Internet Axe Murderers: Are They Real?
I think the term axe murderers used in relationship to internet killers was/is sensationalism. Meaning to make the possibility of meeting an internet buddy and having him/her be a murderer all the more scary. The thing is that someone’s internet axe murderer is someone else’s coworker. Or that girl three stools down in the bar. Or that cute guy on the other couch at the library. I’m not sure I’m making sense, but I mean that an axe murderer could be your next door neighbour. It doesn’t have to be a stranger you met on the ‘net. I’ve met several people that I initially met on the internet. Not one of them has turned out to be a murderer, including my husband. But you know, there’s always tomorrow.
