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Originally Posted by Escape Artist
Many murderers are sociopaths, but not all sociopaths are murderers. A proclivity to violence is not a trait they all have. Sociopaths can be very convincing in their sincerity even with those who "know" them well. They are adept liars and can summon their emotions at the drop of a hat, especially crying/tears. They lack is empathy for others and feelings or guilt or remorse for the pain they cause, which makes them ideal killers. They also tend to be smart and often times, charming and can present a likable facade.
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I worked with prisoners and former inmates while in law school. These were mostly at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater. This is probably the largest prison in Minnesota.
One of my clients beat and did other very violent things to his wife. He did seem to be rather disliked by the other prisoners just judging by their body language and the like I noticed when I visited him at Stillwater. And the judge and others I interacted with on his behalf seemed to loathe this man. He did seem like a very poor excuse of a human being and his criminal history bore that out.
Anyway, it is hard to generalize what might have happened from scant individual facts. And so far I have not seen anything to suggest that this man in the news, Brian Laundrie, is a sociopath. He might just have lost it in a fit of rage caused by what looks like mental health problems of both Gabby Petito and her boyfriend.