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Do Crows Understand Recursion?
Crows are notoriously clever, and some of the smartest animals in the Natural World. Now, a new study suggests their grasp of a complex cognitive principle is better than that of macaques and…
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Early Life of Edmund Kemper
The crimes of Edmund Kemper have been well-publicized for years — the hit Netflix series Mindhunter even focuses on Kemper — but the story of what led him to take the plunge into…
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Serialists: How Male and Female Serial Killers Differ
Male and female serialists differ in many ways. By the end of this post, you decide who’s more ruthless. The media attaches cutesy nicknames to female serial killers, like Giggling Granny, Jolly Jane,…
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How To Investigate Serial Murder
Active serial murder investigations present many challenges to law enforcement, according to the FBI. Some of the pressures include public outcry, the media, law enforcement management, and the frustration of investigators at not being…
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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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Carbon Cycle: How Decomposition Benefits Ecosystems
Eventually, all living things die. Our ecosystems need the death to occur in order to breathe new life into something else. This cycle is called the Carbon Cycle, and you and I are…
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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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Inspiration Behind Practical Geology by C. S. Boyack
I had the pleasure of editing a short story for my dear friend, Craig Boyack. He’s been on the blog before. Craig has an excellent blog, where he shares his writer’s life. The Idea…
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Psst…I’ve Added 10 More Ways to Kill
Before we end the series Murder at Cabin 28, I wanted to let you in on a secret. I’ve added 10 new ways to Murder Your Fictional Characters. Yay! In honor of this momentous…
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An Author's Nightmare
There’s been a lot of talk about the book/movie, 50 Shades of Grey. But why isn’t anyone talking about the murders surrounding this phenomenon? We all want our books to be hugely successful–…
