Why Are We So Fascinated By Serial Killers?
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, news headlines were splashed with serial murder cases such as the Green River Killer, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy Jr, Richard "Night Stalker" Ramirez, the Zodiac Killer, and BTK. The FBI notes that this sparked a massive "renewed public interest" in serial killers – a similar curiosity of which had previously sprung up in the 19th century following the notorious murders of “Jack the Ripper” in Victorian London.
Now, it’s the post-Making A Murderer Internet age, when it has never been easier to indulge in your morbid curiosity. With this, too, comes a whole new bag of serial killer-infused Netflix documentaries, TV series, podcasts, Reddit threads, movies, and even the odd IFLScience article.
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