Filicide
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Filicide in an Economic DepressionFilicide is the description of murder; the victim is a son or daughter, and the murderer is a parent or step parent. It has been found that "child murder is not necessarily common, but it is a leading cause of child death in developed countries."- Murdered Children: Filicide, Infanticide and NeonaticideA research paper I wrote in my Intro to Forensics class. This information is disturbing.
- Mommy Dearest: Why Do Some Mothers Who Kill Their Children?Studies show that maternal filicides are often due to depression and psychological reasons.
- The Act of Filicide: Why is This Practice Becoming More Common in Today's Society?Children are our hope for the future. They are dying at their hands of their mothers, their fathers with no possible end in sight. Protecting them should be the goal of all society, not just those who give birth to them.
- Murdering Moms - an Incomprehensible CrimeThe death of children deeply saddens our society. But when that death is at the hands of the child's mother, humanity suffers a huge blow.
- Selfish Minds: What's in the Minds of Men Who Kill Their Children?A recent arrest of a Chicago man who killed his entire family has inspired me to find out what drives a man to this act of selfishness.