Songs About Serial Killers

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Serial killers are a subject of great fascination in America. There are scores of best selling books and box office hits based on these abominations of society. Their popularity is fueled by both a natural morbid curiosity and the desire to be scared just for the thrill of it. A serial killer is defined as someone who has perpetrated multiple murders with the victims usually being unknown to the killer. The phrase "serial killer" first appeared in the in the 1970s and is credited to either Robert Ressler (FBI) or Dr. Robert Keppel (arguments exist on who actually coined the term). It was meant to help distinguish murderers who claim victims over a long period of time from those who claim multiple victims at once (mass murderers). A third type of multi-person killer is a spree killer.
Serial killers usually have a “cooling-off” period in between killings and many times lead what appears to be a normal life. Indeed, this is probably another reason why they fascinate us. Sexual abnormalities are also involved in many cases.

Serial killers are in a different category than those whose actions are spurred by greed, jealousy or for political / religious reasons.
Some serial killers revel in the notoriety they receive, as the newest captured freak has displayed: BTK. Would we have less serial killing if the media did not give them the attention they so desire? It’s a good question and not one we can answer here. One thing we know for sure is that serial killers have unfortunately achieved “cult” status in many subcultures.

Of course, the subject of serial killers has also made its way into music. Some are sung from the perspective of the killer or from the victim, others are stories based on a fictional monster, while still others are about real life killers like Jeffrey Dahmer or Richard Speck. The following playlist contains songs about serial killers, which are taken from a diverse range of musical genres. Enjoy, but not too much…

Please add and songs about serial killers that you are aware of , which did not make the list, in the comments.

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The Playlist

1. Midnight Rambler - The Rolling Stones
2. Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
3. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
4. Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
5. Son Of Sam - Elliott Smith
6. Skinned - Blind Melon
7. Jack The Ripper - Morrissey
8. Murder By Numbers - The Police
9. Bloodbath In Paradise - Ozzy Osbourne
10. The Ballad Of TV Violence (I'm Not The Only Boy) - Cheap Trick
11. Hitchhiker Joe - The Rugburns
12. Psycho Joe (Goes To The Electric Chair) - Blues Traveler
13. Ted, Just Admit It - Jane's Addiction
14. The Ripper - Judas Priest
15. 213 - Slayer
16. I Love The Dead - Alice Cooper
17. Natural Born Killaz - Dr. Dre/Ice Cube
18. Jack The Ripper - Motorhead
19. Stalker Song - Danzig
20. Real Solution #9 - (Mambo Mania Mix) - White Zombie
21. Serial Killer - Cold
22. Girl Serial Killer - Hanin Elias
23. Richard Speck - The Viletones
24. Apartment 213 - HotrodboB
25. Lord Abortion - Cradle of Filth
26. Serial Killer - Copper
27. Dead Skin Mask - Slayer
28. He's Back (Man Behind The Mask) - Alice Cooper
29. Richard Speck - Wesley Willis
30. SST Superstar Charles Manson - Ultraviolet Eye

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you know the song by hunters and collectors, "i will come for you at night time"

i heard a hilaurious version of that the other day where the lead singer was a serial killer, it cracked me up.

hey have you heard sufjan stevens song john wayve gacy jr. it's actually a beautiful and haunting song.

blitzen trapper-black river killer