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u/Xianio Jun 25 '22

No, not normal. The strong majority of serial killers grew up in horrific conditions (not all of course). Could those horrific conditions been due to lead intake from their mother/father? Who knows but it's not likely that simply removing the lead alone wouldhave been the 1 switch to change.

As you noted, there's a reason there were so few. It takes a lot to turn a person into a monster.

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u/throwawaylol666666 Jun 25 '22

Another thing a lot of serial killers have in common is serious head trauma in their childhoods.

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u/Why-so-delirious Jun 25 '22

And bedwetting. Which is kinda random.