171. MURDER: Where Did All the Serial Killers Go?

Here’s a topic that comes up a lot when people find out what kind of podcast we do—how come there used to be so many serial killers and now there aren’t? So Megan did a deep dive into the subject, and now we’re giving you all sorts of factors that may be responsible for the increased number of serial killers from the 1970s-90s, what led to the decline, and what might lead to another surge in the (uncomfortably near) future. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors! Better Help: Get 10% off by going to www.betterhelp.com/wmmm Anchor: Thinking about starting your own podcast? Download the Anchor app or go to Anchor.fm to find everything you need, for free, all in one place. Sources:  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/serial-killers-1970s-2000s-murders-1121705/ https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/serials-killers-vs-mass-murderers/ https://www.britannica.com/story/gilles-de-rais-historys-first-serial-killer https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/rise-and-fall-of-serial-killers#:~:text=%E2%80%9COf%202%2C604%20identified%20serial%20killers,Vronsky%20notes%20in%20his%20book. https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/why-more-serial-killers-in-us-than-other-countries https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/publications/cjm/article/social-study-serial-killers https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45324622 https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/what-explains-the-decline-of-serial-killers https://www.grunge.com/764188/is-this-why-there-were-so-many-serial-killers-from-1970-to-2000/ https://globalnews.ca/news/4388493/surge-serial-killers-15-years/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/27/the-serial-killer-detector/amp https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6338266/ https://childhoodtraumarecovery.com/ https://sites.bu.edu/daniellerousseau/2018/08/05/growing-up-in-a-ptsd-household/ https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/hunting-humans-encyclopedia-modern-serial-killers https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201411/serial-killer-myth-no-5-all-victims-are-female https://www.grunge.com/733843/the-most-dangerous-active-serial-killers-in-2022/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/01/03/how-lead-caused-americas-violent-crime-epidemic/?sh=46e2af2212c4 All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! She can create anything you need. Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every weird story you know to [email protected]. Get to know us better:              Kara: @atoakandmain on instagram             Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices