Results: Study Reveals Why We're Obsessed With Serial Killers
Published on 07/07/2024
Source: https://www.newsweek.com/serial-killers-obsession-social-media-research-1921434
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From Ted Bundy to the Zodiac Killer, serial killers have long captured the public's imagination. Millions of viewers and listeners tune in to true crime documentaries and podcasts, with some people even having favorite serial killer stories. Do you enjoy listening to or watching stories about true crime?
Yes
49%
1228 votes
No
32%
809 votes
Undecided
19%
463 votes
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According to a new study in New Media & Society, part of the obsession with serial killers may stem from the ability of social media to allow people to discuss these crimes outside of traditional media outlets, which enables them to think about and discover their own humanity. Do you agree that discussing serial killers helps people connect with their own humanity? Yes
20%
498 votes
No
33%
836 votes
Undecided
47%
1166 votes
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What aspect of serial killers do you find most intriguing? Their background and upbringing
14%
359 votes
Their methods and patterns
8%
192 votes
The investigations and how they are caught
29%
714 votes
The psychological profiles
15%
384 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
37 votes
Not Applicable
33%
814 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| All of the above | 0.59% | 10 |
| All | 0.12% | 2 |
| 0.12% | 2 | |
| Their punishment | 0.06% | 1 |
| Nothing whatsoever | 0.06% | 1 |
| Not intrigued by serial killers | 0.06% | 1 |
| All of the above I love watching serial killer movies programs and understanding the psychopathy | 0.06% | 1 |
| all the foregoing | 0.06% | 1 |
| their political beliefs | 0.06% | 1 |
| a bit of all | 0.06% | 1 |
| Sometimes their identities are never known- Jack the Ripper, Spring-Heeled Jack, Zodiac are just a few who went scot free. Why did Scotland Yard fail to catch Jack the Ripper? Answer below in comments. | 0.06% | 1 |
| ALL of the above! | 0.06% | 1 |
| Nothing. These people have something seriously wrong with them. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Nothing | 0.06% | 1 |
| The neurological studies done that have revealed physical brain differences between serial killers and everyone else, and how they affect behavior. | 0.06% | 1 |
| REALLY, ALL OF THE ABOVE | 0.06% | 1 |
| methods, patterns AND psychological profiles | 0.06% | 1 |
| JOHN 3:16 FOR GOD SO LOVE THE WORLD HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON WHOM SO EVER BELIEVE IN HIM SHALL NOT PARISH, BUT WILL HAVE EVER LASTING LIFE. | 0.06% | 1 |
| How people are discarded. How it could be prevented. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Nothing is intriguing about these people. | 0.06% | 1 |
| ALL OF THEM | 0.06% | 1 |
| not a thing they are sick | 0.06% | 1 |
| Absolutely nothing | 0.06% | 1 |
| If they get the death penalty and hoping it gets carried out. | 0.06% | 1 |
| All the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| Nothing intrigues me about those psychopathic scum of the Earth | 0.06% | 1 |
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