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Everyone loves a good, well-paced detective story that’s full of mystery, twists, and turns. Lately, however, more and more people opt for watching true crime shows and listening to podcasts, instead of picking up a classic slow-paced book about sleuths. True crime has actually become one of Netflix’s most popular genres and people are utterly obsessed with shows that detail the ins and outs of crimes committed by serial killers. Crimes, the gruesome details of which chill the viewers’ blood.

As such, internet users have been busy making meme after meme about people’s obsession with true crime media. One such place is the ‘True Crime Memes’ Instagram account, a page with over 22.4k amateur detective followers.

True crime is far from funny in and of itself. However, people’s reactions to the genre’s popularity and obsession with shows like HBO’s True Detective, Netflix’s Making a Murderer, and (yes, even) Tiger King certainly are witty.

While some folks explain that they watch shows like that to relax, others are entranced by just how much they’re glued to the screen and can’t stop bingeing episodes. Have a scroll down and take a look at the best true crime memes (don’t worry, they’re behind bars) and upvote the ones that you relate to the most. Are you a huge fan of the genre? Let us know what you love most about it in the comment section.

I was interested to learn more about our fascination with the true crime genre, so I reached out to Lyndsey Williams, the founder of the True Crime Memes Instagram project. I also got in touch with British environmental psychologist and well-being consultant Lee Chambers who told me all about why we're so drawn to true crime and explained the potential negative effects of binge-watching TV shows. You'll find Bored Panda's full in-depth interviews with Lyndsey and Lee below, dear Pandas! Now, let's dive deep into the world of true crime.

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Julia Atkinson
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My house has no backyard, cellar, or crawlspace, and I don't have a car. A career as a serial killer isn't on the cards for me

Katie Lutesinger
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Excuse me but some of us are obliged to work from home at the moment!

Hannah Edwards
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol. Also that series “Buried in the Backyard” has had to expand its definition of ‘backyard’ to include nearby cornfields, woods, swamps, sides of roads etc.

Uber Mensch
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No privacy fence around city parks, unfortunately for us... er, them.

Thomas Sweda
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, they might be breaking a trespassing law.

Night Owl
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now that would be illegal and criminal. We can't have that happening

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Valter Giardini
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a shotgun, a shovel, an alibi, a good lawyer and two acres uncultivated beyond home: they'll never find the body....

Sandeep Jani
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Henry Hill, Jimmy, and Tommy was able to stuff Billy Batts’ body in the trunk, because it was the 1970’s and cars had huge trunks. You can’t do that with today’s cars today

Lori Ann
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ex's bio dad is on trial for murder. My ex's bio mom? Her 200 year old house was built on top of an old well. Only about 4 people know of it.

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Lyndsey told Bored Panda all about how she founded the True Crime Memes page, why it's extremely popular among women, and why people find the genre so captivating. "One day, I was out with a friend getting pizza and I kept seeing funny memes about true crime. I honestly don’t even know what sparked the idea but I told her, 'I’m gonna make a true crime memes instagram page' and she encouraged the idea and we just rolled with it! I originally was just going to re-post memes I found online but I ended up getting more involved with the page and it has now become almost all original content," she said.

The True Crime Memes page saw a big jump in popularity after a famous true crime podcast posted one of Lyndsey's original memes and tagged her in the caption. However, not everyone is as friendly. " A very famous true crime youtuber shared one of my original memes on her story and I was extremely excited but she never credited me, so that was pretty disappointing!"

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According to Lyndsey, true crime is far more popular among women. "My audience is 96% women which I find extremely interesting! I can't speak for everyone, but in my opinion, the reason I and so many other women are so drawn to the genre is that we can almost get into the mind of the perpetrator. How can I avoid people like the perp, and how did the victim get caught in a situation where such a heinous crime was committed and what can I do so that this never happens to me? It has honestly made me much more cautious and aware of my surroundings," she shared with Bored Panda.

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ngl I would have too.

    Rob Woodman
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You’d have loved her dumb ass too or you’d have followed a stranger to see a puppy?

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    Julia Atkinson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The legacy of Ted Bundy: no man struggling to perform a simple task with a cast on one leg will dare to ask a young woman for help

    Life is ?
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do you mean? Bundy had a castleg? I did not know.

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    Sam Yobado
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The puppy is actually at the house, just jump in, it's super close.

    Bama Belle
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once told a strange man where I lived and worked in under 5 minutes. I was appalled at myself.

    Orion Countryman
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stop it Ted, we know you're still alive and just telling true stories!

    lailyfnoor
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When stranger offers you a candy, you should say no

    Lilly's Mom
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You probably felt a little safer because it was a she.

    Luke Oakridge
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which is bad because women can be abusers too.

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    Hannah Edwards
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I under that today’s young and naive victims are lured to meet murderers by the promise of an iPad and I can honestly say that it would lure me in too, no questions asked.

    Night Owl
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd rather stay away from apple products but to each their own *shrug*

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    SOFIA TROTTIER
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least she actually had a puppy lmao

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    Thorfin Wolfsbane
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Frozen pizza boxes in the US warn you: "Cook Before Eating"

    Sam Yobado
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget "Remove from box before cooking." So many steps.

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    Laura MG
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bought a pressed fire log and it had a warning: CAUTION, RISK OF FIRE!" Well, I would HOPE so 🙄

    Eithne Griffiths
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ladies, NEVER wear matching underwear, it will be less likely that you will be murdered . In murder movies, the women always wear matching underwear.

    Paradise
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because SOMEONE in America (I am American) would sue.

    Sergio Bicerra
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats why the protective plastic bag my chair came in has "This Is Not A Toy" printed on. Or why shampoo bottles remind you not to drink it.

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    F. H.
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mum really was upset about this as a kid when watching the German classic "Aktenzeichen XY - ungelöst", the grandfather of all true crime shows.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shauna, you're obviously smarter than the average American. Trust me, if they didn't plaster "reenactment" across the screen, these morons would think they were watching a live stream.

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    "Also. I’m only a few months younger than JonBenét Ramsey and I’ve always felt a connection to her and her case. That’s all I remember seeing on TV and in the paper and magazines in the grocery store growing up. I think we connect so much with victims and we fight for justice and seek it when need be," she said.

    "My page is also used to spread awareness on missing people, we share our theories in popular cases, play games together, and just all around have fun. I’m super interactive with my followers and have legit made lifetime friends because I decided to start this page."

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Second rule of true crime: kill all the people you want, but do NOT touch that dog.

    Katie Lutesinger
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I watched one documentary on YouTube about this monster who killed his whole family... AND he killed the family dog. And I'm sitting there like YOU EVEN KILLED THE POOR DOG? HOW COULD YOU??

    Watching
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will never understand why people gots to kill the dogs?!!!

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    Chicago Kitty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely- me muttering to myself "please let the dog me ok, please let the dog be ok..."

    Luther von Wolfen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hm. This dog witnessed the murder. I have no choice but to take this floofy boy home with me.

    lara
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ohmygawd ANY article I read where a dog is mentioned, my concern is WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DOG? If a dog appears in a novel, I immediately turn to the back of the book to see if the dog survives. He doesn't, I don't read the book.

    AngelWingsYT
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Human murdered: i sleep animal murdered: real sheet

    Kappy Pfeiffer
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely! I skip episodes that mention pets. I'm not going to risk it.

    Person
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I watched a first 48 where the dog got killed!

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    mehoi
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe because the former is meant to create fear through horror whereas the latter is trying to create understanding from horror?

    Vicky Zar
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sure it's the sound effects. Horror movies use ... something (melody/ frequency/ whatever) that forces your body or mind to be scared, while a documentary obviously does not use this technique.

    Vicky Z
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also in documentaries most of the times you know the story! You know what have happened and the element of surprise is absent! So you are not really nervous about what will happen next

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    Ian Reynolds
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would agree with this until I watched the Nightstalker documentary on Netflix, that one freaked me out

    ElenaK
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know why but I just added it on my "to watch" list.

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    Emily Raskauskas
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm fine with both horror movies and true crime documentaries. An animal being hurt on the other hand...

    Kitti B.
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's me. My boyfriend tells other people that I freak out at horror movies but I'm eating, having a normal conversation while I'm watching a serial killer killing people while they are showing actual photo and video evidence. It is, indeed, complicated :D

    Person
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I know right!! Why does this happen!! It’s like real stuff doesn’t scare you but the fake stuff makes you terrified!

    Party Poison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i can watch anything creepy without being freaked out, but the x files has me up at three am. doesnt mean i dont watch it tho!

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    Meanwhile, psychologist Lee from the UK was kind enough to give me a deeper glance into the reasons why some people are so entranced by true crime and analyzing the darker side of humanity.

    "When considering why the darker side of humanity and entertainment are so compelling, we have to first look at our evolutionary journey as human beings. For the majority of our existence, we were prey and always hyperaware of threats to our safety, which created a negativity bias that we are drawn towards," Lee explained to Bored Panda.

    "But in today's safe and often sanitized world, we are rarely threatened significantly, and the ability to explore evil, frightening and gruesome entertainment is one of the few ways we can visit this part of humanity while remaining safe and comfortable. There is a level of novelty to it, it removes boredom quickly, and it helps us to discover our emotional limits while understanding the minds of those who go beyond social norms and potentially gaining knowledge of how we might avoid being victims ourselves. They also offer closure, with many stories ending with the mystery being solved, and the criminal being brought to a level of justice," the psychologist said.

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    Bama Belle
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watched a crime show the other day, husband was murdered in his home. The cops were tipped off to the wife's guilt because even though the couple had just come home with their fast food supper, the wife decided she needed to go back out to the grocery store to pick up a single item she forgot (receipt alibi, of course). The cops (and I) reasoned that a normal person would eat first because the fries would be cold if she waited until she got back. We were right. Her married, church pastor boyfriend killed her husband.

    Requiem
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    thats why you let google maps track your movements

    marianne eliza
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A receipt is the least of it. Your cell phone will put you there. Security cameras will put you there.

    SOFIA TROTTIER
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have an entire drawer of receipts that are color coded by month and year lol

    SomePeopleCallMeMaurice
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a friend (who was married) who said he was in love with me, but I explained several times that I didn’t feel that way. He seemed to choose to ignore that, and talked about coming to see me on the DL, but he was afraid that if I was murdered afterward, he’d be the primary suspect, and his wife would be livid. Bruh???

    Fred Burrows
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wave at every camera I see and note the time.

    Laurent Pietroni
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do no worry for you alibi... Google is your main alibi. Just ask them where you were during the murder, he knows everything about you ;)

    Vivian Orr
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love this one!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

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    Eslamala
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I realized not too long ago, that if someone in my family died in a suspicious manner, I'd be the first suspect if the police apply all their idiotic assumptions and pseudoscience. "Her browser history had serial killer biographies, unresolved murders and other disturbing stuff..." 🤣

    mulk
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope you don't play video games, D&D, and listen to metal?

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True crime documentaries are a free courses on how to commit the perfect murder. Police keeps saying that the perfect murder doesn't exist, but they can't really tell, can they?

    Monday
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The fact that the police keeps saying that just means they haven't found the body yet....

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    Rebecca Trinkner
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is a "healthy obsession" with serial killers? (Asking for a friend)

    Queen Jackson.
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um… turning it off and watching blackhead extracting, earwax removal, and toe fungus removal videos.

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    Queen Jackson.
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone who watches these things, I’d believe it would be the opposite. I think I despised murdered even more when I first started watching true crime.

    SOFIA TROTTIER
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would be the first suspect... maybe because I wrote an 11 page essay about Ted Bundy at the age of 10

    Riley Quinn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know about this. Maybe, I'm not a shrink. A friend from long ago was fascinated with true crime. Read the novels, watched the shows, knew serial killers' profiles better than US presidents. However, this kid was in no way ever going to become a serial killer. Designer, model, clerk in an upscale store, some rich person's assistant, but not a murderer.

    Vivian Orr
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t tell a lot of people about this fascination of mine, so when I accidentally found out my hairdresser feels the same way…. Wow I was in heaven. Someone to talk murder with. Lolololol

    Elizabeth Anderson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just don't search how to dispose of bodies

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    According to Lee, there's even a "comforting element" that all the evil things portrayed on the screen are happening to someone else, instead of to us. "It can take us on an emotional rollercoaster, have us trying to solve the puzzle and test our fear in a controlled way. The permission to explore evil is powerful, as we so rarely get the chance elsewhere, and in itself, it is healthy and normal in moderation," he said.

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    However, there are downsides to exposing ourselves to too much violence in the media. We have to learn how to moderate our consumption of such shows. "The challenge we face is the fact that consuming too much of this can desensitize us, and cause us to become less empathetic to the suffering of others, more fearful of our own environment, and potentially be more likely to use aggression ourselves. It can also cause us to be triggered by our own previous adverse experiences, make it harder to manage our own emotional balance, and increase our stress levels, so moderating our consumption is something we should have front of mind, even when we get embroiled in the latest series that is pulling us in."

    I was also interested to find out at what point we should be getting worried about the time we spend watching TV shows of any genre. "Modern TV has a range of psychological hooks built in to keep us watching, from episode endings that leave you wanting more, to autoplay of the next episode unless canceled. I often talk to my clients about 3 hours of TV a day ending up at around 11 years of our lifespan sat staring at a screen," psychologist Lee told Bored Panda this shocking piece of information.

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    Julia Atkinson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The ability to make a room light up when you walk in apparently makes you more likely to be the victim of an unsolved murder, especially if you wear big glasses

    Lauren Caswell
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you find that in addition to rooms lighting up when you enter, you also have a large green/red diamond above you that follows you incessantly: you might just be a Sim. I'll just go now

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    Cass
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been thinking the same thing. I'm not a "bubbly extrovert that loves to hang out with friends and is loved by everyone", so I don't have to worry about being murdered.

    nothingisreal
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This kills me too! Nobody ever says "yea that guy was an asshole"

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank God we all glow up when we die!

    Sam Yobado
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So not the victim but are you the one your neighbors least expect to be a serial killer?

    Edwin Cheng
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Couldn't that mean you might be the murderer, lol?

    Bitemabum
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As the saying goes, everybody loves you when you're dead

    F. H.
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but you'll be the first victim of the monster in every horror comedy.

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    Hannah Edwards
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glad it’s not just me. Either that or googling lists of rampage killings etc

    Pheebs
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got lost in a deep dive in to the US’s FBI’s most wanted listed, which turned in to individual dives on each crime I felt didn’t have enough detail in the blurb, which I think also went in to how many US presidents have had assassination attempts, and so on. All told, I think I was at it for 4 hours. I don’t remember what started it.

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    Thorfin Wolfsbane
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that studies show watching Scary movies is comforting because it makes our own problems seem so small compared to running from a serial murderer or monster.

    Draco's Dragonfly
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My bf likes watching Ghosthunters to fall asleep. Just lovely....nothing ever really happens but the sounds creep me out

    Helwin
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do that too for some reason.

    Pezor Zass
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my wife used to go to sleep listening to this cd of "true confessions" or something like that. i had to tell her that i couldn't fall asleep listening to the confessions of a guy who killed his baby sister when he was a kid, an Israeli guy who murdered a Palestinian family, one who made their aged mother pay him for help to eat or drink... not restful to me.

    jasper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband does that but with the air disaster stuff.

    Sookie Stackhouse
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i love unsolved mysteries while sleeping

    Riley Quinn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds more relaxing than the news, actually.

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    "Watching the latest shows isn't a bad thing, entertainment can be a great way to relax, often starts great conversations and helps us to explore ourselves in the context of others. It is worth remembering that some TV as an addition to a modern well-lived life is a net positive, but as soon as it starts to invade your sleep, impact what you eat, and how much you move your body, it starts subtracting from the fundamentals that keep us in an optimal place as human beings," Lee pointed out at what point we should become concerned about the time we spend sitting in front of the screen.

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    Chief among the negative effects of being unable to control the time we spend in front of the screen is the lack of sleep which affects nearly every facet of our lives. "A lack of sleep compounds in a variety of negative ways, and we are well aware of the challenges we face as a society around eating and movement. We also need to consider the mental and psychological benefits of watching some TV and taking ownership; being in control of what you watch is a great place to be, so ensure you are the master of the TV and don't let the TV become the master of you," he said.

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    Carmen Sandiego
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *scoff* The stealing is the best part. The ONLY fun part imo.

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    Julia Atkinson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or breaking a window from the inside so the broken glass falls outside the house. Honestly, I think "failure to pay attention to true crime shows" should be a crime in itself

    Eslamala
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Break the window from inside the house 🤦🏼‍♀️

    WilvanderHeijden
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you smash a window, do it from the outside or else the police will know it was staged. I know that now...

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    Kona Pake
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m sure he’ll get it right next time.

    SOFIA TROTTIER
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IKR like dude if you're already in deep s**t might as well grab some stuff

    IcarusOfTheSkywings
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find your lack of effort... disturbing.

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    E Menendez
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially if it was due to a tip from a viewer like you!

    Kalika Burgau
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I abhor unsolved mysteries. Like can you not?? Lol

    Paradise
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live for that. *Plays 80s theme music* UPDATE!

    Mercy Wanjiru
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    we don't know. but someone in that family knew something they're not saying.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These buzz kill updates should be at the top of the show so you can decide whether or not to switch stations.

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    #12

    True-Crime-Memes

    ittybittywhore Report

    Hannah Edwards
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once I’ve started an episode I have to finish out of respect, unless I’ve seen it before. If my murder was “boring” I’d be devastated (in ghost form)

    Vivian Orr
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s crazy. It’s also me 😵‍💫

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I'm sorry the way I was murdered, dismembered, burnt in my own fireplace and thrown into the nearby lake is not interesting enough for you ! I will do better next time... Oh, no, wait, I can't : I'm dead."

    Thorfin Wolfsbane
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my ghost would contact my family to sue the writers and producers for making such a lame episode

    and_a_touch_of_the_’tism
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my god I LOVE that show but they took it off Netflix 😭

    Queen Jackson.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if they watch us while we watch them?

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And how would she know unless someone told her, huh? TV screens don't work both ways.

    Purwan Ndari2
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My biggest flex is that I've watched every episode of FF. 😎

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    "If you notice yourself starting to delay your sleep, take shortcuts socializing, eating, or keeping fit to keep your TV company, or feel like it's in control of you, it's time to take a step back and build a routine that you can control while still enjoying your favorite shows in moderation. It can even be a lot of fun to take it more slowly and build up excitement and anticipation for the next episode!"

    #13

    True-Crime-Memes

    jyooleh Report

    Sum Guy
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's basically what drive to survive does to people like bottas and George in the picture

    Mubshar Bashir
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    4 years ago

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    I basically make about $6,000-$8,000 a month online. It’s enough to comfortably replace my old jobs income, especially considering I only work about 10-13 hours a week from home. I was amazed how easy it was after I tried it….. ===))> 𝐖­𝐰­𝐰.𝐅­𝐮­𝐥­𝐰­𝐨­𝐫­𝐤.𝐂­𝐨­𝐦

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    Emily
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Evil Lives Here always uses that line in each episode and I hate it lol

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kinda redundant since most murders are committed by family, lovers, and friends.

    Thomas Turnbull
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    4 years ago

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    I do t see the point of all the text between memes as hardly anyone will read it it’s just a waste of someone’s hard work.

    #14

    True-Crime-Memes

    GuantanamoEbay Report

    kjorn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did Epstein killed himself?

    Kiaya Thompson
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    4 years ago

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    Haven’t even watched Tiger King and I know the answer is yes.

    Yort
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, she helped fake his death so he could disappear from his various debts and stuff.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've heard the name, of course, but even the quarantine couldn't motivate me to watch that show.

    Kira Thomason
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    DID KURT COBAIN KILL HIMSELF (Upvote no, Downvote yes)

    JRibax
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    May your murder be interesting!!

    kali fornia
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Carol is probably a spy for PETA..

    Von Klaus
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    4 years ago

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    pretty freaking obvious...

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    #15

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    killingfloor96 Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You sometimes have to wonder if criminals ever bother to watch crime documentaries

    JLH
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually! I heard a detective give a seminar once where they caught a guy after a looooong crime spree. He said he was able to get away with it for so long exactly because he watched crime shows and knew what not to do. Can't remember how he actually got busted.

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    over it already
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you for helping me realize that I really want some mozzarella sticks! I'll see myself out and to the kitchen...

    Hannah Edwards
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s usually the shoe prints and tire prints!

    Monday
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nobody ever seems to think of wearing shoes that are too big or too small just so the cops go chasing down someone with the wrong foot size....

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    BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously! A real serial killer would know to wear gloves. Amateurs.

    Claudia Stieble
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you would need more than one pair of gloves, wear at least 2 pairs. with the thin latex or nitril gloves a fingerprint still might be left behind and in addition to that, wash your gloved hands, you might have DNA on the gloves because when you put them on microscopic small skin cells rub off and might be on the gloves.

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    The 0roburos
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see we are all about that FF Life from Imgflip Meme Generator

    Imaplant
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A moment of silence for Peter Thomas

    Imaplant
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A moment of silence for Peter Thomas

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently, murderers simply don't take their job seriously enough to apply themselves to all aspects of the job. If they'd only rehearsed first they wouldn't make so many glaring errors. When you 1/2ass a task, it'll come back on you.

    Cami Brown
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saw an episode once that was ridiculous. Her DNA in his car, him on camera using her stolen debit card where he signed his own name to the receipt. "I was framed!" Dude... no one believes you.

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    The genre’s popularity, while thrilling for the creators of the shows and podcasts themselves, is a potential source of concern. The Washington Post writes that the increase of rampant violence in media is making some experts very worried.

    “I’m concerned about the trajectory we’re on. If I worked at Netflix I might say, ‘Well, this is what people want.' But that doesn’t mean it should be provided. The research shows that escalating violence on-screen can make us more tolerant of it in real life; it can leave ‘lingering fear’ that can cause sleep disturbances and other problems,” Professor Glenn Sparks from Purdue University told WaPo. “There is an issue of social responsibility here.”

    #16

    True-Crime-Memes

    murdersincorporated Report

    Katie Lutesinger
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was cycling beside the highway once when I found a human sized garbage bag which was giving off a faint smell and, when prodded, was cold and had a soft, fleshy feel. Tempting fate, I opened it. It turned out to be a bag of individually wrapped fresh meat that had probably fallen off the back of a truck. Steaks, chicken legs, that sort of thing.

    Otter
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you're out in the middle of nowhere, do think this would be a great place to dispose of a body?

    Poultry Geist
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No I always think it’s money :)

    Lauren Caswell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well our cat dragged home something black and rotten when i was a kid, i freaked and was convinced it was a body part and ran for my parents because our cat was eating the evidence! It turns out it was a rotten fish, and even though my parents took it straight off him, the poor kitty was rather sick that day (yes he went to the vet 😀)

    Lord Mysticlaw
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once I was walking towards a bunched up duvet in a corner outside and my brain went "omg there might be a body rolled up in there!" Then I realised it's my duvet. In my yard. And I literally just saw the wind blow it off the washing line and into the corner.

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of the times I'm terrified that it's an animal to be honest

    A Strike
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was at the beach a few years ago in San Diego when I spotted what was 100% a human bone of some kind. I had JUST finished up an anatomy class for my graduate school program and when I alerted a cop patrolling the beach he grabbed it and said “We get bones wash up from ocean creatures all the time” as he threw it back into the water. I was like what the FFFFFf??!!!? I still wonder about that bone.

    Sharon Ingram
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, but I stop to make sure it's not puppies or kittens.

    Joe Reaves
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently normal people always think it's a mannequin. Who the f**k do they think is wandering around dumping all these mannequins in lonely places miles from anywhere? I think I prefer the serial killer to a mannequin posing creep lol

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    #17

    True-Crime-Memes

    truecrime.memes Report

    SOFIA TROTTIER
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes they just let me talk because they know that's their only option

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm picturing the dancing cows in Homer's mind.

    Bacony Cakes
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    D.B. Cooper is Tommy Wiseau. Fight me.

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    #18

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    IvieChristie Report

    Lauren Caswell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This guy looks a lot like Spencer Reid from Criminal Minds

    Vicky Zar
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my God, I love him, but those pictures! :D

    Helwin
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the husband. It's always the husband.

    Noel Benavente
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Steve Buscemi looked nice in the 80s...

    Vicky Zar
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure if you think that's him or if you are making a joke or something.... but just in case you don't know who this is, it's Matthew Gray Gubler

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    Paradise
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Law and Order is so predictable, it is like they have a formula.

    Mrs S
    Community Member
    Premium
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's very easy to watch or just have on

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    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I could have been a great detective if I'd had the right opportunities when I was young"

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This can be said regarding way too many shows.

    backatya
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sometimes I do. The evidence usually points who did it. Only the cops have to get lots of it to make sure he gets convicted.

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    This obsession with the true crime genre could, at least in part, be explained by the change in how we tend to view shows now. There has been a shift from watching TV shows with your family and friends to viewing shows more privately now.

    “If you look at television history, there’s often a mirror effect,” Thompson said. “In the early days of TV, in the days of ‘I Love Lucy’ and ‘Leave it To Beaver,’ families would gather in the living rooms to watch shows about people who gather in their living rooms. And now we’re people who sit huddled alone, looking a little creepy, watching people who are huddled alone looking a little creepy,” Professor Robert Thompson from Syracuse University told The Washington Post.

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    #19

    True-Crime-Memes

    RiaWojo Report

    E Menendez
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean someone isn't out to get you.

    Steph Harrison
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ''it's not paranoia if they're really out to get you'

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    XenoMurph
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Last time I was murdered, I was shocked!

    backatya
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's funny how most Americans just go about their daily lives without thinking to notice the same vehicle has been going ever where they go or someone on the street watching them. Be aware of your surroundings. Have an escape plan and fight back plan.

    Chaotic-Pansexual (she/they)
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I’m in a group, I’m an observer. I watch our surroundings and the people in public and alert my people if anything is sketchy or off. But when I’m alone, I’m too afraid to go slow and watch, I just dart to and fro, do what I need to do, and get back to safety as soon as possible. I usually have a backup plan and another backup plan and different scenarios in my mind for if something were to go wrong, but my main goal is to do what I need to do without giving people a chance to notice me

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    #20

    True-Crime-Memes

    ArfMeasures Report

    Queen Jackson.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you are planning on googling it just like I did, just know it means for f***s sake.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just can't absorb all the global horror. A documentary on just one gruesome murder? Sure, that I can handle.

    Anthony Miranti
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Avengers movie? Nah! Action movie with The Rock? Nah! Some political figure in Brazil found without a head and his body in a river? Yup... Sign me up for that adventure!!!

    Kitti B.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Netflix page is true crime, anime and reality shows. My taste is perfect :D

    Silre
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After the second hour of watching the news with my parents im like "Can we please watch murder shows now?"

    #21

    True-Crime-Memes

    truecrime.memes Report

    Hannah Edwards
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, definitely going to murder you

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's dumb. Just increase the policy and take another 2 out before taking your wife on a camping trip in Alaska.

    Monday
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but make sure you also take out the same amount on your own life, just so it looks like a mutual decision.

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    Micah<3
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The fkn cloud unsettles me very much

    juice
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the picture is from Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, so i think it's meant to!

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    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Particularly if he does so the day after you suffered minor injuries thanks to an insufficiently secured stair carpet

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I took out a substantial policy on my (now ex) husband. When the isht hit the fan, as it frequently did, I'd calmly remind him of it. After I filed for divorce, I ended the policy, but he doesn't know that.

    Lord Mysticlaw
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mike, it's time for the life insurance dance! (please tell me someone got that)

    SOFIA TROTTIER
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This made me think of the vine (wait a minute...who ARE you?!?!)

    Sarah Kathrin Matsoukis
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    or when you find out there is one on your name that you never knew about - run

    Fred Burrows
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Followed by a canyon hike or boat holiday.

    backatya
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    red flag he's going to get rid of you

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    #22

    True-Crime-Memes

    murdersincorporated Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Speaking as someone whose family lived within a few miles of the Yorkshire Ripper, I'd just like to say that the USA didn't have a monopoly on serial killers

    Watching
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not less crime~less internet.

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly! We just get too much information and learn the horror from all around the world

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    Helwin
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That awkward moment when you can identify all of them...

    Beverly
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boomers never say that. We remember the 70s.

    Robert Brooks
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The majority of "Boomers" were already grown by the 70s and were producing Generation X

    BastWren
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you, Robert. I was born in 1958 and I am so tired of being called a "Baby Boomer", which, as I am sure you know, was coined to describe those born in the years immediately following WW2. I grew up in the 60s and 70s...a bit young for a "Boomer", but not yet old enough to be Gen X. I can do without the labels anyway, tbh, since most of the time they are pejorative, not descriptive, and they overlap inaccurately anyway. Sorry to reply with a rant. 8)

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    Mystery Egg
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boomer's didn't grow up in the 70's. That's Gen X. Just saying.

    Not Craig
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boomer's did not grow up in the 70s. Their kids did.

    Chich
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yepper, it was worse back then. Toss in the Baader-Meinhof Gang, Black September, IRA..

    jasper
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Violence isn't limited to serial killers. We have a lot of random violence these days...

    Cheri Aline Sydney
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, adding high drug useage has certainly added a new dimension to random, frequently unpredictable, violence. as well....

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    Katchen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate that we know the killers’ names but not their victims. The only famous murder cases I can think of where the victim is the focus are the Tate/LaBianca murders and political assassinations.

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    #23

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    jordanshrinks Report

    Hannah Edwards
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Almost as bad as taking your phone with you when you commit a murder and dump a body. They can trace your movements numb nuts!

    Joe Reaves
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, apparently a lot of people took theirs when they were trying to overthrow the US government, so I'm no longer surprised at how dumb people are.

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    backatya
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    no they don't use their heads at all stupid people think nothing will happen to me I live in America. We're safe with police to save us at every moment

    Lord Mysticlaw
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean this is literally why I don't do it. And also change routes all the time.

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    #24

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    truecrime.memes Report

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Daniel had heard of gloves, but he doesn't believe in them.

    Bama Belle
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I've learned one thing from the unhealthy amount of Investigation Discovery I've watched it's that most all murderers are sincerely stupid. If one gets away with murder, they just got lucky.

    Queen Jackson.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But that’s a good thing right? Bad they’re murderers, good they’re dumb and likely to be caught?

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    Devil's Advocate
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but when they buy gloves they leave a paper trail for them so can't win!

    mamafrog
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And alcohol wipes to clean everything! Seriously, pocket stuff for murders and they don't carry it. SMH

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, this is a big reason why I can't watch these shows. My neighbors would hear me giving the killer pointers. I can't ef up my rent control situation.

    AnRusz
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did I hear it in Lucifers voice?

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    #25

    True-Crime-Memes

    satorsquarepants Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Thank God his dad, grandparents, two brothers and little sister didn't live to see him in court"

    Katy McMouse
    Community Member
    Premium
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooh, that's wicked. Clever retort!

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    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe not a fly but he is not charged for a fly murder!

    Bama Belle
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ted Bundy's mom once went on record saying she "resented" her son being blamed every time a dead girl's body was found. This was after his confessions and execution, so she knew well what he was. I'm not one of these people who are quick to blame parents, especially when their child is exceptionally evil, but I couldn't help but wonder if her 'not my son' attitude enabled Ted in some ways.

    Luke Oakridge
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She has a point, though. Bundy murdered a lot, but most murders weren't committed by him so people shouldn't automatically assume it was him every time there is a murder.

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    Michigan Guy
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you have to admire his stick-to-it-iveness. do you know how long it takes to kill ONE person with a damn weedwhacker???

    Paradise
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also the mom: I'll get you out of jail, honey! You're my baby and don't deserve this!"

    Scott Rackley
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He wouldn't hurt a fly, but he did have a problem with most people

    Queen Jackson.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He’s maybe just give a fly a third degree burn at the least 😩 the less pain the better. End that fly’s misery

    Maggie Molisso
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Oh please, you wouldn't hurt a fly." "You're right. A fly's an innocent creature that never knowingly did anything to anybody. You, however, I would maim."

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they are serial killers exactly because of these mothers.

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    Bear Hall
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Do you wanna know the exact chemical composition of the mix that dissolves bodies without a trace?"

    BiLal Asif
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Heat lye at 150c for 23 mins and a adult corpse will vanish

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man, you ain't mature enough to know what I do with my free time.

    SOFIA TROTTIER
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So guys there was this one guy that burned down his ex's house with her whole family in it on Christmas Eve?

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    Vicky Z
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm tired of this phrase honestly! Always the neighbours say oh he was good we were shocked! No he was not, he was a f*****g monster!

    Cheri Aline Sydney
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a saying, "All the creeps and bad guys are someone's "such nice neighbors" !!! ???

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    Rebecca Trinkner
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one ever says ""They had it coming actually. He was kind of a d**k."

    Cyndielouwhoo
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm waiting for the neighbors who say "Yeah, he always freaked us out... figured he had buried at least one body behind that shed of his!"

    HypnoFrog
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be that person. "I always thought he was creepy. Wouldn't have anything to do with him."

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    Anni
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was an upstanding and respected member in the community but also an a**e and everyone hated him.

    Lynelle
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to see a killer where the family and friends were like 'yeah, I saw it coming'. like I had a class mate who me and my friends are positive will be a serial killer someday, we even have a playlist picked out for when we car-pool to the interview and trial

    Celtic Pirate Queen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We've always joked that my stepson's neighbors are going to be interviewed saying, "He was such a quiet boy, always kept to himself".

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like the BTK's wife who had no idea her husband was a notorious serial killer. Pa-lease!

    Anthony Miranti
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But he always paid his taxes and was never late with a mortgage payment.

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    Julia Atkinson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's something deeply fascinating about the cheesy reconstructions on Forensic Files, particularly the re-used pictures and curtains in the interior shots

    ThatOneWriter
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awww I already met her and she's amazing 🥰 (I don't believe in soulmates but STILL)

    Kristal
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg, the narrator on Forensic Files has such a soothing voice. It is my nap show

    Wednesday
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I know your soulmate, mate - not me. But I know her... Only she dresses nice and writes disturbing stories along with her true crime fetish..

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    Bear Hall
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "It can't be, I'm sitting right now."

    Riley Reynolds
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg i scrolled with out proccesing this comment so i came back up it scared me for a second

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    alwaysMispelled
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We've all likely met/interacted with at least one murderer...

    Toast Of Saint Louis
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dated a guy who killed someone while we were together and I had to testify against him.

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    Riley Quinn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fact is, there's a killer walking among us daily. They have to live somewhere, folx.

    AngelWingsYT
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True crime: he was never caught and still at large Meanwhile its talking about a crime from 40 years ago when killer was 20 something Like bruh you trying to tell me a 60 something is still running about shanking ppl

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Would I be so dumb to not have an alibi for the time I hacked her body in pieces and fed it to stray dogs and hungry kittens?"

    Jamma
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the alibi is always so dumb. Like, "Oh i decided to go fishing on a whim, hours away, in inclement weather." (Looking at you Scott Peterson. -_-)

    Sum Guy
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    4 years ago

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    The trick is to be at the crime scene, but for the wife to die in such a way that it wouldn't be linked to you... like her getting poisoned at a week long work trip and the toxin only taking her out when she is home. You'll have the doctor say something like... this poison only kills you after 4 days and voila, she only came back home yesterday

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    Riley Quinn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the part that terrifies me. Who the hell has an alibi for every day of their life? I can go days without even seeing my neighbors, who's to say what's happening? Now, if I was planning to murder someone, damn straight, I'd spend weeks building up an alibi - with receipts.

    Luke Oakridge
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is sad that husbands are immediately assumed to be the murderer whenever a woman dies. People don't assume the wife is automatically the murderer if a husband dies.

    Demongrrrrl
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watch the husband's body language. Over the past couple of years, when wives go missing, the husbands say, "Darling, please come home" while shaking their heads. This indicates that he knows that won't happen because she's dead. In the 3 cases I'm thinking of, the husbands turn out to be the murderers.

    Demongrrrrl
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I highly recommend the book "What Every Body Is Saying," by Joe Navarro. Fascinating stuff, really makes you pay more attention to others' body language.

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    Julia Atkinson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Re the above comment by Professor Thompson, a generation of serial killers grew up watching 'I Love Lucy' and 'Leave it to Beaver'

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    Steph Harrison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then she'll be using it to cover her tracks

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    Ty Stratton-Quirk
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's been watching forensic files for a combined total of 45.25 years. That's dedication!

    renee brack
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you mean 'solve' your murder or 'commit' your murder?

    Awesome Rob
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the exact time it takes for a wife to plan a murder watching forensic files. Get out while you can

    Paradise
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If she killed you herself she would be pretty damn slow at solving the case.

    Claire Murray
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've watched/read/listened to so many true crime things that I probably could get away with murder....

    SomePeopleCallMeMaurice
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s funny, because for most of us, that’s not actually hyperbole!

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    Dovilė Pa
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the victims. Sometimes I catch myself looking at their social media profiles photos.

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    Jerry T
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just ruined a true crime mystery podcast on the second episode. Heard the guy talk and thought, "That's the guy! I bet he even looks like a murderer." Click click click. Yep he did it. And yes he looked the part.

    Ali Sherlock
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HA, did that last night watching 'The Serpent"

    CincyReds
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me every time after female murderers.... I think they finally starting doing it to

    Anthony Miranti
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "John Doe was a calculated killer"... To Wikipedia!!!

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    evan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm in this meme and I don't like it.

    Bored Cats
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where do I get that tiny purse??

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this applies to a hellava lot of people.

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    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually a lot of serial killers were very charming people who were able to win the trust of their victims very quickly.

    PeachPossum
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Manipulation is a common trait among psychopaths. That is the one trait that is shared among CEOS, executives and ... serial killers.

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    Katie Lutesinger
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Host: "...he had a bizarre collection of taxidermy specimens, animal skulls, and medieval weaponry." Me: "Um, I can explain..."

    Katy McMouse
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget the darkened bedroom your mother resides in. You know, the one no one is allowed to enter.

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great, so serial killers are just like basically everyone else... Not really reassuring.

    NsG
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, that's kind of the point about why they are so terrifying. John Wayne Gacy is the only one I'm aware of that you'd look at an think "yup, serial killer" and that's only because of the stupid clown thing.

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    Tami
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every socially anxious person...

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apt description of me for the past nearly 2 years (thank you antivaxxers). Unfortunately, a lot of psycho/sociopaths are quite charming and can easily persuade people into their plans.

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    Katy McMouse
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not ashamed to admit that I watch these shows and learn how not to deal with a serial killer encounter. I consider this educational television.

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A disproportionate number of serial killer victims are women - we need to know the enemy

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    Henry Russell
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    does this mean that im not the only person who remebers license plates and people hoping i would be a witness to a murder

    Bama Belle
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stealing. Seriously, this is a sign. It may seem harmless but I've seen countless crime shows in which a spouse was caught stealing, be it petty theft or major embezzlement, and would then go on to commit murder. Now, some people will say, "Yeah, but just because someone steals, doesn't mean they're capable of murder.". But it DOES mean they're dishonest, which means they're more capable of murder than the average person. Stealing is weird, unless you're desperate. If your partner steals, get out!

    SomePeopleCallMeMaurice
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently saw a guy on tik tok, who gives excellent advice to women to learn how to protect themselves. I’m not going to tell you his name. Because I forgot it.

    Shannon Ongley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't know about TikTok, but there's a great book and also a video on YouTube by the author. I think it's called "The Gift of Fear". It's all about trusting your instincts.

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    a_smol_berry
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once you’ve got it figured out tell me!

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    Julia Atkinson
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Actors! Are you young, attractive, and capable of looking concerned whilst doing a DNA analysis? A career as a 'Forensic Files' lab tech could be yours! We are also casting police officers and anxious neighbors"

    Bella Jones
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooh, can I be an anxious neighbour, please?!

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    Bama Belle
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here in the U.S., there was a love triangle murder plot that I remember well because it had an unusual detail. A man conspires with his mistress to kill his wife. Here's where it gets batshit crazy. The mistress is married herself and she gets her husband to help with the killing. Yes, a man, his mistress and his mistress' husband all conspired to kill his wife. So I'm thinking the mistress must've been a sex bomb for the ages. Nope, they were all 3 the homeliest bunch of people I've ever seen.

    Dylan Clements
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They totally missed, "Local police were about to make a gruesome discovery"

    Demongrrrrl
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On CBS' "Sixty Minutes," they focus the camera tightly on the person so their head more than fills the frame. Research has shown that this makes viewers perceive the subject as untrustworthy.

    Nope
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "TownName, StateName, a close-knit community of X population in the beautiful scenery of PlaceName."

    Sookie Stackhouse
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    made a gruesome discovery, she lit up the room when walked in, he/she had no enemies, etc overused

    Sabbie Bradley
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was a red flag, laying in a pool of blood, would have given you the shirt off his back.

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't be the overly helpful witness, hinting and "discovering evidence" and trying to manipulate detectives.

    F. H.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We only see that mistake made in the solved cases. We don't actually know if it doesn't fool the police most of the time.

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    Riley Quinn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When will people learn to give brief responses AFTER being asked a question. Cops are trained to twist your words around until you're so confused you don't even know your own name.

    Fred Burrows
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never discover the body. You'll be all night downtown and miss your shows.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, I think you're on to something. I'll bet with a bit more research that you'll get an answer.

    Vivian Orr
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sh!t me too!! Why the hell do I do this. 😟

    PeachPossum
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One more for your bucket list: write about a murder

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    Sue Hazlewood
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The real crime was his 'acting'

    nicole veltri
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh come on, lots of people get cast for their looks. But bad acting in Star Wars stands out

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It gives us hope. The perfect murder exists.

    F. H.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The perfect murder is common. It happens to old people all the time. Nobody asks questions when a frail person just ends up dead in bed. If you look at the death counts murdering nurses or doctors have until they get caught, you can imagine how many people get away with just one such murder.

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    Alexis
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me when my partner pointed out that the case is not solved when I tried to follow the evidence to solve the unsolved mystery

    Sabbie Bradley
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unsolved crimes or the person you know did it gets off scot free - those both drive me crazy.

    Carmen Sandiego
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The AUDACITY like HOW DARE THEY

    Paradise
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *Becomes a detective and forensic scientist and a PI nust to personally solve each and every unsolved crime.*

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a waste of my precious time when I could've been watching Golden Girl reruns.

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    Ryan Deschanel
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So your neighboor stalk you in your backyard ? They are the deranged murderers, imo.

    Monday
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely! She should really be careful around them!

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    Julia Atkinson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know where you are with someone serving life without the possibility of parole

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    Helwin
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No we won't, it's the 800 true crime documentary we're watching this month.

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    Pheebs
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel this way listening to the Lore podcast, which is basically 50-75% historical true crime committed because of superstitions.

    JeThelo Tolentino
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me everytime I listen to Gillian Pensavalle and Patrick Hinds of True Crime Obsessed.

    Claire Murray
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have mastered the art of not making a facial expression when my podcast surprises me.

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    Luke Oakridge
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What could he say that would make you think he was innocent? I do find it sad that if a woman is murdered, people always tend to assume the husband is guilty just because he's married to her. People don't assume the wife is guilty if her husband dies.

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    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    New true crime series on Netflix: gets fluffy blanket, mug of cocoa and cat

    a_smol_berry
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do the mom, detectives, friends and reality.

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    Kiaya Thompson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely, and the parents covered it up cos they couldn’t stand to lose both kids

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    SkyHigh
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it was the brother and then the parents fixed it all up. They aren’t interested in losing another kid

    Nora Horton
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    4 years ago

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    My guess too. The mom died a few years later… suspicious….

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    Leo Domitrix
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll go with Joe Kenda on that case. They botched the crime scene so bad that we'll never be able to know with any certainty.

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    F. H.
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only murder documentaries, but almost all of them. History documentaries are the worst. I don't want to be told eighteen completely bonkers theories for an hour and one sound one in the last five minutes.

    Devil's Advocate
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same as discovery channel docs like Escobar's millions or Cooper's treasure?

    Moo Moo Futch
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mum and I were discussing this very thing last night after we watched a crime/cult documentary about the Children Of God/The Family International cult called "Children Of The Cult". We watched every episode and got to the second to last one and KNEW there would be absolutely no satisfactory outcome to the story and that the whole thing could have been wrapped up in one 90 minute documentary.

    Hannah Edwards
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just watched The Eleven and can’t believe that there was no resolution at the end.

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    Julia Atkinson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bonus points if the narrator uses the phrase "they were living the American dream"

    Ellie J
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Further bonus points for: 'its just such a quiet neighborhood, you don't expect this to happen here' 'she entered the room and everyone turned to see, she lit up the whole room'

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    Gwen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like true crime bingo!

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    Casey McAlister
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plot twist: it's an unsolved case and you'll be sitting there waiting for them finding a murderer for another 30 years

    Julia Atkinson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another plot twist: it's your owner, because only a deeply disturbed person would put a wig on a Chihuahua

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    Julia Atkinson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I feel strangely uneasy about cleaning the gym showers today, but I don't suppose it's worth mentioning"

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    Luke Oakridge
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That kind of stereotypes don't help. It's gotten to the point where if a woman dies, the husband is always assumed by people to be the murderer. People don't automatically assume that the wife is the murderer if the husband dies.

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    Hannah Edwards
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They didn’t ‘have’ to die, but they did die. Now pass the popcorn

    Monday
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean...they're dead anyway, we may as well benefit from it

    Barbara Taylor-Colbert
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol, I always shout out I'm sorry you had to die for my entertainment

    Vivian Orr
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know, I think about this too. It seriously can raise an issue with me. I feel a little bad but I continue everyday to watch, read and listen. I keep telling myself it’s already happened and I’m not causing it to happen just cuz I’m enjoying the story. So ……🤷🏼‍♀️

    Spring Fisk
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is not necessity about the person dying, it is about seeing justice being done.

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    Not Bill Cipher
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed! I'd LOVE to start telling people about that one murder that was committed with an icicle to cover the murderer's tracks!

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    Vivian Orr
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most just don’t want to admit it but if you look at them whilst telling the story….. they’re enthralled

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    Not Bill Cipher
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The missing aren't missing, they're only departed. YEAH F**K NO

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    Julia Atkinson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because there's nothing unhealthy about looking for potential body dump sites on Google Earth and trying to visualize what they looked like thirty years ago

    Monday
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've found a new hobby! Thanks Julia!

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    Julia Atkinson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I'm sorry I called your VW Beetle a Bundymobile"

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    Helwin
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's okay, I also watch cartoons !

    Vivian Orr
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Counter balance that stuff huh!?!? 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

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    Hannah Edwards
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this true? It’s never occurred to me to try to cure my depression by not watching true crime programs. What should I watch then? Pepper Pig?

    Monday
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the person in question. If you're someone easily influenced by the world around you then yes, true crime won't be great for depression, but if you're a stubborn bastard like me it'll bring you nothing but enjoyment.

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    Monty Is Fiennes
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was like that looking at real crime scene photos a few times... gets to a point where you really can't deal with another dismembered corpse for a while...

    Lord Mysticlaw
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No no, it's helps with my depression and negative thoughts because it reminds me that no matter how much my life sucks, it could have been worse. I could have been lighting up rooms and getting murdered.

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    BasedWang
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It would be damn near impossible to look at Aubrey any other way.