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Nov 2, 2026
Bill ThomasHOST
And I'm Bill Thomas.
Kristin DilleyHOST
We're joined today by author Maria DiLorenzo talking about her book, Confessions of the Green River Killer, A True Story of Manipulation, Madness, and a Search for Justice.
Kristin DilleyHOST
Maria, thank you so much for joining us today.
Kristin DilleyHOST
Thank you so much for having me on.
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Maria DiLorenzoGUEST
I think that in itself also has some value.
Maria DiLorenzoGUEST
I don't know if I'm happy that I did this, but I do think it's significant in some way in terms of just studying the psychology of a serial killer and then also bringing attention to other cases.
Kristin DilleyHOST
The book is Concessions of the Green River Killer, A True Story of Manipulation, Madness, and a Search for Justice by Maria DiLorenzo.
Kristin DilleyHOST
Maria, thank you for joining us today.
Keana W. MitchellHOST
So they're not trying to control you, they're trying to manage their own discomfort.
Keana W. MitchellHOST
Now, let's talk about manipulation.
Keana W. MitchellHOST
Manipulation is not confusion.
Keana W. MitchellHOST
Manipulation is not ambivalence.
Keana W. MitchellHOST
Manipulation is not fear.
Keana W. MitchellHOST
Manipulation is intentional.
Keana W. MitchellHOST
Linda C.J. Turner, who writes extensively on relationship manipulation, explained that manipulators often appear authentic at first, but contradictions begin to surface that reveal deeper motives.
Keana W. MitchellHOST
These contradictions are not accidental.
LanellHOST
Okay.
LanellHOST
Next dichotomy, we have The Machiavellian versus the Manipulator.
LanellHOST
All right, the Machiavellian versus the Manipulator.
LanellHOST
Anybody want to give it a shot?
JamilaPANELIST
You lay that shit out, because I don't know if it was such a thing as a Machiavellian.
LanellHOST
A manipulator kind of varies.
LanellHOST
They often manipulate out of desperation, anxiety, or insecurity.
LanellHOST
Manipulators are reactive, not a part of the grand philosophy.
Coach ColinHOST
You know how that goes, right? Um, so basically I was looking for a description of the book, and then I started thinking, basically it gave me the same thing, but it broke down some things here.
Coach ColinHOST
Four-phase model of strategic psychological control, um, progressing from dismantling covert, uh, provoca- uh, pro...
Coach ColinHOST
Well, come on, say the w- ugh, I hate when this happens.
Coach ColinHOST
Say the word.
Coach ColinHOST
Make a whole page of me mispronouncing things.
Coach ColinHOST
Uh, to engineering a cooperative end state they call, I don't even know how to say that, ashi- astricos? A- a- a- a- ar- aritzios? Arizios? I have no idea.
Coach ColinHOST
Uh, 14 psychons, uh, psychological control methods, that's what psychons are, draw from neur- uh, neuroscience, behavioralism, and what they frame as esoteric arts of iniquity, including electromagnetic intretainment, intretainment, hypnosis, and biofeedback.
Coach ColinHOST
Okay? So this is what, this is what someone on the Turning Point advisory board is very well-skilled in and actually wrote the book on.