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May 2024
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Episode 556: Serial killers and modern p...

Sunday World
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Are serial killers a thing of the past? Or have they simply reinvented themselves in the modern world? And why are we so fascinated with them.


Nicola speaks with John Deane O’Keefe, head of the Faculty of criminology and policing studies at City Colleges in Dublin about the psychology behind some of the worlds’ most dangerous criminals.


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