Lydia Benecke (born in 1982 as ''E. C. Wawrzyniak'') is a German criminal psychologist and writer of popular science non-fiction.

Life

Benecke was born in

Bytom Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; Silesian: ''Bytōm, Bytōń'', german: Beuthen O.S.) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland, the city is 7 km northwest of Katowice, the regional capital ...

, Poland and left for Germany at the age of 4 with her mother. She grew up in

Bottrop Bottrop () is a city in west-central Germany, on the Rhine–Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Located in the Ruhr industrial area, Bottrop adjoins Essen, Oberhausen, Gladbeck, and Dorsten. The city had been a coal-mining and rail cente ...

and developed her interest in criminal cases from a young age. After finishing school at the Janusz-Korczak-Gesamtschule in Bottrop, she studied Psychology,

Psychopathology Psychopathology is the study of abnormal cognition, behaviour, and experiences which differs according to social norms and rests upon a number of constructs that are deemed to be the social norm at any particular era. Biological psychopatholo ...

and

Forensic science Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal ...

at the

Ruhr University Bochum The Ruhr University Bochum (, ) is a public research university located in the southern hills of the central Ruhr area, Bochum, Germany. It was founded in 1962 as the first new public university in Germany after World War II. Instruction began in ...

.Lydia Benecke, Diplom-Psychologin.
Homepage of Sat.1. She was married to Mark Benecke. She lives in

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and is active in the German skeptical organization

GWUP The Gesellschaft zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung von Parawissenschaften (GWUP) (English: ''Society for the Scientific Investigation of Pseudosciences'') is a non-profit organisation promoting scientific skepticism, headquartered in Roßdorf, ...

Career

Psychologist

Benecke attended an adult education course in psychology as a teenager. After a school internship she worked as a freelancer for a psychological psychotherapist during her extracurricular time. Since 2008 she has been working therapeutically in a social therapy institution with sexual and violent offenders Between 2009 and 2013 she worked as a psychological consultant in criminal cases and in public relations for her then husband's company, the criminal biologist Mark BeneckeLydia Benecke stellt sich selbst vor.
Homepage der SMJG.
Artikel auf der Homepage des

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. Nowadays, she works as an independent criminal psychologist with an office in Cologne in the fields of consulting and education. Her main areas of work are

paraphilia Paraphilia (previously known as sexual perversion and sexual deviation) is the experience of intense sexual arousal to atypical objects, situations, fantasies, behaviors, or individuals. It has also been defined as sexual interest in anything ot ...

personality disorders Personality disorders (PD) are a class of mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating from those accepted by the individual's culture ...

(especially psychopathy, dissocial personality disorders and borderline personality disorders),

Psychological trauma Psychological trauma, mental trauma or psychotrauma is an emotional response to a distressing event or series of events, such as accidents, rape, or natural disasters. Reactions such as psychological shock and psychological denial are typical. ...

, superstitious beliefs, subcultures (especially BDSM scene,

Dark culture Dark culture ( German ''Schwarze Szene''; Portuguese ''cultura obscura''; Spanish ''escena oscura''; Italian ''scena Dark'' or ''scena gotica''), also called dark alternative scene or Darkly-Inclined, includes goth and dark wave culture, most o ...

Goth subculture Goth is a music-based subculture that began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s. It was developed by fans of Gothic rock, an offshoot of the post-punk music genre. The name ''Goth'' was derived directly from the genre. Notable post-p ...

, sects and vampire subculture).Ruth Friedrich: ''Täter ohne Reue im Kopf. „Ein Psychopath liebt sein Kind nicht mehr als sein Auto“''
Interview mit Lydia Benecke auf der Homepage von

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Author

After completing her studies in psychology, she co-authored several of Mark Benecke's books between 2009 and 2011, of which she also edited "The Benecke Universe". Mark Benecke and others commissioned her to write "Aus der Dunkelkammer des Bösen" to create a comprehensive psychological profile for the Colombian serial killer Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos. The book was published 2011, and achieved high rankings on the

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bestseller list. She has been a regular columnist for the German-language BDSM magazine " Schlagzeilen" since 2010.Facebook-Profil von Lydia Benecke
/ref> In her column "Psychokiste" she deals with various questions on the subject of BDSM from a psychological point of view.Lydia Benecke: ''Psychokiste. Psychologische Überlegungen zur Aufnahme der Sklavenzentrale in die Liste jugendgefährdender Medien'', Artikel auf der Homepage des Schlagzeilen-Magazins
. In 2013, she published a psychological profile of the historical serial killer and cannibal

Karl Denke Karl Denke (11 February 1860 – 22 December 1924) was a German serial killer and cannibal who killed and cannibalized dozens of homeless vagrants and travelers from 1903 to 1924. He is often regarded as The Forgotten Cannibal or The Cannibal o ...

.Armin Rütters: ''Historische Serienmörder III: Karl Denke – Der Kannibale von Münsterberg: Ein deutscher Serienmörder'', Kirchschlager, Arnstadt 2013, . Her book "Auf dünnem Eis" was published in October 2013. It entered the Spiegel bestseller list at number 13 in November 2013. Her next book "Sadisten" was published on 12 February 2015. "Tödliche Liebe – Geschichten aus dem wahren Leben" also achieved a place in the bestseller lists, as did "Psychopathinnen. Die Psychologie des weiblichen Bösen" (Female psychopaths. The psychology of female evil) in 2018.

Volunteer activities

Lydia Benecke has been a member of the GWUP since her time as a student.''Skeptoskop #16 – Lydia Benecke''
Podcast von Skeptoskop. In this context, she deals with the psychological examination of the vampire motif, the vampire subculture, superstition and

homeopathy Homeopathy or homoeopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine. It was conceived in 1796 by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann. Its practitioners, called homeopaths, believe that a substance that causes symptoms of a dis ...

.Youtube-Video „Dr Mark Benecke 1/4 Vampire unter uns“ von gwup
. Bernd Harder
''Vampire ohne Bis(s)''. Erschienen in Skeptiker, März 2010, Seiten 152 bis 157.
Wiki von Mark Benecke.Bernd Harder: ''Vampir-TV mit Mark und Lydia Benecke''
Artikel im Blog von gwup.Youtube-Video „Dr. Mark Benecke kritisiert die Homöopathie“ von beneckefan
. In 2012, after writing a psychological statement on the indexing of a BDSM forum by the youth protection, she became the youth protection commissioner of the German BDSM youth organisation

SMJG SMJG is a charitable organization originating in Germany which provides education in the field of BDSM and sexuality for young adults and teenagers. The association is active in all parts of Europe where German is spoken. The association was form ...

. She is part of an international Working Group on Human Asphyxia set up by the Canadian forensic scientist Anny Sauvageau.''Dr. Anny Sauvageau – Autoerotic Deaths''
Artikel auf der Homepage von CRC Press (englisch). She participated in the evaluation of a series of video recordings recording fatal autoerotic accidents and suicidesA. Sauvageau, R. LaHarpe, V. J. Geberth: ''Agonal sequences in eight filmed hangings: analysis of respiratory and movement responses to asphyxia by hanging.'' In: ''Journal of forensic sciences.'' Band 55, Nummer 5, September 2010, S. 1278–1281, , .A. Sauvageau, R. Laharpe, D. King, G. Dowling, S. Andrews, S. Kelly, C. Ambrosi, J. P. Guay, V. J. Geberth: ''Agonal sequences in 14 filmed hangings with comments on the role of the type of suspension, ischemic habituation, and ethanol intoxication on the timing of agonal responses.'' In: ''The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology.'' Band 32, Nummer 2, Juni 2011, S. 104–107, , . She was involved in suicide and depression prevention in the non-profit association for the prevention of suicide and education about depression and suicide in adolescents and young people Freunde fürs Leben e. V.Freunde fürs Leben e. V.: Suizid- und Depressionsprävention
Blogeintrag auf der Website von reportink.FRIDAY CLUB „Freunde Fürs Leben“ Special – Die Party zum Thema Suizid- und Depressionsprävention
Artikel auf der Homepage von ''Freunde fürs Leben e. V.''

Media

Since 2009 she has appeared as a psychological expert in various television programmes, including ''

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'', ', '' Explosiv - Das Magazin'', ''

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'', ''

Bambule Bambule, a term of German prison sociolect, originally refers to a form of mostly non-violent prison protest, typically effected by banging hard items against the cells' metal bars. The term is derived from the African dance ''Bamboule'' or ''Bamb ...

'', '' Inka!'', ''Sat.1 breakfast television'', the special programme '' XY - gelöst'' and the

ZDF ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...

documentary ''Dracula lebt!'' Video zum Ausschnitt „Lydia Benecke und das Böse“ aus der TV-total-Sendung vom 3. Dezember 2013
, Video auf der Homepage von

ProSieben ProSieben (, ''sieben'' is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) is a German free-to-air television network owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media. It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television company ...

.Fake-Profile im Internet. Echte Liebe für eine Fälschung (stern-TV-Sendung vom 4. Dezember 2013)
Artikel auf der Homepage des

Stern The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite the bow, the foremost part of a ship. Ori ...

.Sendung „Markus Lanz“ vom 26. November 2011
Artikel auf der Homepage der Deutschen Welle.Bambule-Das Magazin. Die Lust am Töten. Sendung vom 7. November 2013
Sendungsinformation auf der Homepage des

.inka! Die Show am Nachmittag. Sendung vom 4. Oktober 2013
Sendungsinformation auf der Homepage des ZDF.
Artikel auf der Homepage des Spiegel. She also works as an expert for radio, podcast productions, print media and electronic magazines. She has spoken from a psychological point of view on topics such as

psychopathy Psychopathy, sometimes considered synonymous with sociopathy, is characterized by persistent Anti-social behaviour, antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and Boldness, bold, Disinhibition, disinhibited, and Egotism, egotistical B ...

, the

Zodiac killer The Zodiac Killer is the pseudonym of an unidentified serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s. The case has been described as the most famous unsolved murder case in American history. It became a fixture of popular c ...

,Hoaxilla #81 – „Zodiac Killer“
,

Podcast A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing ...

von Hoaxilla. sexually motivated homicides,Christian Reinartz: ''Zerstückelter Junge aus dem Fluss: Ist der Tristan-Killer wieder da?''
Artikel auf der Homepage des Rhein-Main EXTRA TIPP.

Letter bomb A letter bomb, also called parcel bomb, mail bomb, package bomb, note bomb, message bomb, gift bomb, present bomb, delivery bomb, surprise bomb, postal bomb, or post bomb, is an explosive device sent via the postal service, and designed with t ...

assassins,Stefanie Reiffert: ''Anschlag auf Josef Ackermann. Wie Briefbomben-Attentäter ticken''
Artikel auf der Homepage des Focus. the

2011 Norway attacks The 2011 Norway attacks, referred to in Norway as 22 July ( no, 22. juli) or as 22/7, were two domestic terrorist attacks by neo-Nazi Anders Behring Breivik against the government, the civilian population, and a Workers' Youth League (AUF) ...

,Potentielle Täter im Netz erkennen. Gespräch mit der Diplom-Psychologin Lydia Benecke
Podcast auf der Homepage des DRadio Wissen. Vampires,Hoaxilla #50 – ‘Vampire unter uns!’
Podcast von Hoaxilla. BDSM,PSYT008 Sex
Podcast von Psychotalk. sadomasochism in Germany,Sadomasochists in Germany
Podcast auf podcast.de. skepticism, criminal psychology,Bericht Journal 360 GradBericht Welt
Artikel auf der Homepage des

Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger The ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' (KStA) is a German daily newspaper published in Cologne, and has the largest circulation in the Cologne–Bonn Metropolitan Region. ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' has a base of over 100 contributing editors and a wide ...

s. doomsday myths and end-time sects.F3 “Weltuntergang zum Nachhören”
, Podcast auf bartocast.de. In 2013 she was in Sat.1-Production "Stalker – Caught in the act" as psychologist responsible for the assessment of the perpetrators.''Stalker – Auf frischer Tat ertappt''
, Trailer auf der Homepage von Sat.1. She also explains criminal cases in German TV show ''Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst''. She also works with ''Anwälte der Toten'' and ''Erbarmungslos''", two other TV shows. She also appears in German shows ''Aktenzeichen XY...ungelöst'' and ''Anwälte der Toten'' as well as ''Erbarmungslos''.

Publications

* ''Vampire unter uns! Teil 1: Rh. pos.'' (with Mark Benecke, Kathrin Sonntag, Nastassia Palanetskaya), Edition Roter Drache, Rudolstadt 2009, . * ''Vampire unter uns! Teil 2: Rh. neg.'' (with Mark Benecke), Edition Roter Drache, Rudolstadt 2010, * ''Das Benecke-Universum'' (with Mark Benecke), Militzke, Leipzig 2011, . * ''Aus der Dunkelkammer des Bösen. Neue Berichte vom bekanntesten Kriminalbiologen der Welt'' (with Mark Benecke), Lübbe, Köln 2011, , L. Benecke: pp. 60–68/ 71–259 / 292–297 / 327–330 / 357–364 / 388–390. * ''Auf dünnem Eis. Die Psychologie des Bösen'', Lübbe, Köln 2013, ; Taschenbuch ebd. 2016, . * ''Historische Serienmörder III: Karl Denke – Der Kannibale von Münsterberg: Ein deutscher Serienmörder" by Armin Rütters, Kirchschlager 2013, L. Benecke: pp. 73–86, . * ''Sadisten. Tödliche Liebe – Geschichten aus dem wahren Leben.'' Lübbe, Köln 2015, . * ''Wie meine Internet-Liebe zum Albtraum wurde: Das Phänomen Realfakes" by Victoria Schwartz, Blanvalet 2015, L. Benecke: pp. 256–266, . * ''Ein multidimensionales psychologisches Modell zur Unterscheidung zwischen inklinierendem und periculärem sexuellen Sadismus'', in: Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Kriminologie, Polizei und Recht e.V. : Band 3 / II. Sammelband, Verlag für Polizeiwissenschaft, Frankfurt am Main 2015. L. Benecke: pp. 32–65. . * ''Die 120 Tage von Sodom 2.0: Neu übersetzt von Curt Moreck'', by Marquis de Sade with Frank Schulten, L. Benecke: pp. 6–24), 2016, . * ''Psychopathinnen. Die Psychologie des weiblichen Bösen.'' Lübbe, Köln 2018, . * ''Ein multidimensionales psychologisches Modell zur Unterscheidung zwischen inklinierendem und periculärem sexuellen Sadismus'', In: Destruktive Sexualität. Therapie und Risk-Assessment in der Forensischen Psychiatrie. Berlin 2018, L. Benecke: pp. 11– I26, .

References

External links

Own Website

GWUP page
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