What if somebody capable of extraordinary harm looks completely ordinary?

We often imagine that dangerous people will somehow look different. That their behaviour, personality or appearance will give them away.

But what happens when somebody seems perfectly normal?

In this episode of Who Really Got the Life Sentence?, Carl Halford explores why we confuse personality, reputation and normality with evidence — and how those assumptions can distort our judgement.

Does being pleasant make somebody innocent? Does behaving strangely make somebody guilty? And what happens when our confidence in reading people exceeds what we actually know?

This is an investigation into human behaviour, first impressions, assumptions and the uncomfortable limits of our judgement.

Normality is not an alibi. Strangeness is not evidence of guilt.

Part of the CHKZ Podcast series exploring psychology, human behaviour, justice and the questions we don't always think to ask.

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