The term soul murder was first used to describe the case of Kaspar Hauser, the 17-year-old boy who had been confined his entire life in a cellar, cut off from all communication. The term was coined in 1832 but only now has the psychiatric community begun to grapple with its meaning. Dr. Shengold conveys the true tragedy of soul murder in this first comprehensive account of child abuse and deprivation | Soul Murder by Leonard Shengold, Paperback | Indigo Chapters