Although serial killers make frequent appearances in TV shows and movies, and are often reported on disproportionately by the news, most of us know that they’re not really much of a threat in the big scheme of things. Statistically speaking, you aren’t very likely to be murdered in most places, and only a small percentage of murders are committed by serial killers. The image crafted by the media of the cold, brilliant, and ruthless killer who stalks people for nothing more than sport and pleasure, is an outlier in the real world.
However, though their ranks are incredibly small, there may be more of them lurking in our cities and highways than we realize. That’s the conclusion that former journalist Thomas Hargrove came to, after he developed a computer algorithm which can spot serial killers who are often overlooked by the police. He told Bloomberg that “I think there are a great many uncaught serial killers out there…I think most cities have at least a few.”
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