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: We want to figure out what drove these people to this extreme act, and what makes them tick, because we'd never actually commit murder. “ We want some insight into the psychology of a killer, partly so we can learn how to protect our families and ourselves," Lost Girls author Caitlin Rother told Hopes & Fears, "but also because we are simply fascinated by aberrant behavior and the many paths that twisted perceptions can take.” 3. Because of the 24/7 news cycle ...
Even if we’ve been fascinated by crime since the beginning of time, we likely have the media to thank for the uptick in the true crime fad. “ Since the ‘50s, we have been bombarded … in the media with accounts of crime stories, and it probably came to real fruition in the ‘70s,” Mantell said. “ 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. …