Personal Perspective: Powerful, divisive, and negative social forces are at work today that fuel the increase in mass public shootings.

Experiencing horror in a safe and non-lethal environment can be very appealing, exciting, and serve the purpose of managing fear for many people.

By his own admission, Rader developed fantasies about domination, bondage and torture at a very early age—while still in grade school.

Unlike comfort/gain serial killers, professional hit men kill because it is their job to do so.

The Son of Sam laws were passed following reports that David Berkowitz was offered a lot of money for the rights to his personal story.

The curious appeal of monsters and serial killers in both fact and fiction can be explained by our own empathy.

By accepting the framing of serial killers as evil, the public is given moral clarity. Such clarity can be both reassuring and comforting.