Speaking of sociopaths, this is another case I followed with some puzzlement about the tendency of peer pressure to “conform” even when you think you’re being hip and edgy.

Michael Alig: ‘We didn’t even realise he was dead’

Michael Alig was the darling of the New York club scene, a magnet for misfits and a lightning rod for conservative outrage. Then he killed a friend. On his release from prison, Emma Brockes unravels a story of our times

theguardian.com

Someone will come along and give this malignant narcissistic sociopath a means of profiting from his infamy with interviews, a book, and other venues. And he will do it, because he really is, unfortunately, incurable.