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Does it sometimes feel like the whole world is vying for your attention?

The ads, the calls, the emails.

There's the content you seek out and the content you don't.

The doom scrolling that maybe falls somewhere in between.

And then there are the news headlines pouring in from all over the world.

With so much global access, the volume alone can be dizzying to process,

let alone the decision of where to invest your time and energy.

Where do you fit in? How do you respond?

It can be hard to know where to start. Or maybe you're one of the

people vying for attention. You desperately need help. Lives are at stake in your community and you

need support. Maybe it feels like no matter what you do, you can't get the investment you need.

Everyone is putting their resources elsewhere, and if you're

lucky, you get what's left. Before you go pining for simpler times, this isn't a new phenomenon.

Today's case begins back in 1971, and the problem of split focus and an unequal distribution

of resources runs all the way through it.

Right up until its effective ending, the last two words any homicide detective wants to see

in a serial killer investigation.

Evidence. Destroyed.

Welcome to serial killers, a Spotify podcast.

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