Serial Killers: Science of the Lambs

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🗓️ 28 June 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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What makes a serial killer? What drives them to kill again and again? To find out the truth about this ghastly lot, we talked to forensic psychologist Prof. Eric Hickey, criminologist Ass. Prof. Wayne Petherick, and psychiatrist Prof. Gwen Adshead. Check out the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/34aoJXG Note: in this episode we discuss homicide, and sexual violence. Please take care when listening to the show, and here are some resources: National Mental Health Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357). National Hotline for Crime Victims 1-855-4-VICTIM (1-855-484-2846) National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) Selected readings:Dr. Mike Aamodt’s database of serial killers at Radford UniversityThis study looked at more than 1000 juvenile offenders to find out what was different about those who became killers All sorts of statistics for some of the common behaviors of serial killersThis paper digs into some of the more unusual “ritualistic” behavior of serial killers Credits: This Episode has been produced by Shruti Ravindran, Meryl Horn, Rose Rimler and Wendy Zukerman. Our senior producer is Kaitlyn Sawrey. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Additional editing help from Alex Blumberg. Fact Checking by Michelle Harris. Music by Bobby Lord and Emma Munger. Sound Design and mix by Emma Munger. A big thanks to all of the other academics who helped us out, including Dr. Mike Aamodt, Dr. Ann Burgess, Dr. Scott Lilienfeld, Dr. Devon Polaschek, Dr. Kori Ryan, Dr. Kim Rossmo, Dr. David Finkelhor, Dr. David Keatley, Dr. Jennifer Lansford, Dr. Karen Franklin, Dr. Michael Maltz, Dr. Gabrielle Salfati, Dr. Claire Ferguson, Dr. Sandra Taylor, and Katherine Ramsland. Extra thanks to Sarah McVeigh, Christopher Suter, Frank Lopez, Rose Reid, the Zukerman Family, and Joseph Lavelle Wilson, and everyone at Gimlet who listened and gave thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and you're listening to Science Versus from Gimlet Media.
0:06.8	This is the show that pits facts against foul play.
0:10.6	On today's show, serial killers.
0:18.7	And a quick warning before we get started, in this episode we'll be discussing homicide
0:23.0	and sexual violence.
0:24.9	So please take care when you're listening to this show.
0:27.4	And if you're feeling depressed or you just want to talk to someone, in the US you can
0:31.8	call the National Mental Health Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
0:38.3	That's 1-800-662-HELP.
0:41.6	That number will be on our website along with other resources.
0:45.2	OK, on to our episode.
0:48.2	We think of serial killers as relentless predators who kill over and over again.
0:54.8	And they seem to relish it.
0:57.3	They are the ultimate boogie man, our worst nightmare.
1:01.4	Except that they're real.
1:04.2	And one infamous murderer who embodies a lot of our fears about serial killers is this guy
1:09.8	named Ed Kemper who killed his victims in the 60s and 70s.
1:14.8	And he's kind of the murderer that we picture when we think about serial killers.
1:20.0	Smart, ruthless, and all around just super creepy.
1:25.0	So on today's show, we're going to try to understand what makes a guy like Ed Kemper
1:31.0	tick.
1:35.0	Can you tell us about Ed Kemper?
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