Dr. Scott Bonn is a criminologist, podcast host, TV commentator, public speaker and author of

the best-selling popular culture book Why We Love Serial Killers: The Curious Appeal of the

World’s Most Savage Murderers.

He provides expert commentary and analysis for a number of high-profile true crime TV shows

and documentaries on A&E, Discovery Network, Oxygen, Investigation Discovery and Travel

Channel.

Bonn authored the critically acclaimed sociology book Mass Deception: Moral Panic and the

U.S. War on Iraq. His fact-based crime thriller novel, Evil Guardian, was inspired by his

correspondence with notorious, real-life serial killers David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) and Dennis

Rader (Bind, Torture, Kill).

Bonn is an expert on criminal behavior and is highly respected for answering the puzzling

question of “why the perpetrator did it” in complex murder cases. He makes the seemingly

incomprehensible both understandable and highly entertaining for his audience. He examines

many types of criminal activity in his Psychology Today blog titled “Wicked Deeds” that hasbeen visited nearly 12 million times. He has more than 15,000 social media followers.

Bonn was an award-winning criminology and sociology professor at Drew University in

Madison, NJ, from 2007-2017.

Prior to becoming a criminologist, Bonn was an advertising and media executive in New York,

serving in the roles of Vice President, Client Marketing, at NBC TV Network, and Senior Vice

President, Sales & Marketing, at The BOX Music TV Network and SonicNet during the 1990’s.

Dr. Bonn holds a Ph.D. in Sociology (Criminology) and an M.S. in Criminal Justice. He resides

in Las Vegas, NV, with his wife and son.

Monday, February 3 2024 at 10 am Pacific

305-632-7500.

Dr. Scott Bonn website

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