The New Yorker Did Lead Poisoning Create a Generation of Serial Killers?
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, Talk-Show

The New Yorker

Did Lead Poisoning Create a Generation of Serial Killers?

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, Talk-Show

Media discuss Caroline Fraser's new book, "Murderland", which posits that lead pollution from a specific smelter in Tacoma, Washington, may have contributed to creating a generation of serial killers like Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgway..

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Gideon Lewis-Kraus (staff writer)

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Jun 25, 2025 (United States)

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Name	Known for
Ted Bundy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	How It Really Happened with Jesse L. Martin (2016)
Caroline Fraser Self / Self - Author Self / Self - Author See fewer	The New Yorker (2007)
Gideon Lewis-Kraus Self / Self - Journalist Self / Self - Journalist See fewer	Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes (2018)
Charles Manson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
Gary Ridgway Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Seeking Answers (2017)