Welcome back Strangers! Today’s episode will focus on the Insanity Defense, based on our episode about the DeFeo family murders.

**TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**

Mention of suicide attempts, discussions of intoxication via drugs/alcohol, discussions of shootings/assassination attempts, mentions of stalking/obsessive behavior

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References:

Chamber and Ball: Could A Defense Of Intoxication Or Insanity Be The Answer To Your Criminal Case? - https://www.chamberslawfirmca.com/defense-intoxication-insanity-answer-criminal-case/

Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute: M’naghten Rule - https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/m%27naghten_rule

Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute: Irresistible Impulse Test - https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/irresistible_impulse_test

Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute: Durham Test - https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/durham_test

Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute: Model Penal Code insanity defense - https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/model_penal_code_insanity_defense

Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute: Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 - https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/comprehensive_crime_control_act_of_1984

Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute: Insanity Defense - https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/insanity_defense

Famous Trials: The Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr. - https://famous-trials.com/johnhinckley/537-home

Hester Law Group - What Is an Insanity Plea?: https://www.hesterlawgroup.com/blog/2022/january/what-is-an-insanity-plea-/

IMDb: Taxi Driver - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/?ref_=mv_close

Justia: Competency to Stand Trial in Criminal Law Cases - https://www.justia.com/criminal/procedure/competency-to-stand-trial/

Justia: The Insanity Defense in Criminal Trial Law Cases - https://www.justia.com/criminal/defenses/insanity/

Justia U.S. Law: Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (D.C. Cir. 1954) - https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/214/862/314341/

New York Post: Here’s a look at cases where insanity defenses have been successful in the US - https://nypost.com/2022/06/22/cases-where-insanity-defenses-have-been-successful-in-the-us/

NIH National Library of Medicine: The Insanity Defense - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2993532/#:~:text=The%20Durham%20rule.,a%20mental%20disease%20or%20defect.

Quimbee: Durham v. United States - https://www.quimbee.com/cases/durham-v-united-states

Wikipedia: Tories (British political party) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tories_(British_political_party)