We explore the dark minds of those on Level 18 of the Gradations of Evil Scale, developed by Dr's Michael Stone and Gary Brucato. "Though psychotic, they do not typically prolong their torture. " Maury Travis, a quiet, unsuspecting man, shocked the St. Louis area after police discovered that he was responsible for the death of over 17 women. Known as the "Bi-State Strangler" or the "Street Walker

What kind of serial killer keeps you up at night? We might have a nominee for you. In this Episode: The transition to Category 17 is what Micahel Stone calls “a move into the darkest territory of the Gradations of Evil scale—covering a wide array of serial killers, torturers, and sadists. “

Long behind us are the killers who kill in self-defense, or because they momentarily lost their reasoning, their sanity….

The level 17 killer is something else, something darker. • They kill purely for the psychological gratification of the murder itself.

What sets the level 17 killer apart is their attacks usually involve some kind of sexual contact with their victim.

To review Michael Stone’s Gradations of Evil scale is to try and understand the motives behind WHY people do these things. Sometimes, even the killers themselves can’t explain it.

When you look at the examples commonly given for level 17, you find familiar names- Ted Bundy & Richard Ramirez- two serial rapists and sadists. Utterly unfeeling.

The thing is, both of these cases have been covered Ad nauseam on this and every other podcast. - So I don’t want to focus on the stories of Richard Ramirez and Ted Bundy as much as I want to talk about the pathology of the level 17 killer, using Ramirez and Bundy as examples.

In This Episode Psycho Therapist Michael Drane continues The Scale of Evil Series . He will give forensic analysis on the case of Terry Driver, convicted murder. Driver ranks at level 16 of Dr. Michael Stone's "Gradations of Evil Scale". This true crime episode is full of psychological analysis, and backstory that will keep you captivated. The Abbotsford Killer

In this Episode: The story you are about to hear should convince you that murders don’t have to look like the devil to be one. In this episode, we present the Case of Dorothea Puentes, one of the most cited cases for level 15 on Dr. Michael Stone’s Gradations of Evil Scale.

In this Episode: Shante Kimes spent her entire life as a murderous con artist, ruthlessly scheming against anyone she can benefit from. Now that her son Kenneth is older and her husband is dead, Shante has recruited Kenneth- and the two work together to create chaos. Check out The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime. Copyright © 2019 by Michael H. Stone, MD, and Gary Brucato, PhD.

In this episode Unpopular Culture brings back Dr. Michael Stone’s Scale of Evil. Today we look at level 13 on the scale of evil these are Psychopathic murderers with inadequate, rageful personalities.

Ed Gein and Benjamin Nathaniel Smith as examples of how these murders used rage to kill. Professor Michael Drane is here to help us make sense of this complex level on the scale. 

We’re always talking about how the 1970’s were an especially demented time in American History. And if these three cases don’t stand out as blaring examples about the dangers of warped religious fervor, then nothing does. 

This is where our episode on the level 12 scale of evil begins- With a warning about what it means to follow your own killer down a path of weaponized  religiosity. We present the cases of Ervil LaBaron, Jim Jones, and Immanuel David,

In May of 1977 a sadistic Mormon cult leader Ervil Lebaron orders his cult to walk into a clinic and gun down a rival cult leader

In this Episode: We review the case of Ismael Juarez Cisneros, a semi-psychopath "In The Way" killer who murdered his close friend in retaliation for informing to authorities. This is level 11 on Dr. Stone's Gradation Evil Scale.

In this Episode: We review the case of John list, a semi-psychopath "In The Way" killer who murdered his entire family to save their souls. This is level 10 on Dr. Stone's Scale of Evil. 

Check out The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime. Copyright © 2019 by Michael H. Stone, MD, and Gary Brucato, PhD.

We review Level 9 on Dr. Stone's "Scale of Evil" with the case of Paul Snider, a semi-psychopathic killer who murdered Dorothy Stratten just as she was a rising star in movies and in Playboy Magazine.

In this episode Prof. and Therapist Michael Drane covers levels 6-8 on Dr. Michael Stones "Gradation of Evil Scale”. This episode focuses on how anger can push someone to murder. This episode is a can’t miss!

Check out The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime. Copyright © 2019 by Michael H. Stone, MD, and Gary Brucato, PhD.

Self-Defense Murder: Level 4

These people kill in self-defense, but they aren't entirely innocent themselves; they may have been "extremely provocative" toward their victim. Traumatized, desperate persons who killed abusive relatives or other people, but who show remorse for their crime and are not psychopaths.

Desperate Measures Murder: Level 5

These are traumatized, desperate killers of abusive relatives or others -- but they lack “significant psychopathic traits” and are genuinely remorseful.

Prof Michael Drane reviews Dr. Michael Stone's "Scale of Evil" using infamous cases. This episode looks at the first 3 levels of murder- Self Defense, Jealousy, & Companion Murders

Check out The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime. Copyright © 2019 by Michael H. Stone, MD, and Gary Brucato, PhD.

In this Episode: Michael Drane dives into the mysterious True Crime case of Jeffery MacDonald. This is the case that ALMOST made it onto UPC as level 11 on Dr. Stone's "Scale of Evil". 

Media sources who have reviewed The Scale of Evil have cited Jeffrey MacDonald as a level 11 murderer, even though there is serious controversy around this case. Many say MacDonald didn't murder his family, and compelling evidence backs this up. 

We make the argument that, even IF MacDonald did murder his family, he does not belong at level 11 on the Scale of Evil. 

Today we are SO excited to provide you with this fascinating conversation between myself, Dr. Michael Stone & Dr. Gary Brucato - The renowned experts behind "The Gradations of Evil" Scale and their new book "The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime".