Editing Serial killer (section)

==Memorabilia==
Notorious and infamous serial killers number in the thousands and a subculture revolves around their legacies.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Getting away with murder|url=https://www.minotdailynews.com/opinion/national-columnists/2020/01/getting-away-with-murder/|access-date=2021-04-10|website=minotdailynews.com|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410161909/https://www.minotdailynews.com/opinion/national-columnists/2020/01/getting-away-with-murder/|url-status=live}}</ref> That subculture includes the collection, sale, and display of serial killer memorabilia, dubbed "[[murderabilia]]" by Andrew Kahan, one of the best-known opponents of collectors of serial killer remnants. Kahan is the director of the Mayor's Crime Victims Office in Houston. He is backed by the families of murder victims and "[[Son of Sam law]]s" existing in some states that prevent murderers from profiting from the publicity generated by their crimes.<ref name="Ramsland">{{cite web|url=http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/psychology/s_k_culture/1.html |title=Serial Killer Culture |last=Ramsland |first=Katherine |author2=Karen Pepper |publisher=Tru.tv Crime Library |access-date=April 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106080546/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/psychology/s_k_culture/1.html |archive-date=January 6, 2010 }}</ref>

Such memorabilia includes the paintings, writings, and poems of these killers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=91786&page=1|title=Serial Killer Action Figures For Sale|last=Robinson|first=Bryan|publisher=ABC News|access-date=April 1, 2010|date=January 7, 2006|archive-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628194135/http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=91786&page=1|url-status=live}}</ref> Recently, marketing has capitalized even more upon interest in serial killers with the rise of various merchandise such as [[trading card]]s, [[action figure]]s, and books. Some serial killers attain celebrity status in the way they acquire fans and may have previous personal possessions auctioned off on websites like [[eBay]]. A few examples of this are [[Ed Gein]]'s 150-pound stolen gravestone and [[Bobby Joe Long]]'s sunglasses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/psychology/s_k_culture/6.html |title=Serial Killer Culture |last=Ramsland |first=Katherine |author2=Karen Pepper |publisher=Tru.tv Crime Library |access-date=April 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601230659/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/psychology/s_k_culture/6.html |archive-date=June 1, 2009 }}</ref>