What makes a serial killer? Usually thought to be a more modern phenomenon, Dr. Debbie Felton makes the case that you can find these notorious murderers throughout ancient history and mythology alike.

This month’s podcast with professors is with Debbie Felton, Professor of Classics and Undergraduate Program Director at UMass-Amherst. She is the author and editor of many books which focus on antiquity, folktales, the supernatural and the monstrous. We discuss her latest book, Monsters and Monarchs: Serial Killers in Classical Myth and History.