Why We Love Serial Killers: The Curious Appeal of the World's Most Savage Murderers - Paperback
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Why We Love Serial Killers: Understanding Our Fascination with the Macabre
Serial killers have dominated news cycles and entertainment media for decades. From real-life murderers like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer to fictional characters such as Hannibal Lecter and Dexter, the public's appetite for these human predators remains insatiable. Why We Love Serial Killers by Dr. Scott Bonn examines the psychological and cultural forces behind this phenomenon.
Expert Analysis from a Criminology Professor
Dr. Scott Bonn, a criminology professor at Drew University, brings unique insights into the world of serial killers. His research includes direct correspondence with two of the world's most notorious murderers: David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") and Dennis Rader ("Bind, Torture, Kill"). This firsthand access provides readers with unprecedented perspectives on the minds of serial predators.
What This Book Covers
This groundbreaking work explores multiple dimensions of our cultural obsession with serial killers. Dr. Bonn examines the criminal profiling techniques law enforcement professionals use to identify and apprehend serial predators. The book discusses specific behaviors that manifest in serial killers, including the charisma of the sociopath and how these traits enable their crimes.
The author investigates how media coverage transforms real-life murderers into ghoulish celebrities, and why fictional serial killers become popular cultural figures. The book analyzes the relationship between media, law enforcement agencies, and public perception in shaping these "monsters" in our midst.
Comprehensive True Crime Psychology
Whether you're interested in forensic psychology, criminal justice, or understanding the darker aspects of human nature, this book provides compelling insights. Dr. Bonn's expert commentary has appeared in the New York Times, the Huffington Post, and Headline News Network. He has also appeared as an expert analyst in the A&E documentary The Long Island Serial Killer.
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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Why We Love Serial Killers: Understanding Our Fascination with the Macabre
Serial killers have dominated news cycles and entertainment media for decades. From real-life murderers like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer to fictional characters such as Hannibal Lecter and Dexter, the public's appetite for these human predators remains insatiable. Why We Love Serial Killers by Dr. Scott Bonn examines the psychological and cultural forces behind this phenomenon.
Expert Analysis from a Criminology Professor
Dr. Scott Bonn, a criminology professor at Drew University, brings unique insights into the world of serial killers. His research includes direct correspondence with two of the world's most notorious murderers: David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") and Dennis Rader ("Bind, Torture, Kill"). This firsthand access provides readers with unprecedented perspectives on the minds of serial predators.
What This Book Covers
This groundbreaking work explores multiple dimensions of our cultural obsession with serial killers. Dr. Bonn examines the criminal profiling techniques law enforcement professionals use to identify and apprehend serial predators. The book discusses specific behaviors that manifest in serial killers, including the charisma of the sociopath and how these traits enable their crimes.
The author investigates how media coverage transforms real-life murderers into ghoulish celebrities, and why fictional serial killers become popular cultural figures. The book analyzes the relationship between media, law enforcement agencies, and public perception in shaping these "monsters" in our midst.
Comprehensive True Crime Psychology
Whether you're interested in forensic psychology, criminal justice, or understanding the darker aspects of human nature, this book provides compelling insights. Dr. Bonn's expert commentary has appeared in the New York Times, the Huffington Post, and Headline News Network. He has also appeared as an expert analyst in the A&E documentary The Long Island Serial Killer.
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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