Scary show. There are actually few real serial killers. Serial killers have sex with the bodies usually . So at any given time these ghouls number about twenty five in the u s. This does not include rapist killers who kill not to be caught. Thousands of them sadly exist...and they may kill all their victims. But are not true serial killers. They are evil but do not have interest in the victims body after death... according to the criminology classes I took that is.

There can't exist a sentient person interested in your disconnected alphabet soup. No one can be that starved.

@Steve S

Ah, the typical ad hominem, just as useless as the logical fallacy in your previous argument.

A discussion about publicity given to contemporary mass murderers has been targeted by an attention seeking tripper's dud missile. Dragons Drogon and Gollum would be proud.

@ Steve S.:
There has been a rapid decline in serial killings since the 80's, in the 40 years afterwards we've had a lot of violent movies, video-games and TV-shows come out.

In the past 10 or so years these have become more realistic but we have yet to see a 'rapid increase' in serial killings being caused by any of these forms of content.

You don't think a person that is prone to commit violent acts would find other 'triggers' that would make them commit serial killings?

If we're going to remove or prevent entertainment content from releasing because it's possible that somebody might turn to killing, then what would you even watch on TV?

Instead of removing entertainment, perhaps you should look at things like, I don't know maybe stop bullying at school? Which is known to be the prime trigger why people commit school shootings among others....

Because we all know where it will end up with as soon as you start removing one thing:
No serial killer content > No War content > No Fighting content > No Horror content > No Fantasy content.

Lord of the Rings? Cancelled
Game of Thrones? Cancelled
Band of Brothers? Cancelled
The Godfather? Cancelled
Pulp Fiction? Cancelled
Breaking Bad? Cancelled

In all these shows there's a degree of violence or other heinous acts committed. These could also serve as triggers for somebody to start killing according to your logic.

The you people parasite injection using "remove all things" from the media proposition has not been part of any discussion. Limiting the degree to which mass murderers are covered in media and entertainment can have a positive affect on future mass murders.

Let's remove all 'bad things' from TV because it might give people ideas....

Seriously people, bad things happened before mass media, TV shows and related was even invented and will continue to happen until humanity goes extinct.

If anything you could say books are even worse, since even worse acts are depicted in books as it doesn't have to deal with censorship like on TV. Not to mention the fact that people fantasize while reading books about the acts committed in these books.

Like all the school shootings would be happening even more if they weren't all over the news. Right, all the attention to killers has been helping to cure future killers. Pass a law to do it better - add cashless bail for murder, and Fetterman Forgiveness.

Serial killers have always held a fascination for the public and gotten attention since the term was created. Curiosity about them is good - learning more could help future generations figure out a way to save a few of these sociopaths before they become sociopaths (psychopaths are the ones who can't be saved). I didn't care for the show, but ignoring something doesn't make it go away.

Yeah, dramatizing contemporary serial killers is in bad taste not to mention stupid, and everyone should know it. But high ratings prevails over decency and a modicum of wisdom.