Victoria Hartmann, PhD

Researcher, Author and Forensic Sexologist

Dr. Hartmann holds two doctorate degrees: A Ph.D. in human sexuality with an emphasis on clinical sexology, and a doctorate degree in human sexuality with an emphasis on forensic sexology. She also holds a master's degree in public health. Her primary focus is forensic sexology, and the preservation of erotic artifacts, including the archiving of sexually explicit films. Her Doctoral work centered on the effects of dark web violent and explicit films. She has proposed a new theoretical framework for classifying necrophilia.

She publishes in journals extensively, and has authored 4 books.

She is an expert explicit material valuator; she is the Chief Executive Officer of the Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas, and serves on the ASRI (Advanced SpaceLife Research Institute) subject matter expert council.

Erotic Heritage Museum: www.eroticmuseumvegas.com
Advanced SpaceLife Research Institute: www.asri.space/

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Victoria Hartmann, PhD

What is absent in the files is any mention of individuals with ties to the legal adult industry, save for one survivor.

And yet some of these same people back laws that vilify it.

Huh. Interesting.

On another note, my new book will be heading to typesetting and formatting at the end of the month. Looks like I will meet that April publication deadline!

#Duality #author

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Victoria Hartmann, PhD

I’ve been asked by fellow scholars to comment on recent conversations around abuse, power, and accountability.

I’m not here to debate specific cases. That’s not my role.

What I can say is that these situations are not rare. They are structural. And they are exactly what I examine in my next book The Sexual Art of Serial Killers - Duality.

The most severe and persistent forms of sexual exploitation are overwhelmingly concentrated in male-dominated power networks. Within those spaces, the worst offenders are often not just tolerated—they’re admired. Their ability to cross boundaries without consequence becomes a kind of status symbol. Homosocial dynamics play a big role.

Over time, victims are treated as disposable, while predators are protected.

And this isn’t maintained by men alone.

Women inside these systems sometimes shield abusers too—out of loyalty, fear, mate guarding, or protection of access to wealth and status - a quid pro quo. Silence becomes a currency.

Across my work—whether studying serial killers, sex offenders, or elite abusers—the same mechanisms repeat:

Discredit victims.
Insulate power.
Buffer consequences.
Protect reputation.

My book isn’t about scandal.

It’s about structure.

It’s about how systems quietly reorganize to protect those who abuse.

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Victoria Hartmann, PhD

Join us for an exclusive book signing and event for my forthcoming title,
The Sexual Art of Serial Killers, Volume 2: Duality.

This evening offers an encounter with the work: its themes of duality, fantasy, and the visual and psychological artifacts that surface at the intersection of desire and violence.

📍 Erotic Heritage Museum
🗓 Friday, October 30th 2026
⏰ 7:00 PM

Signed copies, conversation, and context—within the space where difficult subjects are not sanitized.

Presented by
Victoria Hartmann, Ph.D.
Executive Director, EHM

🖤 Tickets & information:
702-794-4000 | eroticmuseumvegas.com

#BookSigning #AuthorEvent #SexualArtOfSerialKillers #Duality #TrueCrimeScholarship #EroticHeritageMuseum #DarkStudies #ForensicPsychology #CrimeAndCulture

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Victoria Hartmann, PhD

The Adventure's of Benny the Hearse series will be coming to an end the first week of January. The series has been really successful in the real world and Benny is now not only addressed by name and requested for appearances, but the series helped draw people into his quirky journey.

It has been so fun developing this series and being able to depict him as more than a car. Mind you, he is not done having adventures! We will just be ending the animated series. I will leave his content up on this channel through the end of the series; there after it will be available only on the ‪@bennythehearse‬ YouTube channel.

Thanks to everyone for watching his "show".

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Victoria Hartmann, PhD

1. To celebrate Halloween, I am announcing my first (and maybe only?) EP drop. This vinyl EP will *only* be available at the Museum. I am only releasing 200 copies. Each song has been professionally remastered specifically for vinyl. Each EP copy will be numbered 1 - 200 (The first 5 are spoken for). The first 50 copies will come with a custom art piece on the title track's sheet music by the amazing Sabrina LaCroix.

The music is currently being played at the Museum.

This is *not* a commercial release. We will be having giveaways, raffles and the like. Any proceeds will cover the cost of production and benefit the artists who helped make this happen, and the Museum.

Copies start arriving the 18th of November, and the official release date is January 8th, 2026.

EP jacket, inner sleeve and vinyl label art by Marc Pacifici.

Thanks to everyone who took part in this creative journey!

2. I am working with my hosting company to launch my own social networking site. The site is online in beta version, and will take some weeks to tweak. It has a name and the domain is registered. There will be no ads. No influencers. No politics. No shitty algorithm pushing crappy content.

If I am going to produce content for free, I'll own the platform. That is where I will be moving my content to. It's as simple as that.

Happy Halloween! ❤