Looking at the most-streamed movies or television shows on any given streaming service, it would be easy to assume that serial killers lurk behind every corner. The stories of Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy and the Boston Strangler still loom large––even if the likelihood that you’ll encounter another Zodiac Killer has never been lower. Since the 1970s and […]
No. Forensic science improved, communications technology improved, and government-issued IDs became more difficult to forge.
Once police agencies started communicating with each other and sharing evidence with each other, it became a lot more difficult to just disappear, move a few states away, and reappear as someone else with another name.
Did the definition of a serial killer change after the 1970s?
No. Forensic science improved, communications technology improved, and government-issued IDs became more difficult to forge.
Once police agencies started communicating with each other and sharing evidence with each other, it became a lot more difficult to just disappear, move a few states away, and reappear as someone else with another name.