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Who in their right mind would choose to be a forensic psychiatrist?

Richard Taylor has had to study some truly horrific homicides in order to assess the mental condition and treatment of Britain’s murderers

Anthony Hardy, the ‘Camden Ripper’, whose case haunted Richard Taylor for years. Credit: Alamy
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  • The Mind of a Murderer: What Makes a Killer?

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