Despite their ghastly and abhorrent acts, infamous figures like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and Richard Ramirez (a.k.a. The Night Stalker) have become almost pop culture icons. They have been the subject of true crime documentaries, films, and podcasts that have been a top choice of entertainment for many people.
If you’re a fan of the genre, you may also get a kick out of the following images we’ve collected from various parts of the internet. These wisecracks and memes will make you feel connected to fellow true crime enthusiasts online, with whom you can share these for a few chuckles.
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#1 Check Your Privilege At The Door People
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#2 World's Happiest Criminal
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#3 Love This Man. Feel Like It’s On Facebook And Google, Not Him
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So, what is it about true crime that fascinates people? Virginia Tech professor Ingrid Johnson mentioned several theories. In her interview with the university publication, she noted a “primal human desire for violence” that is somehow fulfilled through these stories.
#4 Probably Why I Prefer The Fictional Crime LOL
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#5 Yuppp
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#6 To Be Honest, I'm Surprised
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The “primal desire” for violence likely explains the fanaticism that some people have with the likes of Bundy and Ramirez, both of whom have had their fair share of admirers while incarcerated. It’s similar to fans of the mob genre rooting for Tony Soprano, which, according to cultural analyst Dr. Margaret King, is a part of human nature.
“Transgression is part of our nature,” Dr. King told The Caveman DNA. Without it, we would not be able to do anything contrary to the mainstream order, including invention and innovation.
#7 Buzzfeed Headline Tomorrow: Cannibals Hate This One Weird Trick!
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#8 I Laughed Way Harder At This Than I Should Have
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#9 It’s Like A Reward
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Dr. King went so far as to say that crime can also disrupt the present state of affairs, which has its advantages.
“We think of crime as destructive,” Dr. King said. “But it is also a creative force in challenging the status quo and breaking new ground in every field of endeavor.”
#10 I Question My Sanity
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#11 Uhh CVS…maybe Clarify What You Mean Here
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#12 I’d Be Dead
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Women make up a large portion of true crime fans. According to a 2023 survey by the Pew Research Center, 44% of American podcast listeners of the genre are female, compared to 23% who tune in who are men.
According to Johnson, many scholars suggest a connection between a woman’s general fears about her safety and listening to true crime as a means to inform herself about potential dangers.
#13 Seriously Helen? Havent You Ever Seen Dateline? Forensic Files? Snapped?
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#14 Back In My Day!
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#15 Hey We Gotta Eat Too
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Some women even use a true crime podcast to help them fall asleep. According to one fan named Shanda Gimson, most narrators of these podcasts have a “calm, comforting voice” that helps soothe her into dozing off.
“I find that easier to fall asleep to than if I’m listening to an upbeat podcast,” she told CNBC.
#16 Ive Heard Some Interesting Theories On This!
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#17 Anyone Need To Hide A Body?
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#18 They Weren’t M*****s, Just Happy Little Accidents
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For Gimson, the mysteries involved in true crime stories allow her to do her own detective work while listening, which she considers a mental exercise. At the same time, it increased her fascination for human behavior and how the law works.
“There’s definitely a research part of it that I find super interesting,” she said, adding that she would want to be a criminal lawyer if she had the chance to restart her career.
#19 If It Ain’t A Shi**y Low Production Quality M**der Documentary I Don’t Want It
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#20 🤬
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#21 *every Time I Meet Someone* “Please Be A Crime Junkie, Please Be A Crime Junkie…”
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We’d also like to hear from you, dear readers. If you’re a fan of true crime, what is it about the genre that drew you in and kept you fascinated? What is your favorite true crime story? Make yourself heard in the comments below!
#22 Every Netflix M****r Doc Or Series
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#23 In Case You Didn’t Know
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#24 Wait. I’ve Heard This Somewhere Before
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#25 Of Course The Husband Did It
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#26 The Most Gorgeous Mugshot In Human History (Bowie, 1976, NY. Marijuanna Possession)
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#27 Mindhunter (Netflix) -- Actual Serial K**lers vs. Actors Who Played Them
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#28 This Rather Morbid Sculpture Is Known As Angel Of Death. It Was Made With Knives From Crimes Throughout Europe. It Took 2 Years To Create
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#29 Night Stalker Police Sketch....uhhh Not Great
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#30 Tell Me A Serial K***er Documentary And I’ll Tell You If I’ve Seen It Or Not
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#31 LOL Yep
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#32 Oh Wow. Btk’s Real Daughter LOL
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#33 I’m Looking At You Chris Watts!!! 😡
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#34 LOL Ain’t It The Truth
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#35 Oh I’ll Definitely Be Trying This At Some Point
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#36 Just Gonna Pretend I Didn’t Read That
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#37 Remember Writing This One Up. Wild
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#38 Lemme See That Dead Body
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#39 Damn Life Is Depressing. Let’s Listen To Some Podcasts About Death
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#40 What Are You Currently Watching/Listening To?
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#41 First Documented Case Of Serial M **der
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#42 Iterally Junior Year, I Would Watch That Bundy Documentary On Netflix For Like A Whole Week Before I Went To Bed LOL
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#43 8- Hour Documentary
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#44 Is It Just Me...or???
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#45 Can You Relate?
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#46 Who Would You Want To Cover Your Case?
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#47 If This Isn’t Me
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#48 Seriously Though
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#49 I Just Hope If I’m M******d, It Becomes A Sick Podcast
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#50 That Documentary Crazyyyy Though
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#51 Take A Hint 👏
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#52 LOL LOL
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#53 Found My New Dentist I Think
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#54 Every Netflix Documentary Is Fire Tho
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#55 Iterally Junior Year, I Would Watch That Bundy Documentary On Netflix For Like A Whole Week Before I Went To Bed LOL
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#56 The Audacity!!!
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#57 Honestly.. Grow Up Lmao
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#58 Debbie Jellinsky Is My Spirit Animal
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#59 A Podcast...and No One Dies??? Ya I’ll Pass
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#60 Yup
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#61 When Your True Crime Podcast Is Interrupted By A Hellofresh Ad
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#62 Judging You Hard
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#63 I Mean It’s Not Not True
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#64 I Super Want To Believe Zodiac Was Just Watchin Netflix And Commented LOL
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#65 Forever And Always Team Intruder
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#66 That’s Suspicious. That’s Weird
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#67 Introverted, But Willing To Discuss Britney Spears And True Crime
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#68 Do You Jump In And Correct Them? 🤔
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#69 Gorgeous Gorgeous Girls Fall Asleep To True Crime
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#70 What’s Your Fav Jodi Arias Interrogation Moment?
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#71 It’s So Insane To Me How Someone Can M**der Someone And Just... Get Away With It!!! I’m Looking At You Delphi!
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#72 Ok But For Real—answer
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#73 Just Vibin’
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#74 The Audacity!!!
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#75 So Young. So Full Of Life
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#76 Video K**led The Radio Star
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#77 Yeah Pretty Sure You’re The Outcast Here, Todd
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#78 What’s Your Go-To Excuse For Canceling Plans?
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#79 Stop Saying This
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#80 🥺
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#81 Just Keeping My Eye On You
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#82 Yeah Just Gonna Toss That Article In The Fire
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#83 Ok But Seriously This Would Be Me
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#84 Sorry I Can't Go, I Have Plans
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#85 Me When Someone Says They Love True Crime And Horror
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#86 What Case Got You Interested In True Crime?
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#87 Mood ✨
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#88 Casey Anthony Would Be A Pisces
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#89 My Anxiety Wouldn’t Let Me
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#90 The Pictures Of Nicole Brown Simpson And Ron Goldman Scarred Me
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#91 Or While Listening To A True Crime Podcast
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#92 Uhh Know Any Virgos? Watch Em! (Also Fellow Leo’s...we Are Pure.)
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#93 Me Watching Surveillance Footage Of Brian Shaffer The Night He Disappeared
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#94 What Are You Currently Listening To?
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