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For decades now, serial killers have taken center stage in the news and
entertainment media. The coverage of real-life murderers such as Ted
Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer has transformed them into ghoulish celebrities.
Similarly, the popularity of fictional characters such as Hannibal “The
Cannibal” Lecter or Dexter demonstrates just how eager the public is to
be frightened by these human predators.
But why is this so?
Could it be that some of us have a gruesome fascination with serial
killers for the same reasons we might morbidly stare at a catastrophic
automobile accident? Or it is something more? In Why We Love Serial Killers,
criminology professor Dr. Scott Bonn explores our powerful appetite for
the macabre, while also providing new and unique insights into the
world of the serial killer, including those he has gained from his
correspondence with two of the world’s most notorious examples, David
Berkowitz (“Son of Sam”) and Dennis Rader (“Bind, Torture, Kill”). In
addition, Bonn examines the criminal profiling techniques used by law
enforcement professionals to identify and apprehend serial predators, he
discusses the various behaviors—such as the charisma of the sociopath—
that manifest themselves in serial killers, and he explains how and why
these killers often become popular cultural figures.
Groundbreaking in its approach, Why We Love Serial Killers
is a compelling look at how the media, law enforcement agencies, and
public perception itself shapes and feeds the “monsters” in our midst.
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