Helen Morrison
{{Short description|American psychiatrist and writer}}
{{for|the photographer|Helen Balfour Morrison}}
Helen Louise Morrison (born July 9, 1942) is an American forensic psychiatrist, writer and profiler. She was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and attended Temple University, the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute.{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3414900247/morrison-helen-1942.html|title=Morrison, Helen 1942- - Contemporary Authors|year=2005|accessdate=December 6, 2010}} Her work involves the psychology of serial killers.
Works
The focus of her research has been to find common personality traits among serial killers. She has published a book, My Life Among the Serial Killers.
Morrison was a witness for the defense at the trial of John Wayne Gacy, testifying that he was legally insane because he was "unable to separate from his mother psychologically" and never developed a separate identity.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-05-29-0405290263-story.html|title=Psychiatrist has Gacy's brain in her basement|last=reporter|first=Jane Fritsch, Tribune staff|website=chicagotribune.com|date=29 May 2004 |language=en-US|access-date=April 12, 2020}} The jury rejected Gacy's insanity defense and found him guilty. After his execution, Gacy's brain was removed and was in Morrison's possession.{{cite book|last1=Sullivan|first1=Terry|last2=Maiken|first2=Peter T.|title=Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders|publisher=Pinnacle|year=2000|edition=Paperback|isbn=0-7860-1422-9|oclc=156783287|page=354}}
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Category:People from Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Category:Temple University alumni
Category:Drexel University alumni