In this episode of Crime Cafe, Kerrie Droban discusses the fascinating world of psychopaths, her journey as a true crime author, and her unique storytelling approach. From diving into the darkest corners of the criminal mind to exploring the art of writing gritty, real-life narratives, Kerrie shares powerful insights into her work and creative process.
Kerrie Droban-Zhivago, offers profound insights into the minds of sociopaths, psychopaths, and narcissists. For those of you undergoing high-conflict divorces, understanding these characteristics is crucial. As you know, these personalities can significantly impact the emotional and psychological well-being of their partners, often leading to highly contentious divorce proceedings.
Kerrie's latest Book "Aurora" is a tell all of the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado killing 12 people and injuring at least 70 others by shooter James Holmes (The dark night movie killer). His psychiatrist Dr. Lynn Fenton tells her story.
In this episode, we go beyond narcissism as Kerrie joins Susan to talk about the rise of the sociopath, anti-social personality disorder, and more. Together they get to the crux of divorcing a sociopath including what to expect and how to protect yourself.
We always talk about serial killers and how many of them were in law enforcement to some extent at some point in their life. So, we thought that a fun episode for you would be to share some lesser known killers who were involved, in some capacity, with law enforcement.
The victim was Gary Triano, a Tucson real estate developer with influential friends?and enemies. After finishing a round of golf at a country club, he went to the parking lot and found a gift in his car: a crudely made pipe-bomb that blew him to pieces. Listen in as Kerrie breaks down this crime.
This week, I sit with Kerrie Droban. We discuss: the ethical complications of being a lawyer, what it's like to defend a man nicknamed the 'block monster' who had murdered a mother in the same room as her children, delivering a fast in front of the Supreme Court...
Kerrie Droban discusses her book about the Aurora, Colorado movie theatre massacre perpetrated by James Holmes, the inner-workings of such a criminal mind and he experiences representing some of America's worst criminals.
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In this episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna have a fascinating and thought-provoking conversation with author and attorney Kerrie Droban. With numerous appearances and interviews on national television and radio shows, Kerrie has established herself as an expert on motorcycle gangs and the pathology of the criminal mind.
Many people can relate to the thrill of seeing movies at the theater. The least they expect is tragedy. On July 20th, 2012, a Century 16 movie theater in Colorado was disrupted when James Eagan Holmes killed 12 people and injured 70 more. Despite not having a criminal record, James planned his evil act intensively with a notebook.
Kerrie Droban is a criminal defense attorney at Droban and Company and author of, "Aurora: Inside the Mind of a Mass Shooter." Kerrie Droban is an investigator of evil. She believes people have a tendency to view others through their own prism and can't comprehend what goes on in the mind of a mass shooter.
Most people will look at the Aurora Theatre killer and have no ability to comprehend his thought processes, and we'll revert back to thinking he's just insane. We can't empathize at all. It's almost like a protection mechanism that we go through. It is this lack of ability to understand what these killers go through that blinds us to glaring red flags.
On July 20, 2012, James Holmes walked into the midnight showing of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES in Aurora, Colorado, and opened fire on the theater patrons, methodically killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. Like the mass shootings that preceded that night and those which have occurred since the public response was swift and predictable. Stricter gun control, Red Flag Laws, and more money for mental health. Politicians searched for any benefit that could be gained from the tragedy. The surprise was that, in this case, the perpetrator was, in fact, in the care of a mental health professional at the time of the massacre.
We heard about Kerrie’s journey from poetry to law to true crime writing, how reading (and even writing) true crime can aid in your fiction writing, how she ended up entering law school, how her creative interests aided her law career (and how her law career aided her writing), advice for aspiring true crime writers, and more.
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How her fascination with true crime and killers began. Kerrie’s unusual childhood. Her co-writing process that sometimes takes years. How writing books like Aurora: The Psychiatrist Who Treated the Movie Theater Killer Tells Her Story, has changed her.
With numerous appearances and interviews on national television and radio shows, she has established herself as an expert on the pathology of the criminal mind, motorcycle gangs, and a mentor to new and aspiring true crime writers.
Today’s episode discusses how Kerrie has grown a successful writing career.
We will talk with criminal defense attorney and award-winning true crime author Kerrie Droban. We will discuss her book, Vagos, Mongols, & Outlaws: My Infiltration of America's Deadliest Biker Gangs. She wrote it with Charles Falco who infiltrated three of America's deadliest biker gangs. Falco risked his life to bring violent sociopaths to justice.
Award-winning true crime author and criminal defense attorney, Kerrie Droban will be discussing her latest book, "The Last Chicago Boss," which she co-wrote with Peter "Big Pete" James. The book chronicles Big Pete’s life in outlaw motorcycle gangs and how he helped form the criminal syndicate “Outlaw Nation” in Chicago.
Award-winning true crime author and criminal defense attorney, Kerrie Droban will be discussing her latest book, "The Last Chicago Boss," which she co-wrote with Peter "Big Pete" James. The book chronicles Big Pete’s life in outlaw motorcycle gangs and how he helped form the criminal syndicate “Outlaw Nation” in Chicago.
A legend in the biker community, Peter “Big Pete” James was the most revered gangster in the Outlaw Nation. He first perfected his skills with the Hells Angels, the Outlaws’ chief rival, before persuading thousands of disgruntled members from splintered Outlaws chapters to unite. Together, they formed a powerful criminal syndicate involved in extortion, contract murders, drugs and arms trafficking, money laundering and assassinations.
In this episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna speak with author, Kerrie Droban, about her books on motorcycle gangs: The Last Chicago Boss (2017); Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws: My Infiltration of America's Deadliest Biker Gangs (2013); Running with the Devil: The True Story of the ATF's Infiltration of the Hells Angels (2007).
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