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The Serial Killer Facts That Sound Completely Fictional but Actually Happened

Church floppy disks, dating game champions, and the strangest true crime blunders.

Kratagya Tripathi

6 min read5 hours ago

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Over the past 4 decades, popular culture has shown us that serial killers are extremely intelligent. They are often shown in films and TV as masters of the game who can manipulate evidence, plan psychological games, and trick entire federal agencies.

As an Engineer in Seattle, I can relate to this. If I have a complicated problem with software, it is almost impossible to be a highly intelligent cyber attack.…