Serial Killers & Toxins: The Correlation

Freakonomics is a collaboration between economist Steven D. Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner that delves into the riddles of everyday life, from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. The book argues that economics is fundamentally the study of incentives and how people get what they want or need, especially when others want or need the same thing. It covers various topics such as the inner workings of a crack gang, the truth about real estate agents, and the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, using forceful storytelling and wry insight to challenge conventional wisdom.

In 1971, while working at a Seattle crisis clinic, true-crime writer Ann Rule formed a close friendship with Ted Bundy, a charismatic young coworker. Three years later, as eight young women disappeared in seven months, Rule began tracking a brutal mass murderer, only to discover that the 'Ted' the police were seeking was her friend. The book details her intimate and chilling account of Bundy's double life, his magnetic power, and his string of helpless victims. Bundy eventually confessed to killing at least thirty-six women across the country.