Serial Killers and the 1970s with Jennifer Murray

On this episode we take a panoramic look at the 1970s a decade which would see recorded serial killing numbers higher than the previous decade combine. Joined with special guest Jennifer Murray, Indiana state university criminologist and expert on mass and serial murder. Her work engages with contemporary mass and serial killers and their psychological development and fantasies. This decade would carry on the rise in violent crime that engulfed the 1960s taking it much further within the cities a process that would transform American's understanding of crime and would make people more fearful. It would be the start of the late 20th century serial killer boom.