The case of Ralph Tortorici becomes very difficult when determining whether the psychology student should’ve been found not guilty by reason of insanity or guilty but mentally ill. Due to the amount of information regarding his past history of mental illness we definitely understand that Ralph Tortorici was mentally ill. I believe Ralph Tortorici should have been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Starting out, Tortorici had a long history of mental illness. In “The Story of Ralph Tortorici” Ralph Tororici’s father and brother state, “…normal adolescent rebellion and aggression progressed into something much worse: truly paranoid and deeply troubled behavior that culminated in the hostage-taking attempt” (PBS, n.d.). Additionally,