178. Copycat Crimes

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As requested by listeners, we take a look at Copycat Crimes by discussing news and fictional media influences, low-level neighborhood crime, mass shootings, and case studies of infamous murders that inspired other killers.

RESOURCES

  • Amiel, Jon, and Ann Biderman. “Copycat.” Directed by Jon Amiel, Warner Bros. , 27 Oct. 1995.

  • Clark, Josh, and Laurie Dove. “10 Notable Copycat Killers.” HowStuffWorks, 10 Nov. 2009, people.howstuffworks.com/5-copycat-killers.htm.

  • “Criminal Contagion and Criminal Imitation | Office of Justice Programs.” Www.ojp.gov, 1981, www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/criminal-contagion-and-criminal-imitation.

  • Ferrara, Jeanette. “The Psychology of Copycat Crime | JSTOR Daily.” JSTOR Daily, 11 May 2016, daily.jstor.org/psychology-copycat-crime/.

  • Johnston, Joni. “The Psychology of “Copycat Killers” | Psychology Today.” Www.psychologytoday.com, 13 July 2021, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-equation/202107/the-psychology-copycat-killers.

  • Little, Becky. “The Woman Who Tried to Kill for the Hillside Strangler.” A&E, 5 Dec. 2019, www.aetv.com/real-crime/veronica-compton-wallace-hillside-strangler. Accessed 25 Feb. 2024.

  • Marquez, Jeremiah. “Cluster of Freeway Shootings Reminds L.A. Of Bad Old Days | the Spokesman-Review.” Www.spokesman.com, 30 Jan. 2005, www.spokesman.com/stories/2005/apr/30/cluster-of-freeway-shootings-reminds-la-of-bad/. Accessed 24 Feb. 2024.

  • Pichel, Irving, et al. “The Most Dangerous Game.” IMDb, 16 Sept. 1932, www.imdb.com/title/tt0023238/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3. Accessed 25 Feb. 2024.

  • Rahman, Khaleda . ““Great Replacement Theory” Has Inspired 4 Mass Shootings in Recent Years.” Newsweek, 16 May 2022, www.newsweek.com/great-replacement-theory-inspired-terror-attacks-recent-years-1706953.

  • Stockton, Chrissy. “20 Movies That Inspired Real-Life Copycat Murders.” Creepy Catalog, 25 July 2022, creepycatalog.com/movies-that-inspired-real-life-copycat-murders/.

  • Surette, Ray. “Measuring Copycat Crime.” Crime, Media, Culture: An International Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, 15 Sept. 2015, pp. 37–64, https://doi.org/10.1177/1741659015601172.

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