Fame and Fortune on serial killers

This article researched the possible link between culture of celebrity and modernity is possibly linked to becoming a serial killer. This seems to be a little far fetched, but the research has to do with the nurturing argument of becoming a serial killer. The researcher studied many cases were a person comes into a sum of money or gains noticeable status in the community to see if serial killer trains in personality and in action start to develop. They studied many age groups as well as diverse cases such as Hitler and Hollywood celebrities. They concluded that modernity is just a context and does not dictate whether someone becomes a serial killer. Also, that celebrity culture, power and money are not valid indicators to becoming a serial killer. The researcher was led to believe that more "nature" arguments support the idea of becoming or being a serial killer. This research paper was interesting because it is the first time that I have read about these kind of factors influencing someones life path in such a negative way that they become killers. At first I was a little hesitant about how these factors were relevant, but I really enjoyed reading about it. The researchers hypothesis made a lot of sense and it was a very interesting paper. To read it, visit: http://cmc.sagepub.com/content/5/2/168.full.pdf+html

Written by Courtney Milonja