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Currently Playing: Why does America have so many SERIAL KILLERS?

The United States has roughly 4% of the world’s population… but one major database contains more than 60% of the world’s identified serial killers. So what the hell happened in America? In this episode of Breakfast Serial, I dig into the numbers behind America’s enormous share of documented serial killers and ask whether the country really produced more repeat killers than anywhere else, or whether we’re partly looking at a massive reporting and documentation bias. We’ll look at the so-called Golden Age of Serial Killers, America’s rising homicide rate, highways and mobility, fragmented police jurisdictions, firearms, media coverage, vulnerable victims and the huge problem hidden inside one very important word: Identified. Because America may really have experienced an extraordinary concentration of serial murder, especially from the late 1960s through the 1990s. But the famous statistics may not mean quite what people think they mean. So why did America have so many serial killers? And did America actually create them… or simply create the perfect environment for them to operate? Watch to the end and tell me what you think. If you enjoy deep dives into serial killers, crime statistics and the history behind the myths, subscribe and join the Cornflakes. here is the Bradford database: https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/serial%20killer%20information%20center/project%20description.htm here is my playlist on Where Did all the Serial Killers go: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1l34hkJI7_wejxtEhwhBtvAsdlYItEwj #SerialKillers #TrueCrime #AmericanCrime #BreakfastSerial #CrimeHistory