{"id":9533,"date":"2025-06-22T00:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T00:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/786986072609570816-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T05:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:12:34","slug":"786986072609570816-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/786986072609570816-2\/","title":{"rendered":"786986072609570816"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p class=\"npf_link\" data-npf=\"{\"type\":\"link\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/time.com\/7291427\/murderland-caroline-fraser-interview-serial-killers-lead-theory\/\",\"display_url\":\"https:\/\/time.com\/7291427\/murderland-caroline-fraser-interview-serial-killers-lead-theory\/\",\"title\":\"Why Do So Many Serial Killers Come From the Pacific Northwest? 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