Dr. Scott Bonn is a criminologist, professor, TV analyst, public speaker and author of the best-selling popular culture book Why We Love Serial Killers: The Curious Appeal of the World’s Most Savage Murderers. Currently, Dr. Bonn is the creator, producer and presenter of a critically acclaimed stage show, Serial Killers with Dr. Scott Bonn, that is touring the United States and has already thrilled true crime fans in more than 80 cities. In this two-hour, multimedia event, Dr. Bonn shares never-released material, including conversations and artifacts from his actual encounters with notorious murderers, and he provides an unprecedented opportunity to become profiler when he challenges his audience to identify an unknown killer and solve a legendary cold case!

Dr. Bonn has comprehensively studied, extensively corresponded with, personally interviewed, and accurately profiled some of the world’s most notorious serial predators, including Dennis Rader (“BTK Strangler”) and David Berkowitz (“Son of Sam”). He developed a criminal profile of the unknown “Long Island Serial Killer” in 2011 that proved to be a perfect match with the alleged perpetrator, Rex Heuermann.

He has provided expert commentary and analysis to all of the major TV news networks, as well as a number of high-profile true crime TV shows and documentaries on A&E, Discovery Network, Oxygen, Investigation Discovery (ID) and Travel Channel.

Dr. Bonn is a leading expert on criminal behavior and is highly respected for answering the puzzling question of “why the perpetrator did it” in complex murder cases. He unravels the criminal mind in his Psychology Today blog, “Wicked Deeds,” that has been visited more than 10 million times. He has 20,000 social media followers.

Dr. Bonn was an award-winning criminology and sociology professor at Drew University in Madison, NJ, from 2007-2017.

Prior to becoming a criminologist, Bonn was an advertising and media executive in New York City, serving in the roles of Vice President, Client Marketing, at NBC TV Network, and Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, at The BOX Music TV Network and SonicNet Streaming Music Network during the 1990s.

Dr. Bonn holds a Ph.D. in Sociology (Criminology) and an M.S. in Criminal Justice. He resides in Las Vegas, NV, with his wife and son.