In 2003, Kenneth Mackay Was Convicted of Murdering Crystal Paskemin

question 90

Multiple Choice

In 2003, Kenneth Mackay was convicted of murdering Crystal Paskemin in Saskatoon.Although he admitted to having run over the victim with his truck, which he claims was an accident; his defence lawyer argued that Mackay had no memory of burning the victim's body because of the trauma of the accident.What did a memory expert testify in court that Mackay might have suffered?

• A)a dissociative fugue state
• B)dissociative amnesia
• C)an episode of extreme depersonalization
• D)a dissociative trance state

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