How Serial Killers are Created
What flips the switch? What makes them commit the crimes that horrify and fascinate? Is it a matter of nature or nurture?
by: E.B. Johnson
We are a society that is completely fascinated with serial killers of every make and model. From sadistic “pretty boys” to horrifying clowns next door — we can’t help but to become captivated by their sinister natures. But what creates these killers and the shadows they unleash on the world? Is it a lack of love? Is it abuse? Paranormal evil? The answer is complex, and it’s one that changes from decade-to-decade. Case-to-case.
How serial killers are created.
There are a lot of theories out there about serial killers and what makes a murderer. Are they born that way? Do they come into being through some evil magic? The truth is far more complicated than that. The worst killers in our society have been both born and made. And the cycle will continue until we acknowledge our own patterns and natures. Beginning this shift requires we face the most common forces behind the act of killing on a serial scale.
Nature vs. Nurture
There is a great deal of debate around the idea of nature vs. nurture and how it applies to serial…
