Skyler‌‌Hong‌ 

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DR.‌‌DEATH‌  ‌
Case‌‌Closed--“The‌‌Black‌‌Cat”‌  ‌

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The‌‌Black‌‌Cat‌‌murder‌‌case‌‌is‌‌finally‌‌   deliberately‌‌cut‌‌and‌u‌ ndoubtedly‌‌it‌‌was‌‌done‌‌  
solved‌‌instead‌‌of‌‌being‌‌an‌‌unsolved‌‌case‌‌   by‌‌Mr.‌‌P.‌‌P‌‌confesses‌‌to‌‌the‌‌police‌‌that‌‌he‌‌ 
forever.‌‌Area‌‌police‌‌sources‌‌said‌‌that‌‌the‌‌   used‌‌to‌‌have‌‌a‌‌similar‌‌black‌‌cat‌‌and‌‌really‌‌  
murderer‌‌who‌‌killed‌‌his‌‌wife‌‌and‌‌hid‌‌her‌‌in‌‌   liked‌‌him.‌‌While‌‌one‌‌day‌‌P’s‌‌temper‌‌  
the‌‌wall‌‌has‌‌been‌‌found.‌‌(picture‌‌of‌‌the‌‌   changed‌‌totally,‌‌starting‌‌to‌‌be‌‌an‌‌alcoholic‌‌ 
murderer‌‌Mr.‌‌P‌‌above).‌‌The‌‌police‌‌say‌‌that‌‌it‌‌  and‌‌abusing‌‌the‌‌animals,‌‌including‌‌the‌‌first‌‌  
is‌‌the‌‌black‌‌cat‌‌that‌‌is‌‌cruelly‌‌built‌‌in‌‌the‌‌  black‌‌cat.‌‌The‌‌second‌‌black‌‌cat‌‌P‌‌adopted‌‌  
wall‌‌that‌‌helped‌‌them‌‌uncover‌‌the‌‌case.‌‌   out‌‌of‌‌his‌‌guilt‌‌that‌‌he‌‌claimed‌‌he‌‌saw‌‌
 
When‌‌the‌‌black‌‌cat‌‌is‌‌rescued,‌‌the‌‌police‌‌   something‌‌after‌‌the‌‌big‌‌fire‌‌at‌‌his‌‌house.‌‌The‌‌  
find‌‌out‌‌that‌‌one‌‌of‌‌the‌‌cat’s‌‌eyes‌‌was‌‌   reason‌‌he‌‌killed‌‌his‌‌wife‌‌was‌‌simply‌‌that‌‌the‌‌ 
cat‌‌tripped‌‌him‌‌and‌‌he‌‌wanted‌‌to‌‌kill‌‌the‌‌cat,‌‌   P‌‌once‌‌indicated‌‌this‌‌case‌‌as‌‌“a‌‌series‌‌of‌‌ 
while‌‌his‌‌wife‌‌tried‌‌to‌‌stop‌‌him.‌‌Mr.‌‌P‌‌said‌‌   mere‌‌household‌‌events”.‌‌Hare‌‌explains‌‌that‌‌ 
he‌‌lost‌‌control‌‌because‌‌of‌‌anger‌‌and‌‌then‌‌   most‌‌of‌‌his‌‌actions‌‌like‌‌his‌‌sudden‌‌anger‌‌and‌‌  
killed‌‌his‌‌wife.‌‌He‌‌thought‌‌his‌‌wife‌‌was‌‌the‌‌   violence‌‌are‌‌out‌‌of‌ ‌“photo‌‌emotions:‌‌  
only‌‌one‌‌who‌‌was‌‌built‌‌in‌‌the‌‌wall,‌‌while‌‌the‌‌  primitive‌‌responses‌‌to‌‌immediate‌‌needs”‌‌  
black‌‌cat‌‌was‌‌also‌‌in‌‌it.‌‌
   ‌ which‌‌is‌‌something‌‌that‌‌a‌‌psychopath‌‌would‌‌ 
Before‌‌the‌‌case‌‌is‌‌solved,‌‌the‌‌police‌‌  experience.‌‌    ‌
also‌‌invited‌‌Robert‌‌D.‌‌Hare‌‌and‌‌other‌‌   Mr.‌‌P’s‌‌extremely‌‌shallow‌‌emotions‌‌ 
forensic‌‌psychologists‌‌as‌‌experts‌‌to‌‌profile‌‌   as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌his‌‌monomaniacal‌‌focus‌‌on‌‌  
the‌‌murderer.‌‌Robert‌‌D.‌‌Hare‌‌analyses‌‌this‌‌   himself‌‌reveal‌‌his‌‌antisocial‌‌personality.‌‌ 
murderer‌‌in‌‌different‌‌ways--‌‌Psychopathy‌‌   Hare‌‌says‌‌that‌‌“psychopaths‌‌often‌‌come‌‌  
and‌‌Rationality,‌‌Glib‌‌and‌‌  across‌‌as‌‌arrogant,‌‌shameless‌‌braggarts—‌‌ 
Superficial/Impulsive,‌‌Narrator‌‌and‌‌Shallow‌‌   self-assured,‌‌opinionated,‌‌domineering,‌‌and‌‌ 
Emotions/Adult‌‌Antisocial‌‌Behavior,‌  cocky”‌‌which‌‌proves‌‌his‌‌behavior‌‌before‌‌he‌‌ 
Egocentric‌‌and‌‌Grandiose/Poor‌‌Behavior‌‌   gets‌‌caught‌‌that‌‌he‌‌was‌‌excited‌‌and‌‌sure‌‌that‌‌ 
Controls,‌‌Deceitful‌‌and‌‌Manipulative/Early‌‌   he‌‌would‌‌escape.‌‌After‌‌investigation,‌‌Hare‌‌  
Behavior‌‌Problems,‌‌Lack‌‌of‌‌Remorse‌‌or‌‌   shows‌‌the‌‌police‌‌obvious‌‌proof‌‌that‌‌Mr.P’s‌‌  
Guilt/Need‌‌for‌‌Excitement,‌‌and‌‌Lack‌‌of‌‌   claim‌‌of‌‌he‌‌was‌‌tender‌‌and‌‌a‌‌good‌‌person‌‌  
Empathy/Lack‌‌of‌‌Responsibility,‌‌giving‌‌the‌‌   contradicts‌‌what‌‌he‌‌has‌‌done‌‌both‌‌to‌‌animals‌‌  
public‌‌a‌‌better‌‌view‌‌of‌‌this‌‌case.‌‌Through‌‌   and‌‌his‌‌wife.‌‌   ‌
the‌‌questioning‌‌from‌‌the‌‌police‌‌to‌‌Mr.‌‌P,‌‌Mr.‌‌   The‌‌crime‌‌sparked‌‌a‌‌citywide‌‌panic,‌‌ 
P‌‌described‌‌himself‌‌as‌‌a‌‌totally‌‌good‌‌person.‌‌   so‌‌the‌‌police‌‌remind‌‌the‌‌public‌‌that‌‌they‌‌ 
While‌‌he‌‌also‌‌showed‌‌his‌‌antisocial‌‌  should‌‌care‌‌more‌‌about‌‌mental‌‌health‌‌and‌‌ 
personality‌‌by‌‌saying,‌‌“I‌‌neither‌‌expect‌‌nor‌‌  pay‌‌more‌‌attention‌‌to‌‌strange‌‌things‌‌ 
solicit‌‌belief,”‌‌which‌‌gives‌‌an‌‌idea‌‌that‌‌he‌‌   happening‌‌around‌‌them.‌  ‌
does‌‌not‌‌care‌‌about‌‌the‌‌feedback‌‌from‌‌the‌‌    ‌
public.‌‌Also,‌‌anonymous‌‌police‌‌said‌‌that‌‌Mr.‌‌  
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 Bibliography‌  ‌

Allan‌‌Poe,‌‌Edgar.‌‌“The‌‌Black‌‌Cat.”‌‌Selected‌‌Tales‌,‌‌2008.‌   ‌

https://doi.org/10.1093/owc/9780199535774.003.0017.‌‌
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Deighan,‌‌S.‌‌(2016,‌‌July‌‌23).‌‌Much‌‌of‌‌Madness,‌‌more‌‌OF‌‌Sin:‌‌Edgar‌‌Allan‌‌Poe's‌‌"The‌‌Black‌‌cat"‌‌
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on‌‌screen.‌‌Retrieved‌‌May‌‌03,‌‌2021,‌‌from‌‌
 

https://diaboliquemagazine.com/much-madness-sin-edgar-allan-poes-black-cat-screen/‌  ‌

Hester,‌‌Vicki,‌‌and‌‌Emily‌‌Segir.‌‌"Edgar‌‌Allan‌‌Poe:‌‌“The‌‌Black‌‌Cat,”‌‌and‌‌Current‌‌Forensic‌‌
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Psychology."‌T
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2021.‌‌doi:10.5325/edgallpoerev.15.2.0175.‌  ‌

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