Student Research Projects

Criminal Celebrity

Student Name(s)	Theresa Culpepper
Faculty Mentor(s)	Dr. Kathy Jackson Dr. Terrence Lindvall
Department	Communications
Course	COMM 422: The Documentary Tradition: Celebrity

Abstract

In this research paper, I examined the culture of celebrity in our culture, focusing particularly on people who became famous for notorious acts. The three celebrities I focused on were Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and O.J. Simpson.