So you want to write about serial killers?

[M.C. Peery]

I don’t know about you, but a serial killer is a sure way to get me to check out the cover copy of a book. Why are we as a society so fascinated by them? In my opinion it’s mostly their alien quality, the sense that they are something apart from the rest of us. Not to mention that we are used to being the top of the food chain, and serial killers imply that we really aren’t.
Whatever the reason, things sure have changed since we first saw Psycho. Due to the glut of serial killers in the media, we seem to have gotten reality and fiction pretty mixed up when it comes to these predators. So here’s a little authenticity:

According to a study by Radford University the median IQ of serial killers was 102. While this is considered average, it is by no means genius. So all those scary-intelligent killers in the media aren’t nearly as likely as you might think. Of course, these results are based on...

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Thanks!
M.C. Peery