Posted by Josh Rosenau on January 25, 2007 Study finds regional differences in US serial killings:
Did you know that people living in the Western region of the United States are more likely to become victims of a serial killer than people living in the Northeast?
Ah, science. The study by University of Connecticut Emeritus Sociology Professor James DeFronzo examined male serial killers in the United States from 1970 to 1992. It is published in Homicide Studies. Yet another reason to fear those odd Westerners.
Ugh.
As a western Canadian, I’ll bet the same holds here. Not so long ago, we had Clifford Olson, who murdered 11? 13? children, and is now serving life (his ENTIRE life I hope). We now have Willie Picton on trial, who is suspected in 49 (49!) murders of women from Vancouver’s lower east side. I don’t recall any serial murderers of this magnitude from any other province. Welcome to Lotus Land.
Joshua Rosenau spends his days defending the teaching of evolution at the National Center for Science Education. He is formerly a doctoral candidate at the University of Kansas, in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. When not battling creationists or modeling species ranges, he writes about developments in progressive politics and the sciences.
The opinions expressed here are his own, do not reflect the official position of NCSE. Indeed, older posts may no longer reflect his own official position.
January 25, 2007