Is it normal that i love reading true crime about killers?

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I have always had a fascination with murderers. No, not that I want to become one. I actually want to join the FBI someday. Anyway, I read at least five books a week, and they are all True Crime books. Either about serial killers, school shootings, or stuff like that. I like studying them and seeing what goes on in their heads, and I occasionally actually feel bad for the killer (like Dylan Klebold from Columbine. I feel that it wasn't really his fault). I have hundreds of books on my bookshelf and they are all about killers. People get a little freaked out. Is this normal?

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  • n0Tn0rm4L
    10 years ago

    It is important to study such things so we can figure out how to prevent them from happening in the first place. It comes down to the individual and whether or not they can handle such mental images psychologically.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Yeah I felt bad for Dylan too for some reason...I thought I was the only one. I don't read the books but I love watching the TV shows. I actually just watched the Columbine thing again the other day and I read both of their diaries. I love knowing why people snap and I always try to figure out what could've happened in order to prevent them from doing the crime. Have you seen the Iceman documentary?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago

      Yeah I thought I was the only one too. And no, I haven't seen it. But I'll look it up now.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    I'm the exact same way. About 90% of the books I own are True Crime books. Dave Cullen's book 'Columbine' was actually my first book, believe it or not. After that I became fascinated with these books. They just prove that not everything is in black an white. It doesn't justify what people like Dylan Klebold did, but it just explains their actions and kind of gives people some sort of understanding. Well, that's how I feel. Anyway, yea I think this is normal. :)

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago

      Yeah I read Dave Cullen's book, but I didn't really like. It has many factual errors. I have read 17 books on Columbine, and most of them are better than Cullen's. And the first true crime book I ever read was Ann Rule's The Stranger Beside Me.

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      • [Old Memory]
        12 years ago

        Really? Wow I didn't know that. I didn't really dig more into Columbine after that book. Which author do you think wrote it best?
        And that's so weird. I just bought Ann Rule's The Stranger Beside Me like a week ago, but I haven't had a chance to read it yet. Any good?

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          12 years ago

          I think Brooks Brown's NO Easy Answers, or Ralph Larkin's Comprehending Columbine were the best ones. And that's funny, and yeah it is a really good book. Tell me how you liked it when you read it.

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  • OnlyTheTruth
    12 years ago

    I think its normal. I Love reading and watching things like that.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    The only books I have read have been about murderers but I haven't read many books.
    I would say the Zodiac killer is my favorite.

    It's normal, people enjoy specific movies about murderers so why should it be aby different with book choice?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago

      I love the Zodiac Killer. I have purchased countless books about him. And that's true, I guess we all have our preferences.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Me too, especially about the really nasty ones like Gein, Fish and Bernardo.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    I read books like that. It's natural curiosity to want to learn what drove them as AngAnders112 says.

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  • AngAnders112
    12 years ago

    it is pretty fascinating to learn what drives people to do such things. I'm currently reading a book titled We Need to Talk About a Kevin; a fiction story about a kid who goes on a rampage at his school. in the story, the author lists about 15 other real life teenagers who commitment similar crimes. In the middle of reading, I put the book down and looked up each person she listed and read about their situation; why they did what the did, how/when massacre occured. It's interesting and at the same time scary and creepy!

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago

      Glad to know I'm not alone (: And who is the author? It seems like an interesting book.

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      • AngAnders112
        12 years ago

        the author's name is Lionel Shriver. i've only read about 1/4 of the book, but it's really good so far. the mother wonders could she have done something to prevent the attacks. did she overlook warning signs in her son's behavior, did how she raised her son have anything to do with how he turned out - the whole nature vs nurture thing. the movie adaption is supposed to be released later this year, i think.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          12 years ago

          Sounds pretty good. I'll go see if they have it in my library.

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