Lydia Benecke (born 1982 in Bytom, Poland) is a German criminal psychologist, non-fiction author and public speaker. She studied psychology at the Ruhr University Bochum and has worked as an independent consultant and lecturer since 2010, focusing on paraphilias, personality disorders and the psychological analysis of crimes. She rose to prominence through bestselling books such as "Auf dünnem Eis", "Sadisten" and "Psychopathinnen", along with frequent appearances on German television. With her live lectures on the psychology of evil, she regularly performs on stages across Germany and the NRW region.
Theatre & CultureFRI, 04 SEPT★ 4.3
Lydia Benecke brings Psychologie der Manipulation to Die Börse in Wuppertal in September 2026, one of several NRW stops. In the talk she explains how fraudsters operate and how to guard against their
Die Börse Wuppertal · Wuppertal
Theatre & CultureSAT, 05 SEPT★ 4.3
Lydia Benecke comes to the Ebertbad in Oberhausen with her programme in September 2026. The criminal psychologist looks at female fraudsters and impostors and at how the manipulation of human emotions
Ebertbad · Oberhausen
Theatre & Culture15 OCT – 18 OCT★ 4.3
Criminal psychologist Lydia Benecke gives her new talk on the criminal psychology of serial murder at the Haus der Springmaus in Bonn in October 2026. Using case studies, she presents the current stat
Haus der Springmaus · Bonn
Theatre & CultureFRI, 11 DEC★ 4.3
The Zeughaus in Neuss hosts criminal psychologist Lydia Benecke's new lecture in December 2026. Using case examples, she explains the current scientific understanding of serial murder. On Eventim the
Zeughaus · Neuss
Theatre & CultureSAT, 12 DEC★ 4.3
What psychopaths are and what they actually do is the question behind “Die Psychologie des Bösen”, the programme Lydia Benecke presents at the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Gelsenkirchen in December 2026. On Ev
Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Gelsenkirchen · Gelsenkirchen
Theatre & CultureSUN, 25 APR★ 4.3
The GLORIA in Cologne hosts the lecture Die Kriminalpsychologie des Serienmordes by Lydia Benecke in April 2027. The criminal psychologist uses case studies to explain the current state of research on
GLORIA · Köln
Theatre & CultureSUN, 30 MAY★ 4.3
Die Psychologie des Bösen explores what psychopaths are and do, with Lydia Benecke stopping at the Theater im Gründungshaus in Mönchengladbach in May 2027. The tour also runs to Cologne, Düsseldorf an
Theater im Gründungshaus · Mönchengladbach
Theatre & CultureSUN, 12 DEC★ 4.3
Lydia Benecke performs her show Die Psychologie des Bösen at the Capitol Theater in Düsseldorf in December 2027, exploring what psychopaths are and do. The tour also stops in Cologne, Wuppertal and Ge
Capitol Theater · Düsseldorf
The next date is 04 September 2026, Wuppertal. You can find all other dates above on this page.
Lydia Benecke is performing in Wuppertal, Oberhausen, Bonn, Neuss, Gelsenkirchen, among others.
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