Research into the Columbine Effect has highlighted a contagious nature to mass school shootings with many shooters citing the Columbine High School shooting as their inspiration.
When a multiple murderer is discovered a serial killer nickname soon appears, an assigned name they will be known by forever more, propelling them into celebrity status.
Instances of infant abductions showcase the alarming lengths to which desperate individuals will go to acquire a child to call their own, highlighting the terrifying reality of this phenomenon.