Kate Yoder

Seattle

Writer at Grist

Word nerd @grist. Writing about climate + language, history, culture, accountability. Thinking about what's for dinner

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What warped the minds of serial killers? Lead pollution, a new book argues.

4 days ago | nationalobserver.com | Kate Yoder

Fraser grew up in the 1970s on Mercer Island, connected to Seattle by a floating bridge with a deadly design, not far from a terrifying lineup of serial killers. George Waterfield Russell Jr., who went on to murder three women, lived just down the street, a few years ahead of Fraser at Mercer Island High School.
What warped the minds of serial killers? Lead pollution, a new book argues

5 days ago | airqualitynews.com | Kate Yoder

A new book maps the lives and careers of Ted Bundy, the Green River Killer and others who terrorised the Pacific Northwest in the 70s and 80s. It uncovers an overlapping pattern of environmental destruction. At ground zero in Ted Bundy’s Tacoma, stood one of the most poisonous lead, copper, and arsenic smelters in the world, just one of many that dotted the area. “This story was originally published by Grist.
Climate disasters can alter kids' brains before they're even born

5 days ago | nationalobserver.com | Kate Yoder

"What we are seeing is compelling evidence that the climate crisis is not just an environmental emergency, it is potentially a neurological one with consequence for future generations who will inherit our planet," said Duke Shereen, a co-author of the study and the director of the MRI facility at CUNY Graduate Center, in a press release. Global warming made Superstorm Sandy more damaging as a result of rising sea levels and higher ocean temperatures that might have amped up its rainfall.
Serial killers, crime, lead poisoning

1 week ago | homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Kate Yoder

SERIAL KILLERSWhat Warped the Minds of Serial Killers? Lead Pollution, a New Book Argues. Published 18 June 2025Ted Bundy, the Green River Killer, and others terrorized the Pacific Northwest. “Murderland” asks what role polluters played. When Ted Bundy was a child in the 1950s, he hunted for frogs in the nearby swamps in Tacoma, Washington. The young Gary Ridgway, the future Green River Killer, grew up just a short drive north.
Study finds climate disasters can alter the development of kids' brains before they're even born

1 week ago | wglt.org | Kate Yoder

A team of researchers at City University of New York's Graduate Center has linked climate disasters to developmental differences in the brains of children who were in utero during the weather event. Kate Yoder, senior staff writer with our editorial partners at Grist, joins us to explain what these findings mean in a world where climate change is causing more extreme weather events. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2025 WBUR
What warped the minds of America's serial killers? New book argues it's not what you think

1 week ago | msn.com | Kate Yoder

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What warped the minds of serial killers? Lead pollution, a new book argues.

1 week ago | popsci.com | Kate Yoder

Image: Moor Studio / Getty Images This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. When Ted Bundy was a child in the 1950s, he hunted for frogs in the nearby swamps in Tacoma, Washington.
What warped the minds of serial killers? Lead pollution, a new book argues.

1 week ago | grist.org | Kate Yoder

When Ted Bundy was a child in the 1950s, he hunted for frogs in the nearby swamps in Tacoma, Washington. The young Gary Ridgway, the future Green River Killer, grew up just a short drive north. Both men went on to become prolific serial killers, raping and mutilating dozens of women, starting in the 1970s and ’80s. These types of sociopaths are exceedingly rare, representing less than a tenth of 1 percent of all murderers by some accounts.
What warped the minds of serial killers? Lead pollution, a new book argues.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Kate Yoder

When Ted Bundy was a child in the 1950s, he hunted for frogs in the nearby swamps in Tacoma, Washington. The young Gary Ridgway, the future Green River Killer, grew up just a short drive north. Both men went on to become prolific serial killers, raping and mutilating dozens of women, starting in the 1970s and ’80s. These types of sociopaths are exceedingly rare, representing less than a tenth of 1 percent of all murderers by some accounts.
What warped the minds of serial killers? Lead pollution, a new book argues.

1 week ago | ecotopical.com | Kate Yoder

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