Hybristophilia

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Hybristophilia (from the Greek ὑβριστής hybristes "malefactor", and φιλία philia "friendship, affection") is a paraphilia , which consists in the fact that those affected by criminals , in particular offenders in the areas of sexual , serious violence and homicide , sexually feel attracted. It is also known as Bonnie and Clyde syndrome .

Affected and causes

Women are affected more often than men. There is little empirical research on the causes of hybristophilia. Loneliness, low self-esteem and the desire for attention are mentioned as possible reasons. Since serial and mass murderers in particular - especially in the USA - often become celebrities in popular culture , it is also assumed that those affected seek proximity to the criminal in order to become famous themselves.

According to Sheila Isenberg , the women affected are often those who had a difficult childhood, i. H. abused or ill-treated . In her book Women Who Love Men Who Kill , she advocates the thesis that these women are therefore looking for a man they can control and who cannot hurt them: men who sit behind bars are particularly suitable for this.

Two types of hybristophilia are described. In the passive form, those affected feel sexually attracted to criminals without the desire to participate in the partner's crimes. In the case of active hybristophilia, the person concerned incites their partner to commit crimes, aids or accomplices because they experience sexual arousal as a result.

It is a potentially harmful paraphilia for those affected, since contact with criminals exposes them to the risk of becoming victims themselves.

Examples

  • Bonnie and Clyde
  • Anders Behring Breivik receives numerous love letters from young women while in custody.
  • Numerous groupies were in the audience during Ted Bundy's trial . One of his followers married Bundy in the courtroom.
  • The homosexual serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was pen pals with at least six women who all believed they were romantically involved in prison until his death.
  • After their death, a fan base was formed around Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the perpetrators of the rampage at Columbine High School , whose predominantly female members refer to themselves as "Columbines".
  • Luka Magnotta is said to have a growing female following.
  • Charles Manson had many hybristophile supporters.
  • Richard Ramírez married one of his many female fans while in prison.
  • In the case of the cartoon character Harley Quinn , it is assumed that her obsession with the Joker is an expression of the active form of this paraphilia.

See also

literature

  • Sheila Isenberg: Women Who Love Men Who Kill . 3. Edition. Backinprint.com, 2000, ISBN 0-595-00399-0 .
  • Elisabeth Pfister: When women love criminals. Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-86153-744-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christine M. Sarteschi: Mass and Serial Murder in America . 1st edition. Springer, Switzerland 2016, ISBN 978-3-319-44280-8 , pp. 11 .
  2. ↑ Love letters in jail: When women feel attracted to serial killers In: Die Welt. December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b Christine M. Sarteschi: Mass and Serial Murder in America . 1st edition. Springer, Switzerland 2016, ISBN 978-3-319-44280-8 , pp. 12 .
  4. ↑ Christine M. Sarteschi: Mass and Serial Murder in America . 1st edition. Springer, Switzerland 2016, ISBN 978-3-319-44280-8 , pp. 12-13 .
  5. ↑ Passion Victim. A brief look at hybristophilia. In: Psychology Today . October 18, 2013, accessed December 24, 2017.
  6. ^ Robert M. Worley, Vidisha Barua Worley: Deviant Behavior. In: H. James Birx (Ed.): 21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook. Volume 1. SAGE, Thousand Oaks, CA 2010, ISBN 978-1-4129-5738-0 , p. 825.
  7. ↑ a b What Is Hybristophilia? In: Refinery29.com, accessed August 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ Women Who Love Serial Killers. In: PsychologyToday, accessed August 25, 2017.
  9. ^ Roy Ratcliff, Lindy Adams: Dark Journey, Deep Grace: Jeffrey Dahmer's Story of Faith . Leafwood Publishers, Abilene, Texas 2006, ISBN 978-0-9767790-2-5 , pp. 304-305 .
  10. ↑ Sascha Cohen: The gunmen of Columbine, their female fan base and me. In: VICE . VICE Media, April 25, 2016, accessed July 8, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Luka Rocco Magnotta Fans Profess Support, 'School-Girl Crush' On Alleged Killer. In: The Huffington Post. September 7, 2012.
  12. ↑ The 10 Most Infamous Murderers Who Married in Prison In: Rolling Stone. November 24, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  13. ↑ Castilian Medrano: The Possible Psychological Disorder of 'Suicide Squad''s Harley Quinn. In: Inverse. August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .