CC202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: John Wayne Gacy, Serial Killer, Flooring
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Consumer culture and serial killing are related. Killer clown: john wayne gacy: 33 teenage boys and men, pogo the clown , 26 bodies found in his home, buried under the floor board, murderabelia: killer related art/ items that are sold to the. Paintings of this clown are being sold for thousands public of 20109 Shows the craze and interest the public has in serial killers. Need to look deeper than consumption of violent media if we are to explain school shootings. He suggests that we need to look deeper at the way the society is structured. Impacts our well-being and our relationships: more stressed, people feel they"re not understood, missing out on joy other people are experiencing, feelings of dissatisfaction, jealousy, depression. Trevor joseph hardy: no pre-existing relationship with victims, graphic imagery: biting marks on breast, murdered 3 female teenagers (young victims)
