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What really motivates terrorists in doing heinous acts?

Jessica Stern, a research professor attached at the Pardee School of Global Studies became interested to know why terrorists engage in heinous acts, despite the high risks involved. Accordingly, she set out to undertake a study on the perpetrators of terrorism, extreme violence, and the potential connection between terror and trauma.

In this endeavor, she visited a neo-Nazi inmate who had been involved in killing several immigrants.

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