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Crimes of Obsession
Jealousy, Fixation, Stalking and the Murders That Turned Desire into Violence
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Desire, Fixation and the Refusal to Accept No Crimes of obsession are often told as stories of overwhelming emotion. This volume instead follows behavior: repeated unwanted contact, surveillance, grievance, preparation, coercive control, weapon access and the refusal to accept another person’s boundary.
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Crimes of Obsession explores jealousy, Fixation, Stalking and the Murders That Turned Desire into Violence.
This volume in The True Crime Files examines documented cases through evidence, investigation, legal outcomes and historical context rather than sensationalism. Key themes include Stalking, Obsession, Jealousy, Intimate Partner Violence, Homicide.
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- CRIMES OF OBSESSION
- Introduction - Desire, Fixation and the Refusal to Accept No
- 1. When Attention Becomes a Threat
- 2. Jealousy, Entitlement and Control
- 3. Stalking: Fixated, Obsessive, Unwanted and Repeated
- 4. Separation, Rejection and Escalation
- 5. Evidence of Obsession: Messages, Gifts, Search Histories and Surveillance
- 6. John Hinckley Jr.: A Fantasy Directed at a President
- 7. Robert John Bardo and Rebecca Schaeffer: When Access Became a Weapon
- 8. Mark David Chapman and John Lennon: Fame, Identity and a Chosen Target
- 9. Yolanda Saldívar and Selena: Trust Collapses into Homicide
- 10. The Dangerous Illusion of a Personal Relationship with Fame
- 11. Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander: A Relationship Reconstructed from Evidence
- 12. Betty Broderick: Divorce, Grievance and a Double Murder
- 13. Carolyn Warmus: Affair, Jealousy and the Power of a Narrative
- 14. Amy Fisher and Mary Jo Buttafuoco: A Teenage Affair Turns Violent
- 15. Jean Harris and Herman Tarnower: Love, Humiliation and a Contested Moment
- 16. Pamela Smart: Desire, Manipulation and Murder by Proxy
- 17. Diane Downs: The Prosecution Theory of a Life Without Children
- 18. Clara Harris: Jealousy, Confrontation and a Car Used as a Weapon
- 19. Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray: An Affair, a Plot and a Manufactured Alibi
- 20. What the Label Crime of Passion Hides
- 21. Alice Ruggles: Stalking After a Relationship Ends
- 22. Shana Grice: When a Pattern Was Not Seen as a Pattern
- 23. Lauren McCluskey: Extortion, Stalking and Institutional Failure
- 24. Technology-Facilitated Stalking: A Phone Can Become a Window
- 25. Threat Assessment: Fixation Is a Clue, Not a Verdict
- 26. Erotomania, Delusion and the Danger of Easy Diagnosis
- 27. Coercive Control Is Not Romance
- 28. Why Victims Usually Know the Person Who Is Stalking Them
- 29. Building the Pattern: How Investigators Turn Fragments into a Case
- 30. Obsession Is Not Destiny
- SPECIAL DOSSIER 1 - Stalking and Lethal Risk
- SPECIAL DOSSIER 2 - Why “Crime of Passion” Can Mislead
- SPECIAL DOSSIER 3 - Writing Obsession Cases Without Blaming Victims
- APPENDIX A - Obsession Case Timeline Worksheet
- APPENDIX B - Behavioral Warning Terms
- APPENDIX C - Evidence Checklist for Readers and Researchers
- Sources & Further Reading
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