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Romancing the Monster: Why Women Loved Ted Bundy and The Night Stalker

Romancing the Monster: Why Women Loved Ted Bundy and The Night Stalker

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 This episode explores hybristophilia—the psychological phenomenon in which some people are drawn to those who commit violent crimes—and why figures like Ted Bundy and Richard Ramirez attracted devoted female fans even as evidence of their brutality mounted. We examine how charisma, notoriety, and the illusion of intimacy created through letters, courtrooms, and media coverage transformed killers into symbols onto which desire, control, and fantasy were projected. Rather than sensationalizing obsession, the episode asks harder questions: what this attraction reveals about power, identity, and loneliness. 🔔 If This Episode Stayed With You… Follow Crime Stands Still for investigative episodes that go deeper than headlines Share this episode with someone who thinks "evil" looks obvious Leave a review—it helps these stories reach the people who need to hear them 👉 For deeper insight into surviving the mind games of a psychopath, get my book Surviving a Psychopath. https://kerriedroban.com/surviving-psychopath ✅ Join my Masterclass: https://kerrie-zhivago.mykajabi.com/surviving-a-psychopath Could YOU spot a psychopath? Take the Quiz: https://kerrie-zhivago.mykajabi.com/free-mini-quiz "Richly told, grippingly crafted-Kerrie Droban's podcasts are drama of the highest order...you don't just hear the story. You visit a world you could never imagine, led by a guide who knows what to look for!" D'artagnon Goldfarb 👉 Don't miss exclusive true crime analysis and behind-the-scenes content—subscribe to my newsletter today: https://kerrie-zhivago.mykajabi.com/newsletters/the-droban-chronicles-behind-the-screams-and-inside-true-crime/subscribe Links Facebookfacebook.com/KerrieDroban Linkedinlinkedin.com/in/kerrie-droban Instagraminstagram.com/kerrie_droban
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