Children are Killed in Familicide Occurrences. Journal of Family Violence, 29(8), 921–926Sachmann, M., & Harris Johnson, C. M. (2014). The Relevance of Long-Term Antecedents in Assessing the Risk of Familicide-Suicide Following Separation. Child Abuse Review, 23(2), 130–141.  
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