Discussion on Serial Killers, Spree Killers, Mass Killers, And single event killers.

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To start. I have always found Serial Killers fascinating. What makes them do what they do?. I know I am not the only one. This is the place to talk about it. I'll start. Who do you find the most fascinating and why?.
 
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She also moved between every murder and husband. It made it so one place to the next no one knew she had lost a husband already. She also changed names here and there back to a former married name, etc.

I think Linda of It's A Crime put up this case and is going to next compare it to Lori Vallow where also they used moving and different jurisdictions and states for marriages, murder attempts and more... And of course Lori has dead husbands too...
 
GrandmaBear said:
She also moved between every murder and husband. It made it so one place to the next no one knew she had lost a husband already. She also changed names here and there back to a former married name, etc.

I think Linda of It's A Crime put up this case and is going to next compare it to Lori Vallow where also they used moving and different jurisdictions and states for marriages, murder attempts and more... And of course Lori has dead husbands too...
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I watched it a couple of nights ago. Chilling!
 
GrandmaBear said:
It was. I get wrapped up in current cases so at first I was not going to watch it, it was clearly a case from way way back in the day... However, it was very interesting and worth the watch. She also put the entire story into like 20 minutes. I don't know how she does that, but she does it well.
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I'm not keen on those really old, old cases either. The only reason I watched was because she's such a good story teller!
 
Kimster said:
I'm not keen on those really old, old cases either. The only reason I watched was because she's such a good story teller!
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She is! A lot of Youtubers lately also are back constantly on the Watts thing ad nauseum so I was lacking something to watch and I am glad I watched it. To each their own, but Watts does not need any attention as far as I am concerned. He is convicted and where he belongs. Period.
 
Whatsnext said:
Lol, to me those old cases are fascinating, no idea why! Lizzie Borden, Jack the Ripper, Dr. Crippen, Julia Wallace, I have read lots of books about them.🙈
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Kimster said:
There was a time when I liked them, too. But, I don't anymore. It's funny how our tastes can change!
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Yeah, I don't know what it is with me either. Maybe it is that current ones are evolving and one wants first a person found, then a perp caught, and to know what happened, is waiting for info, and then justice, etc. I can watch the older ones but they are either concluded or so far back that there just isn't anything currently happening... That's not to mean I don't care and am not tickled when an old case is solved but the really ancient ones like this case of Linda's was way, way, way back, it was solved, she is gone, etc. However, it was interesting.
 
GrandmaBear said:
Yeah, I don't know what it is with me either. Maybe it is that current ones are evolving and one wants first a person found, then a perp caught, and to know what happened, is waiting for info, and then justice, etc. I can watch the older ones but they are either concluded or so far back that there just isn't anything currently happening... That's not to mean I don't care and am not tickled when an old case is solved but the really ancient ones like this case of Linda's was way, way, way back, it was solved, she is gone, etc. However, it was interesting.
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IDK what it is with you either. 😜
 
Speaking of old crimes and Jack the Ripper, lo and behold, here is a new video on it. This English guy a geographical expert or some such. 30 minutes, pretty interesting. Jack has been covered to no end I know but I still found it interesting. I will never be going to London but if I did, the Ripper tour would be something I would consider doing.

 
GrandmaBear said:
Speaking of old crimes and Jack the Ripper, lo and behold, here is a new video on it. This English guy a geographical expert or some such. 30 minutes, pretty interesting. Jack has been covered to no end I know but I still found it interesting. I will never be going to London but if I did, the Ripper tour would be something I would consider doing.

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I would have too. How could you not?.
 
DutyRon (Youtube, retired NYPD detecitive) is doing a series on the Long Island Murders. If anyone is interested, he had a short one last night I still need to watch and now another longer one tonight. Of course you can watch after they are live as a recording as well. As we know, it is unsolved. The man will talk about things wrong in the departments at the time or bad cops, chiefs, etc.

Anyhow, I thought I would bring up these murders. What's anyone's opinion on whether they were all one killer? Mostly one killer? Or a mix of killers?

I think we have a perp with money or power or both and/or a couple of such or a small group when it comes to perp(s) and silence...
 
GrandmaBear said:
DutyRon (Youtube, retired NYPD detecitive) is doing a series on the Long Island Murders. If anyone is interested, he had a short one last night I still need to watch and now another longer one tonight. Of course you can watch after they are live as a recording as well. As we know, it is unsolved. The man will talk about things wrong in the departments at the time or bad cops, chiefs, etc.

Anyhow, I thought I would bring up these murders. What's anyone's opinion on whether they were all one killer? Mostly one killer? Or a mix of killers?

I think we have a perp with money or power or both and/or a couple of such or a small group when it comes to perp(s) and silence...
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I am familiar with the case. I am not convinced they are all connected. Some I do. It is a perfect dumping ground.
 
Mel70 said:
I am familiar with the case. I am not convinced they are all connected. Some I do. It is a perfect dumping ground.
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I watched this last night and much of it was chitchat about being on the force and different things and other cases and then they talked about this one some. He had a guest on who was a retired sergeant. The guest thinks they are likely all one killer. The thing that gets me is they are still fighting to not release tapes. Both of these retired officers even said what could it possibly hurt at this point.

Are they protecting someone? We have the ex police chief who was very involved with prostitutes. He was arrested and sent to prison for a few years for beating someone up who stole his sex toys! There is the doctor. There was also corruption in this case...
 

What Explains the Decline of Serial Killers?​

Since a dramatic peak in the 1980s, serial killers in the U.S. have been in decline for three decades. Experts have a few theories that can help explain why. ​

From the 1970s through the ’90s, stories of serial killers like Ted Bundy and the Green River Killer — both of whom pleaded guilty to killing dozens of women — dominated headlines. Today, however, we see far fewer twisted tales in the vein of the Zodiac Killer or John Wayne Gacy.

After that three-decade surge, a rapid decline followed. Nearly 770 serial killers operated in the U.S. throughout the 1980s, and just under 670 in the ’90s, based on data compiled by Mike Aamodt of Radford University. The sudden plummet came with the new century, when the rate fell below 400 in the aughts and, as of late 2016, just over 100 during the past decade. The rough estimate on the global rate appeared to show a similar drop over the same period. In a stunning collapse, these criminals that terrorized and captivated a generation quickly dwindled. Put another way, 189 people in the U.S. died by the hands of a serial killer in 1987, compared to 30 in 2015. Various theories attempt to explain this change.


Many theories at the link!
 
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