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True crime.
Americans have become fascinated with the media genre in which actual crimes of real people are explored in depth. A genre which exploded at the beginning of the 21st century. A genre that focuses on murder.
The more hideous and bizarre, the better with the biggest sub category of true crime being the story of the serial killer.
The profile of a serial killer, who they are and why they kill, has changed over the years.
American culture and its urban settings, streets of prostitution, homeless and lost people, will continue providing the victim pool for serial killers.
At the turn of the 20th century, America was on the move; it was changing from a country of farmers and small towns into a nation of growing urban centers.
After surviving the Great Depression and World War II, America entered an idyllic age, The Atomic Age, where wholesome values and classic Americana were king.
Ep. 5 - Lady Serial Killers
There's been a long-held belief in the public that serial killing is largely an American phenomenon.
