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How to Talk to Children About Safety Without Creating Fear
As parents, we face a difficult balance. We want to protect our children from danger. We also want them to grow up confident, trusting, and unafraid of the world. How do we teach safety without creati...
By Victor J. Fisher June 10, 2024 Gary Leon Ridgway confessed to killing 49 women. Investigators believe the actual number exceeds 70. For nearly two decades, he murdered vulnerable women along the hi...
Understanding Trauma Responses: What Happens After Violent Crime
!Illustration representing the psychology of trauma and the mind If you have survived a violent crime, your brain and body may be responding in ways you do not understand. You might feel disconnected ...
The Golden State Killer: How DNA Solved a 40-Year Mystery
By Victor J. Fisher April 15, 2024 For over four decades, the Golden State Killer terrorized California. He committed at least 13 murders, more than 50 rapes, and over 100 burglaries between 1974 and ...
Finding Your Path Forward: Resources for Crime Survivors
!Silhouette of person walking toward light, symbolizing hope and recovery Photo by Pixabay If you have survived a violent crime, the aftermath can feel overwhelming. The trauma does not end when the c...
By Victor J. Fisher February 8, 2024 For over three decades, Dennis Rader terrorized Wichita, Kansas. He bound, tortured, and killed ten people between 1974 and 1991. He called himself BTK, an acronym...