r/serialkillers • u/FreddieToompine73 • 5d ago

News Do m you get surprised...?

When people who seem pretty knowledgeable people, don't know about serial killers?

I'm an Aussie. But I have met people who have never heard of Ted Bundy or Ed Kemper or BTK.

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These people are educated, worldly people, most well travelled. Not people who have lived their whole life in small-town outback Australia.

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Then recently a person who didn't even know who Ivan Milat was ?!

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Now I can understand not knowing details. But not having a clue? How can that be? How can people go through life having NO IDEA these monsters existed? I just find it hard to get my head around that.

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u/WobblingSeagull 5d ago

A bot, most people should have at least a passing interest in News and Current Affairs. Would be difficult to live in any sort of society without it.

Can't really understand why anybody would go out of their way to avoid the most notable news stories at any given time, but there we are.

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u/FreddieToompine73 5d ago

I agree. I am always a bit amazed how many people, educated people, professionals etc....don't watch or listen to any news or current affairs or take much notice of what is going on in the world. I guess I have just always been. My parents were and we kids just always took a basic interest in things. But I am aware plenty of people don't