"What is it about the culture that has conditioned us to favor the wants and needs and desires, however horrible, of a serial murderer, as opposed to--most often--the women and girls that they harmed and killed?" This week, Sarah Weinman takes us on a backpacking trip through true crime history and American pop culture, and tells us about the myths and realities of criminal profiling—and why they're sometimes so hard to pull apart. And finally, we ask the ultimate taboo question: are serial killers boring?You can find <a href='https://thecrimelady.substack.com/'>Sarah's newsletter here</a>. Articles discussed: <a href='https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/richard-walter-criminal-profiler-fraud.html'>The Case of the Fake Sherlock </a><a href='https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/nov/09/secrets-of-top-serial-killer-expert-france-stephane-bourgoin'>What lies beneath: the secrets of France’s top serial killer expert</a> Support You're Wrong About: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/yourewrongabout'>Bonus Episodes on Patreon</a> <a href='https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about'>Buy cute merch</a> Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, <a href='https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/'>You Are Good</a> [YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, <a href='http://maintenancephase.com/'>Maintenance Phase</a> Links: https://thecrimelady.substack.com/ <a href='https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/richard-walter-criminal-profiler-fraud.html'>https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/richard-walter-criminal-profiler-fraud.html</a> <a href='https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/nov/09/secrets-of-top-serial-killer-expert-france-stephane-bourgoin'>https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/nov/09/secrets-of-top-serial-killer-expert-france-stephane-bourgoin</a> https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpod https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good http://maintenancephase.com<a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout">Support the show</a>

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