Call for papers: An Awkward Marriage: Considering the serial killer’s social standing in a changing British culture
Great Britain has a rich and varied history when it comes to true crime. This statement applies as much to the crimes themselves as it does to media producers’ coverage of them. While a global canon of true crime is forming, there has to date still been an emphasis placed on Western narratives according to American culture, with crimes from this region dominating media attention. However, Britain itself has a long history of true crime that warrants further critical attention, to include some of the most prolific serial killers within the genre: Fred and Rose West; Harold Shipman; John Christie; Dennis Nilsen; and, more recently, and controversially, Lucy Letby.