Chicago, IL -- Suburban Chicago soccer mom Dr. Helen Morrison has a dark secret lurking in her basement: The preserved brain of infamous killer John Wayne Gacy.

For 25 years, she's led a secret life as one of the world's foremost experts on serial killers, spending thousands of hours personally interviewing criminals like Gacy -- whose family allowed her to keep his brain after his execution for research purposes.

The forensic psychiatrist kept her profession private all this time to protect her three young sons and neighbors who might "get a little freaked out" if they really knew what she did.

But now, Dr. Morrison is revealing her identity and her years of research in the hopes of helping the public really understand who serial killers are and why they kill.

In her new book, "My Life Among The Serial Killers" (William Morrow) she argues that serial killers are not really human; they are empty shells who mimic human traits.

Dr. Morrison also claims serial killing is caused by a genetic defect, not childhood abuse.

Her theories may be controversial, but the doctor hopes they will one day lead to breakthroughs that can stop serial killings.

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