This week the boys talk about serial killers and where the ding dang heck they all went. In other news, I am proud to announce that Sonic the Hedgehog is my new best friend. We go on adventures and have dinner together. I know you're all jealous, and I want to congratulate everyone who entered the contest to become my new best friend because you all did very well and should be proud of your performances. But no one did as good as my lifelong pal Sonic the Hedgehog who also paid me $12 when he only owed me $10 for dinner. What a guy!
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Sources:
Gilles de Rais: https://www.britannica.com/story/gilles-de-rais-historys-first-serial-killer
Gilles de Rais Trial and Execution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_de_Rais#Trial_and_execution
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System#Federal_Aid_Highway_Act_of_1956
New evidence that lead exposure increases crime: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2017/06/01/new-evidence-that-lead-exposure-increases-crime/
What Explains the Decline of Serial Killers?: https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/what-explains-the-decline-of-serial-killers
Serial Killer Statistics: http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Serial%20Killer%20Information%20Center/Serial%20Killer%20Statistics.pdf
Uniform Crime Report: https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/topic-pages/clearances.pdf
What Explains the Decline of Serial Killers?: https://www.fox13news.com/news/amid-gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-search-6-additional-bodies-unearthed
9 Currently Active Serial Killers: Unsolved Cases in 2021: https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/9-current-serial-killers-still-at-large
What data on 3,000 murderers and 10,000 victims tells us about serial killers: https://www.vox.com/2016/12/2/13803158/serial-killers-victims-data
Ted Cruz Zodiac Killer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz%E2%80%93Zodiac_Killer_meme