Why do only women scream when finding bodies in murder dramas?

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 Janet Leigh in Psycho
Why can't men scream like that? Janet Leigh in Psycho Photograph: PR

In murder dramas only women seem to scream when finding dead bodies – or are there any cases of men being upset in this noisy way?

Hilary Fenten, Settle, North Yorkshire

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