Prior to the true crime explosion, psychologists, and criminal investigators thought they had the serial killer figured out. But it turns out the answers are much more complex and troubling.
American culture and its urban settings, streets of prostitution, homeless and lost people, will continue providing the victim pool for serial killers.
At the turn of the 20th century America was on the move. It was changing from a country of farmers and small towns into a nation of growing urban centers. But it also created the perfect killing fields for serial murderers.
After surviving the Great Depression and World War II, America entered an idyllic age, The Atomic Age, where wholesome values and classic Americana were king. Dads could work in a factory and afford to send his kids to college
Ep. 5 - Lady Serial Killers
There’s been a long-held belief in the public that serial killing is largely an American phenomenon; Now we know serial killing has no boundaries.