All posts tagged: Public fascination with serial killers

Why We Love Serial Killers, Dr. Scott Bonn, ImaginePublicity

Barnes & Noble in Manhattan Hosts WHY WE LOVE SERIAL KILLERS Book Signing

Psychology Today blogger and Drew University criminology professor Scott Bonn converses with syndicated columnist and renowned journalist, Diane Diamond, about his new book,WHY WE LOVE SERIAL KILLERS: The Curious Appeal of the World’s Most Savage Murderers, Thursday October 23, 2014 7:00 PM at Barnes and Noble, 82nd & Broadway, 2289 Broadway, New York, NY. Serial killers and why they fascinate the public is an area of study and research for Dr. Scott Bonn. Along with his theories of media manipulation creating “celebrity monsters,” Bonn’s examination includes personal interviews with America’s most noted serial killers like BTK Killer, Dennis Rader, and Son of Sam, David Berkowitz. Unlike most other books on the subject of serial killers, the primary focus of Why We Love Serial Killers is not on the crimes and their details, but more to what kind of aberrations may create a serial killer, the most reviled type of criminal. With enough shocking facts and anecdotes for true crime enthusiasts, the book contains many conclusions of how serial killers are transformed into morbid pop culture personalities. Why We Love Serial Killers also examines the phenomena of serial killer groupies …

Why We Love Serial Killers, Dr. Scott Bonn, ImaginePublicity

Why We Love Serial Killers by Dr. Scott Bonn Available for Pre-Order

  Why We Love Serial Killers: The Curious Appeal of the World’s Most Savage Murderers by Dr. Scott Bonn is a compelling examination of the public’s attraction to cold-blooded criminals who commit monstrous acts of serial murder. Advance praise for the book has been enthusiastic, including rave reviews from professional criminologists and true crime authors to nationally recognized journalists. Why We Love Serial Killers is available to the public for pre-orders now from a variety of online sources including Amazon which is offering a special 20% pre-order discount. Customers will not be charged until the book ships in October. . This book is unique in its examination of serial killers as popular culture personalities. Unlike most other books on this subject, the primary focus of Why We Love Serial Killers is not on the crimes of serial killers. Much has already been written about that. Although this book offers many new insights into serial homicide and provides shocking facts and anecdotes for true crime enthusiasts, the really unique contributions of this work lie in explaining why …