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Parricides in the Media

A Content Analysis of Available Reports Across Cultures

Denise Paquette Boots

The University of Texas at Dallas

Kathleen M. Heide

University of South Florida, Tampa

This article is a content analysis of news reports of parricide cases occurring worldwide. An extensive search of online databases found coverage of more than 200 cases of children killing parents reported in the news media. Data pertaining to incidents, case-related variables (e.g., weapons used, other charges), and the processing of offenders from the initial charge through conviction and sentencing are examined. To the extent possible, media accounts are used to classify cases according to motive and Heide’s three types of parricide offenders. Twelve significant differences are discussed between U.S. and non-U.S. cases of parricide with respect to characteristics of parricide incidents, motives and other areas of clinical interest in reported parricide offenders, and Heide’s typology. The article concludes with a discussion of media representations of the phenomenon versus the actual occurrence, several observations that emerged from these news accounts, and directions for future research.

Key Words: parricide • patricide • matricide • content analysis • media reports • cross-cultural comparison

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 50, No. 4, 418-445 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X05285103
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