Serial Killers
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10 Building Blocks of a Psychopath
The long-standing debate, Nature vs. Nurture, will never be settled. Both sides have valid arguments whether a serial killer is “born bad” or created by their environment. In this post, let’s look at…
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DNA Phenotyping Unmasks Golden State Killer
DNA Phenotyping has the ability to heat up cold cases and catch serial killers. Which happened this week in the Golden State Killer case. The cutting-edge forensic technique led investigators to Joseph James DeAngelo.…
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How To Track Animals (or Humans)
As the temperatures rise in New England, snow melts off the half-dead grass. The days are longer now, the sun hotter. A clear signal most of us can’t ignore — the great outdoors…
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How Many Active Serial Killers Stalk Your Streets?
When we leave the house we never know who could be stalking our every move, waiting for us to misstep. Would you know a serial killer by sight? Probably not. Knowledge and lifestyle…
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The Toolbox Killers — A True Halloween Nightmare
Halloween night, 1979, 16-year-old Shirley Lynette Ledford made one fatal mistake — trusting the two men who offered her a ride. Forty-eight hours later, a jogger found her naked remains on a…
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Torso Killer: Today on Serial Killer Corner
Welcome back to Serial Killer Corner. I’m including the transcript for those of you who prefer to read, but the video is much more fun. Please note: the transcript may not be word-for-word.…
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Jack Unterweger: Crime Writer Turned Serial Killer
Jack Unterweger, born Johan Unterweger in 1950 to Theresia Unterweger, a Viennese barmaid, waitress, and prostitute, had a brutal childhood. He never knew his birth father, only that he was an American GI…
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Serial Killers by State – FBI Stats – How Many Live Near You?
An interesting post by James L’Etoile got me thinking about the serial killers in my area. So, like I often do, I researched the subject. It’s not surprising that the U.S. has more…
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9 Ways to Recall Our Dreams and Why We Dream
Most people can remember one or two of their dreams, but what if there were ways to increase that number exponentially? We’ve all heard the stories of hugely popular novels which stemmed from…
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Nature vs. Nurture: What Drives People to Kill?
The debate of a nature vs. nurture is a controversial, longstanding debate with supporters on both sides. Some experts believe if you grow up in a loving home, you’re destined to become a…