9 chats with top true-crime authors

In 2012, writers pondered murder and mayhem across the globe and across centuries.

7. Dave Cullen on what the Columbine tragedy teaches us

On whether mass killers commit their acts for the publicity:

"They are reaching for attention in a lot of cases, lashing out and wanting the world to see their pain. It's like 'Goodbye, cruel world' – 'You'll see now what you did to me and you'll understand.' It's a different emotion than we get from the word 'publicity.' It's not so much a celebrity thing.

"But I do like the idea of mentioning their names as little as possible. I'd like to see more people take that up and see where we can go with that."

 –Dave Cullen, author of "Columbine"

(Check out the full interview here.)

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