David Schmid: Idols of Destruction: Serial Killers

David Schmid wrote of the phenomenon of serial killers and how they become celebrities. He says they become celebrities because consumers love to collect their merderabilia and this type of business is booming. I believe serial killers become famous when producers make movies about them, re-telling society their stories on their rampage killings.  Also when they write books about them and want to interview them.  This is what they want attention the feeling that society will never forget what he or she did. Them selling their merderabilia is sicking and something that isn't morally right to me. I'm glad ebay stopped selling merderabilia on their website. The article explains that you don't have to do good things to become famous.  Now you can do bad things and become a celebrity. Serial killers are famous because that is who they truly are.  They are authentic, normal looking guys and they provide us with something we want in a celebrity, now what we would called a modern celebrity.  There is no one reason why some people in our society are fascinated with serial killers. I believe people like people who are crazy and are way different from someone normal in our society. We stay connected with serial killers because we are curious about why they did what they did and just want answers from them.