I think she’s definitely a textbook narcissist; maybe even a psychopath. I’d have to have some concrete examples to fill in the Machiavellian part of the Dark Triad equation though. But I’m just armchair quarterbacking on the psychology here, informally trained by watching several YouTube videos on personality disorders.
Even the experts brought in to assess her, with little cooperation from Sara herself, couldn’t come to an agreement on a diagnosis. Histrionic, borderline, and/or bipolar personality disorders were listed on various reports written after meeting with her after her arrest but before her trial—before she could even be considered competent to stand for trial. Sara would not let her lawyer claim insanity or diminished mental capacity at the time of her alleged crime. Continue reading “An Infamous 50th Anniversary Just Passed”