Lucas is a prime example of the stereotypical serial killer. Murders of serial killers account for nearly 10 percent of all murders in the United States. The United States alone accounts for nearly 75 percent of the world 's serial killers (Ramsland). "Serial killers differ from mass murders and spree killers in that the killings are separate, usually with a cooling-off period between kills, but escalating over a period of time, sometimes years" ( Meadows). They kill compulsively and they do not stop; instead they die, get hospitalized or get caught (Ramsland). However, what is it that causes serial killers, like Lucas, to become the way they are? What is it that drives these people to commit so many brutal murders? Is it a tough life at their homes? Do environmental factors play roles? Or are these people just born this way? This paper will discuss the some of the reasons why serial killers commit the crimes they do, briefly mention the different typologies of serial killers, as well as mention
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