According to several studies conducted over the years, females are more likely to love true crime. This topic interests me because I am true crime buff. From a very young age, I have been interested in the horror of the true crime. I started by watching scary movies at my dad's on the weekends. My mom always watched murder mysteries which fueled the fire too. My earliest fascination began with the children's book Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and movies like Poltergeist and Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

My obsession with true crime seems to grow even more as the years go on. The most interesting aspect is how its everywhere. Murder happens all over the world. It's universal.

If you're even slightly interested in true crime the last few years have been golden for you. It started with the 2014 true crime podcast known as Serial. The Netflix hits Making A Murderer, Amanda Knox, The Keepers, Team Foxcatcher, and Casting Jon Benet have debuted and dominated tv's around the world. True crime is rampant on TV.

A lot of people want to ignore all the bad of society; especially murder. Being a female you realize how bad society can be to women and young girls. You grow up being preyed on, maybe possibly groped, threatened or harassed. And even worse I was always told to watch my drink at parties. When you delve into the true crime world, you begin to realize how many horrific murders happen to women and children.

I think we all have a way of coping with things. Mine happened to be researching and even obsessing over different murders. Over the past year, I was exposed to a large group of female true crime followers. Such as the podcasts Serial and My Favorite Murder; both interesting perspectives on murders and the flawed justice system

My Favorite Murder Hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark give a uniquely humorous take on murders across the world all while calling out the contaminated masculinity surrounding the justice systems. They even take the time to realize that although we’re fascinated with the topic of murder, someone lost their lives as a result.

Amanda Vicary, assistant professor of psychology at Illinois Wesleyan University, offers yet another explanation: True crime serves as a kind of guidebook for women, offering useful tips for staying safe.

Thanks to women like these, the way we talk and view true crime has begun to change. We’re all scared of the unknown and for me researching these murders and trying to understand the psychological issues behind the masks of the murderers I can protect myself. To me, the more I know about murder the less likely it is to happen.

"One of the reasons women may enjoy crime books and television shows more than men is because women fear to be crime victims a lot more than men do," Vicary says.

Yes, true crime is interesting and exhilarating but the growing trend of true crime is the true testament that we’re not alone. We are willing to talk, share and support each other. Together we’re learning to challenge the status quo of the norms surrounding the famous serial killers gain while the victims are shuffled to the back of our minds or sometimes even forgotten.

I believe the true crime obsession will only continue to grow especially through tv, movies, media, and podcasts.

And to all the murderinos out there... stay sexy and don't get murdered.