True Crime: Will There Be Fewer Serial Killers?

It’s just A Question

I tend to surmise weird things like this on occasion. Since I write crime fiction and true crime, questions will pop up.

Will there be less Serial Killers in the future?

If we look at whether a serial killer is born that way, or turned into one, or a mixture of both then what would the answer be?

I came to the conclusion that there will be less serial killers and less heinous serial killers.

Why?

Well first, I must clarify that I am talking about serial killers in the United States.

If they are born that way, then I surmise that there will be less opportunities for them to kill or get away with killing more than a few people. With our technology such as cameras and communication it is more difficult to avoid getting caught. This might deter the killer. If they care about getting caught. We can track our kids through technology. A victim can run away and call 911 on their own cell phone. When we read of serial killers in the past, they often isolate victims. This becomes harder with cell phones.

Our level of social interaction has increased. We are all in each others business all the time. Serial killers work by isolating someone. I know families who have their entire family tracked. They all know where each other are at all times, through their cell phones. Of course a serial killer could take their phones. But, the trail would be seen. Would this deter a future serial killer?

If serial killers are born that way, then could a future world push for genetic testing that could determine such things? I wrote a flash fiction story on this subject. Could insurance companies come to the point where they require such testing, for future illnesses, and traits? Could law enforcement use such things to determine if a person has the traits to kill or rape? Can those traits really be determined through genetic testing?

So, continue with me down the rabbit hole.

If serial killers are made or created because of their environment, will there be less serial killers in the future?

Again, I say yes.

A lot, not all. But a lot of serial killers grew up in isolated situations where extreme abuse or neglect occurred. A life of poverty hidden among millions of others in extreme poverty.

Do we have abuse, neglect or poverty today? Yes, but it’s seen. A child goes to school and a teacher reports the abuse. A neighbor hears screams and reports it. They see things. People report things they never would have in the past. Will this reduce the serial killer? Or reduce the amount of damage one does?

People are also more careful than they used to be. They are far more skeptical. From our childhood we are taught “Stranger Danger”. We learn that people are deceptive and scammers. We have helicopter mom’s. We no longer see kids playing outside in the streets like in the past. Kids are tracked.

Not only are we raised to be more wary, but we practice it as a culture. Bartenders watch for creepers. Police are more aware of such things and act on suspicions. Your average citizen no longer goes hitchhiking and hops into vans for brewskis with Jeffery Dahmer type people. Some do. But, even those are far more wary. People don’t need to let a serial killer do nasty things to them for money. They can get food stamps, etc.

So, the question is. Will there be serial killers in the future? I say that the answer is yes and no. Yes, there will be killers. Of course. But, they will be less, and less able to kill often.

Society and people have changed so much that we are no longer trusting. We no longer keep quiet or mind our own business. So, a killer can kill. But, can they kill a dozen people and still not be caught?

Serial Killers are not very common to begin with. But, I think they will become even less so, as time goes on.

We’ve looked at Nature vs Nurture or DNA vs. Environment.

But, what about the spiritual? What about the demonic?

All humans have things in our lives, which open us up to the demonic. But, not all of us become killers. Or do we? Perhaps we all don’t act upon it. But, we are tempted with things?

If we believe demons are real and can whisper into our minds. Then, perhaps the serial killer is tempted or led to kill, much like a rapist is drawn to rape, or a thief to steal, or an addict is led around by the addiction.

Would demons have more control over someone with a mental illness? Would they fear capture?

Or would they figure out a way to get around the protections of these modern days and fulfill their desire?

What do you think? Answer in the comments.

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