Traveling America’s ‘Murderland’
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com The Pacific Northwest is known for its startling natural beauty, precocious rainfall, and propensity to birth serial killers. Why? Caroline Fraser has a theory and it’s a good one. This week on Angry Planet, Fraser takes us on a journey through the American past and into the dark heart of the PNW. Her new book Murderland weaves together memoir, true crime, history, and science into a compelling narrative that’s as beautiful and deadly as the forests around Tacoma. Lead in the time of serial killers Crazywall as map America’s ultra-leaded 1970s The killer hubristic roadways of the Pacific Northwest The unique draw of Ted Bundy The beauty and horror of the PNW’s woods Lead poisoned psychos become pop culture geniuses Anne Rule and the different eras of true crime writing The Olympic–Wallowa lineament The current state of the true crime genre Murdlerand: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers Tacoma Smelter Plume project Houses of Butterflies A look back at the I-90 floating bridges before light-rail work begins The Domesday Book Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.