PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Feldman, Marilyn
AU  - Mallouh, Katherine
AU  - Lewis, Dorothy Otnow
TI  - Filicidal Abuse in the Histories of 15 Condemned Murderers
DP  - 1986 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 345--352
VI  - 14
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/14/4/345.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/14/4/345.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1986 Dec 01; 14
AB  - This paper describes the family characteristics of 15 Death Row inmates. It documents extraordinary physical and/or sexual abuse in 13 cases. It describes murderous behaviors of parents toward children in 8 cases and documents ongoing hostility and neglect throughout childhood and adulthood. The paper explores the mechanisms by which such abuse may contribute to violent behaviors. It highlights the relevance of these findings to the outcome of sentencing in capital cases.