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Dorothy Otnow Lewis is an American psychiatrist and author who has been an expert witness at a number of high-profile cases. She specializes in the study of violent individuals and people with dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly known as multiple personality disorder.
Nov 18, 2020 · Dr. Dorothy Lewis is a pioneer in the study of murderers and their trauma and brain damage. She testified in many high-profile cases, including Ted Bundy's, and challenged the definition of sanity and evil.
Nov 20, 2020 · In 1989, Ted Bundy summoned Dr. Dorothy Lewis to Florida State Prison for a visit. Sitting face-to-face with a serial killer was nothing new for her: Lewis had spent her career as a clinical...
Nov 30, 2020 · A forensic psychiatrist reviews the film Crazy, Not Insane featuring Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis, who claims most murderers have dissociative identity disorder (DID) from childhood trauma. The reviewer challenges her simplistic and unsupported arguments and questions her expertise and credibility.
Dorothy Lewis is a clinical professor in the Child Study Center who has evaluated murderers and serial killers such as Ted Bundy and John Allen Muhammad. She believes that brain dysfunction, child abuse and psychotic thinking are the main causes of violent behavior.
Nov 18, 2020 · In 1989, on the day before Ted Bundy—arguably the most notorious serial murderer of the 21st century—was electrocuted, he called and asked Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis if she might come down to see...
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Dec 8, 2020 · Dorothy Lewis, a Yale professor and author of The Biology of Crime, joined documentarian Alex Gibney to discuss his new film about mental illness and violence. The event was hosted by the Poynter Fellowship at Yale School of Management.
