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100. Real Life "Purge": Killers Inspired by Horror Movies

2025/1/16
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Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

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In 2016, Jonathan Cruz went on a four day killing spree inspired by the movie "The Purge". In 1985, Mark Branch wanted to live out his fantasy of being Jason from Friday the 13th. What causes some people to be inspired by horror movies to commit horrible acts of violence?

TW: Suicide

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