The definition of murder seen from a criminal law approach will be the unlawful killing of another human being without justification or valid excuse and with malice afterthought. This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter. However, murder is a term that can be interpreted differently depending on the different perspectives and opinions that society has. Murder has and will always be a very difficult topic for the human mind to comprehend. As Dr. Philip Polating, professor of psychiatry at Columbia University states in his book, The murdering mind: “Murder despite our reluctance to admit it, emerges from the intensity of death wishes that coexist
