Mindhunting with Sarah Weinman

<p>&quot;What is it about the culture that has conditioned us to favor the wants and needs and desires, however horrible, of a serial murderer, as opposed to--most often--the women and girls that they harmed and killed?&quot; This week, Sarah Weinman takes us on a backpacking trip through true crime history and American pop culture, and tells us about the myths and realities of criminal profiling—and why they&apos;re sometimes so hard to pull apart. And finally, we ask the ultimate taboo question: are serial killers boring?</p><p><b>You can find </b><a href='https://thecrimelady.substack.com/'><b>Sarah&apos;s newsletter here</b></a><b>.<br/></b><br/><b>Articles discussed:<br/><br/></b><a href='https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/richard-walter-criminal-profiler-fraud.html'><b>The Case of the Fake Sherlock<br/></b></a><a href='https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/nov/09/secrets-of-top-serial-killer-expert-france-stephane-bourgoin'><b>What lies beneath: the secrets of France’s top serial killer expert</b></a></p><p><br/><b>Support You&apos;re Wrong About:<br/><br/></b><a href='https://www.patreon.com/yourewrongabout'>Bonus Episodes on Patreon</a><br/><a href='https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about'>Buy cute merch</a><br/><br/><b>Where else to find us:<br/><br/></b>Sarah&apos;s other show, <a href='https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/'>You Are Good</a><br/>[YWA co-founder] Mike&apos;s other show, <a href='http://maintenancephase.com/'>Maintenance Phase</a><br/><br/><b>Links:<br/><br/></b>https://thecrimelady.substack.com/<br/><a href='https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/richard-walter-criminal-profiler-fraud.html'>https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/richard-walter-criminal-profiler-fraud.html</a><br/><a href='https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/nov/09/secrets-of-top-serial-killer-expert-france-stephane-bourgoin'>https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/nov/09/secrets-of-top-serial-killer-expert-france-stephane-bourgoin</a><br/>https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod<br/>https://www.teepublic.com/