100. Real Life "Purge": Killers Inspired by Horror Movies

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

True Crime, Fiction, Drama, History

4.8 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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In 2016, Jonathan Cruz went on a four day killing spree inspired by the movie "The Purge". In 1985, Mark Branch wanted to live out his fantasy of being Jason from Friday the 13th. What causes some people to be inspired by horror movies to commit horrible acts of violence? TW: Suicide We made it to episode 100!! Thank you guys so much for everything, here's to the next 100 Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to ad-free listening and bonus content. And members of our High Council on Patreon have access to our after-show called Footnotes. Apple subscriptions are now live! Get access to ad-free episodes and bonus episodes when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow on Tik Tok and Instagram for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.9	So I have a question for you guys today.
0:32.1	Do you think horror movies can make people commit horrible acts of violence?
0:37.4	Well, it's something we've been asking ourselves since cinema basically started.
0:41.6	And today, I'm going to share with you some stories of people who felt, let's say,
0:46.9	inspired to commit similar crimes after watching a movie.
0:50.9	And if you're interested in this kind of darkly curious content, make
0:54.6	sure to like this video, subscribe to this channel, and hit the notification bell so you never
0:59.0	miss a video of My Dark Creation.
1:06.4	It's when your heart starts pounding.
1:10.2	On June 2, 2016, 20-year-old Jonathan Cruz stood before a judge at the Marion Superior Court in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1:19.8	He was being sworn in for the trial that would decide his fate.
1:23.8	The prosecution that day planned to seek the death penalty. Cruz was a thin guy with a
1:30.6	curly-cropped haircut and a red star face tattoo next to his right eye. On May 12th of 2016,
1:37.6	Cruz, who was 19 at the time, took to the streets with a plan to kill as many people as he could get away with.
1:46.0	First, he moved along the 3,900 block of North College Avenue in the historic green
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