I think the more common trope is, “He was physically, mentally, and sexually abused by his mother and string of stepfathers… Oh! And yes, obviously social inteoversion and an inability to form relationships ensued among the many other things…”
Quite a few serial killers had wives and families. I’m listening to a deep dive about the Green River Killer and even he was able to pull ladies frequently.
I think the more common trope is, “He was physically, mentally, and sexually abused by his mother and string of stepfathers… Oh! And yes, obviously social inteoversion and an inability to form relationships ensued among the many other things…”
Quite a few serial killers had wives and families. I’m listening to a deep dive about the Green River Killer and even he was able to pull ladies frequently.
Yeah, it’s certainly not the case for everyone, but damn is it so much more a common backstory than anything else.
The shift in the 1970s from “they were born a monster” to “what made them a monster?” is honestly embarrassingly late on our anthropologic timeline.
Interestingly enough, lead exposure may have played more of a role than previously thought as well.
Yeah, afaik the formula is unpredictable reactions in authority figures plus abuse.