Host : Hello everyone and welcome to episode 12 of ‘Danger Near You’. Today we have a very recent story that took our nation by storm when it was released to the public. We will be discussing the chillingly recent serial killer, Lucy Letby. By ‘we’ I mean both me and our special guest David Smith, who works as a criminal psychologist. Say hi to David. David : Hello Host : Glad to have you on the show David David Glad to be here, I'm happy to give you my insight into the case where I can, I have worked in many cases similar to this one. Host : The case we are following today is of the neonatal nurse turned serial killer, Lucy Letby. Letby was convicted of the murder of seven babies as well as six accounts of attempted murder. Her actions baffled the country…show more content… After each death, which was deemed suspicious at the time, Letby’s persona showed neither a sign of guilt or anger. Additionally, the lack of a motive most likely made the concept of these deaths being murder more difficult to accept. Host : What do you mean? David : Well in most murder cases you find that the suspect has a motive for killing the victim, the offenders actions can be fueled with jealousy, anger, fear or even just pure hatred, and these feelings can be uncovered by looking at the way the bodies were treated, for example a more violent death such as stabbing could suggest that there could have been some hatred, maybe jealousy, while on the other hand shooting or poisoning them could show a more detached relationship, possibly less experience and less confidence with their actions. There are however exceptions to this. When you look through the cases of many serial killers you will see that each one has a motive, these motives are often more difficult to deduce as they are less likely to be based on a personal connection to their victim. A good example of this is the zodiac killer, have you heard of
