Dr. Helen Hudson San Francisco, CA based criminal psychologist with an expertise in what makes men or women become, and remain serial killers. She is quite well-known for her books as well as her lectures all around the country. She has interviewed, testified against, and profiled many well-known serial killers. She did mentioned that she has now retired. She is not married and has no children. She did express that she has no living family members left. Through the discussion, she does mention that she has an assistant that does everything for her. His name is Andy. He is her one trusted person in her life currently. He takes care of her home, errands that are done outside the home, and miscellaneous other tasks that she gives him. She discusses how she uses and abuses prescription medications as well as alcohol to cope with stressors. It is also her way of dealing with the flashbacks and daily fears of getting hurt if someone was to break into her home or if she was to leave her home. She mentioned that she has not left her home in over a year. She has no friends other than her assistant. She does use her computers a lot to connect with the outside world. She goes into chat groups that allow her to talk to others about her illness. She also plays a lot of chess with others. She refers to her computers as her "only space in the world . The traumatic event was the trigger which set-off Hudson's agoraphobia, confining her to her home. She was giving a lecture at a local school her in California. She finishes her lecture and proceeds to the restroom to freshen up before leaving. She enters the restroom unaware of the fact that Darryl Lee Cullum, a killer that was recently convicted to be in there lying in wait for her. She goes into a stall and before she begins to sit down on the toilet, Cullum appears and attacks her. He punches her and knocks her to the ground. He is able to subdue her to put handcuffs on her wrists and a wire around her neck. He then proceeds to string her up above a toilet. While this was taking place, her security guard waiting outside the restroom hears some type of commotion from the restroom. He enters and sees Dr. Hudson strung up and runs to her aid. Sadly, he is surprised as well by Cullum who kills him in front of the doctor. After the killing of the security guard, Cullum was