Debunked: serial killers are more likely to be born under certain zodiac signs than others [misundertanding of probability and sample size]

A 2021 study of 485 serial killers proposed that certain astrological signs were overrepresented (and others therefore underrepresented) with “key findings” being:

* Four signs — Cancer, Pisces, Sagittarius, and Scorpio (46 each) — account for almost 40 percent of serial killers. Gemini and Taurus combined account for only 11 percent.

* Killers born in the sign of Capricorn accounted for more victims total and on average than those in any other sign. Combined ... Read even more