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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
SWNS staff

The biological reason we’re obsessed with true crime shows

The Independent

Watching true crime shows may help prepare you if you find yourself in a similar situation, according to an expert on morbid curiosity.

Coltan Scrivner, a research scientist at Recreational Fear Lab and an expert in morbid curiosity, feels there’s an almost primal reason that people are endlessly fascinated by true crime content.

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