Mikita Brottman - Couple Found Slain

<p>Mikita Brottman is an author and psychoanalyst with particular interests in true crime, forensics, psychoanalysis, animals, abjection, and the unexplained.</p> <p>Her work blends memoir, history, psychoanalysis, and creative speculation. Currently, she is especially interested in reconsidering and interrogating&nbsp;the true crime genre. This interest is at the heart of her two most recent books, <em>An Unexplained Death</em> (Henry Holt, 2018), and <em>Couple Found Slain</em> (Henry Holt, 2021).</p> <p>COUPLE FOUND SLAIN: “In 1992, a young man named Brian Bechtold was judged “not criminally responsible” for the murder of his parents, a crime he had never tried to conceal. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, he was sent to a maximum security psychiatric hospital. Though the book does explore Brian’s life before the killings, when he was abused, Brottman’s real goal here is to shine a light on Brian’s decades-long captivity.”</p> <p><strong>Critically acclaimed author and psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman offers literary true crime writing at its best, taking us into the life of a murderer after his conviction―when most stories end but the defendant’s life goes on.</strong></p> <p>"Brottman has established herself as a leading voice in modern true crime. She finds empathy in the criminal and shows compassion for those whom society wishes to simply forget. This is not just a well-written book, it's an important book. A must-read."&nbsp;<strong>--James Renner, author of&nbsp;</strong><em><strong>True Crime Addict</strong></em></p> <p>Outro song is "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZR_OgNxwh8&amp;ab_channel=Calla-Topic">Slum Creeper</a>" by <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4mcVAxcVVry8r6zmPBpL1w?si=iQuCm-OdS-SyaZWe9fvYBQ&amp;dl_branch=1">Calla</a> off the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/14gzGzRxVusWgbupPA4b1f?si=U1lHfgK8R6KTTUnoCh7nzw&amp;dl_branch=1">Scavengers</a> album -- follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/callabandofficial/">Calla on IG</a> for updates! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Theme mus