Title: 12 Reasons We Love True Crime, According to the Experts | Mental Floss
Headings: 12 Reasons We Love True Crime, According to the Experts
12 Reasons We Love True Crime, According to the Experts
1. Because being obsessed with true crime is normal (to a point).
2. Because evil fascinates us.
3. Because of the 24/7 news cycle ...
4. … And because we can’t look away from a “trainwreck.”
5. Because it helps us feel prepared.
6. Because there might be an evolutionary benefit.
7. Because we’re glad we’re not the victim.
8. Because we’re glad we’re not the perpetrator.
9. Because it gives us an adrenaline rush.
10. Because we’re trying to solve the mystery.
11. Because we like to be scared … in a controlled way.
12. Because the storytelling is good—and comforting.

Content: Our fascination with crime is equaled by our fear of crime.” Later, he noted that “The media understands, if it bleeds, it leads. And probably 25 to 30 percent of most television news today [deals] with crime particularly personal crime and murder. Violent predatory crimes against people go to the top of the list.” 4. … And because we can’t look away from a “trainwreck.” “Serial killers tantalize people much like traffic accidents, train wrecks, or natural disasters," Scott Bonn, professor of criminology at Drew University and author of Why We Love Serial Killers, wrote at TIME. " The public’s fascination with them can be seen as a specific manifestation of its more general fixation on violence and calamity. In other words, the actions of a serial killer may be horrible to behold but much of the public simply cannot look away due to the spectacle.” In fact, the perpetrators of these crimes might serve an important societal role, as true crime writer Harold Schechter explained to Hopes & Fears. "