This weekend the new thriller "My Friend Dahmer" about infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer will be screened at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus. The film and an upcoming Netflix series thrust the world of serial killers into the pop culture sphere. Today we look at the media depiction of serial killers and the curiosity surrounding them.
Guests:
- Derf Backderf, author, My Friend Dahmer
- Mark Olshaker, author, Mindhunter Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
- David Filipi, director of Film/Video, Wexner Center of the Arts
- Scott Bonn, author, "Why we love serial killers: The Curious Appeal of the Worlds Most Savage Murderers"
Event:
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Sept. 28th until Oct. 1st. Events happening at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Museum, the Wexner Center for the Arts, the Columbus Museum of Art and Columbus College of Art & Design.