Colonel Russell Williams Psychotypes

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Colonel Russell Williams born march 7th 1963 was a decorated military pilot in the Canadian Armed Forces, he commanded CFB Trenton Canada’s most important military airbase, he had flown Canadian Forces VIP aircraft for Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, the Governor General, the Prime Minister of Canada and other international dignitaries. Colonel Russell grew up and had a fairly normal life, he graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts degree, married Mary Elizabeth Harriman, got a job in the military and later became one of the most respected men in the military until he was charged with two counts of first degree murder.
In February 2010 Colonel Russell Williams was charged with two counts of forcible confinement, …show more content…

Secondary Psychopath- lack self-control, openly selfish, they are risk takers but with risk comes consequences and that can be their fear. They are vulnerable to stress and guilt just like the average person. They are still psychopaths but on a lesser scale.
Primary and Secondary are the main categories of a psychopath but there are also four different subtypes to help further distinguish the different types of psychopaths there are in society. These subtypes are Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Sadistic Personality Disorder.
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Colonel Russell Williams was a successful and respected member of society, he had a wife that he loved, family and friends that he was very close with, and a job that takes a great level of skill to obtain, but he was also a predator who broke into young women’s homes to steal their underwear and pose in them. As his urges grew stronger Colonel Russell attacked, tied up, raped and killed two women and he would have kept on killing if he was not

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