Mental Profile - Narcissism

Lloyd Neurauter was convicted of murdering his ex-wife, 46-year-old Michele Neurauter, at her home in Corning, New York, on August 27, 2017. Michele was initially found hanging from a cord in what appeared to be a suicide, but investigators noticed suspicious injuries and determined that she had been strangled. Neurauter eventually admitted that he had planned and carried out the murder, saying he wanted to gain custody of their youngest daughter and was struggling with the financial consequences of their divorce. He also coerced their 19-year-old daughter, Karrie, into helping him. Neurauter pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

Liam McAtasney was convicted of murdering 19-year-old Sarah Stern in Neptune City, New Jersey, in December 2016. McAtasney lured Stern to the Route 35 bridge, strangled her with a belt and stole approximately $20,000 she had inherited from her mother. He then dumped her body from the bridge into the Shark River and attempted to conceal the crime with the help of his friend Preston Taylor. McAtasney was convicted of murder and related charges in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Lynlee Renick was convicted of second-degree murder and armed criminal action for the June 2017 shooting death of her husband, Benjamin “Ben” Renick, a prominent exotic snake breeder in New Florence, Missouri. Ben was found dead inside his reptile facility after being shot eight times. Prosecutors argued that Lynlee had attempted to poison him before arranging for her former boyfriend, Michael Humphrey, to help kill him. The prosecution ultimately argued that Lynlee was the person who pulled the trigger. She was sentenced to 16 years in prison in January 2022.

James “Jimmy” Rackover was convicted of murdering 26-year-old Joseph “Joey” Comunale following an after-party at Rackover’s Manhattan apartment on November 13, 2016. Prosecutors said Rackover, Lawrence “Larry” Dilione and Max Gemma were involved in the events surrounding Comunale’s death and the subsequent attempt to conceal his body. Comunale was beaten and stabbed inside Apartment 4C before his body was transported to New Jersey, burned and buried in a shallow grave. Rackover was convicted of second-degree murder, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence and was sentenced to 28⅔ years to life in prison.

Brendan Banfield was convicted of the aggravated murders of his wife, Christine Banfield, and Joseph Ryan in Fairfax County, Virginia, on February 24, 2023. Prosecutors said Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, were having an affair and devised a scheme to lure Ryan to the Banfield home and make it appear that he had killed Christine before being killed himself. Banfield was convicted in February 2026 of two counts of aggravated murder, firearm use and child endangerment. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in June 2026 and has since filed notice of an appeal.

Chad Guy Daybell was convicted of murdering his first wife, Tammy Daybell, and Lori Vallow Daybell's two children, Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan, in Idaho. The children disappeared in 2019 and their remains were discovered buried on Daybell's Rexburg property in June 2020, months after Tammy had died under circumstances initially considered natural. Prosecutors argued that Daybell and Vallow Daybell used their religious beliefs about "zombies" and evil spirits to justify eliminating people they regarded as obstacles to their relationship and plans for a new life. A jury convicted Daybell of three counts of first-degree murder and related conspiracy and fraud charges in May 2024 and sentenced him to death. He remains on Idaho's death row.

Lori Norene Vallow Daybell became one of the most notorious criminal defendants in the United States after her two youngest children, Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan, disappeared in Idaho in 2019. Their remains were discovered buried on the property of Vallow Daybell's fifth husband, Chad Daybell, in June 2020. Vallow Daybell was convicted in Idaho in 2023 of murdering both children and conspiring to murder Tammy Daybell, Chad's first wife, and was sentenced to three consecutive life terms without parole. She was subsequently extradited to Arizona, where she was convicted in 2025 of conspiring to murder her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and her niece's former husband, Brandon Boudreaux. She received two additional consecutive life sentences with the possibility of parole after 25 years.

Nicholas Hartman murdered his wife, Alisa Hartman, in Florida in 2012, beating her to death inside their home. The killing initially presented investigators with a suspicious domestic homicide scene, but evidence ultimately led to Hartman being prosecuted for his wife's death. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to 50 years in prison, bringing the case to a close after the investigation established his responsibility for Alisa's death.