Book · 2014 · True Crime
Why We Love Serial Killers
The Curious Appeal of the World's Most Savage Murderers
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And there's a book we found from 2014 called why we love serial killers in which criminologist Dr Scott Bond explores the nature of this and he notes the same things we've seen in previous arguments about this Fascination he says there's a difference between perceptions of killers and reality uh and he does a lot of myth busting in.
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Why We Love Serial Killers by Scott Bonn is a criminological exploration of society's morbid fascination with notorious murderers and the cultural phenomenon of true crime memorabilia. On the podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, during the episode CLASSIC: The Murky World of Serial Killer Memorabilia released on August 24, 2023, Ben Bowlin brought up the 2014 publication while examining the public obsession with violent criminals. Bowlin explained to listeners that criminologist Dr. Scott Bonn explored the nature of this psychological drive within the text, observing the same patterns that the podcast hosts had previously identified in their own discussions about public fascination. He highlighted that the author specifically documented a distinct gap between the public perceptions of killers and the actual reality of who these criminals are. By incorporating the book into the episode, Bowlin provided his audience with an academic perspective that validated ongoing discussions surrounding media consumption, hero worship, and the commercialization of tragedy, ultimately recommending the work to anyone seeking a deeper psychological understanding of society's dark obsessions.
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Ben Bowlin and there's a book we found from 2014 called why we love serial killers in which criminologist Dr Scott Bon… 1
“and there's a book we found from 2014 called why we love serial killers in which criminologist Dr Scott Bond explores the nature of this and he notes the same things we've seen in previous arguments about this Fascination he says there's a difference between perceptions of killers and reality uh and he does a lot of myth busting in”