Fantasy Involvement In Serial Killers

It is 11 o’clock at night, on the 30th of July 2005. A man is in his home with all his doors locked, a precaution taken against a serial killer in the area. Suddenly, he hears an unexpected noise that sounds like a car in his driveway. He stands up and goes to explore what the sound could be. He walks down the hallway and enters his living room. Darkness engulfs him as all of the lights suddenly go out. Standing very still, he hears noises coming from another part of his house, and then footsteps and a strange, maniacal sort of laughter coming closer and closer. He turns himself around desperately, but he can't seem to place exactly where the sound is coming from. Then it’s too late. A phone flashes in front of his face, and he feels the cold
This specific killer only uses knives to kill, but often not the same one each time. But with so many different weapons that could be used to kill, why only use a knife? “Many offenders want their crime scenes to look a certain way. They want a specific type of victim. And often there is heavy fantasy involvement in how they kill. Thus, much of their personality is left at a crime scene” (Psychology Today). Often serial killers will use the same weapon to kill, prefers to use knives. This particular knife is his favorite one, newly bought. The set he bought it in contains many different useful parts for him. “4" hunting blade and hand axe in a leather sheath. Safari Accessory Kit comes with a 6" boning & 7 1/2" fillet blades, 8 1/2" wood, 8 1/2" bone/meat saw and backing plate, also in a leather sheath” (Guns Magazine). He will use this set of knives until he dies, is caught, they wear out, or he loses interest in them, and desires something
Many other serial killers abused drugs. “More than half of the study subjects were found to be actively abusing drugs at the time of their crime, and almost half were intoxicated. Alcohol was the drug most often abused” (Yarvis). He drinks alcohol quite often, and sometimes also uses other drugs, such as marijuana. “Moreover, marijuana and amphetamines in addition to alcohol were abused in 10 percent or more of the cases” (Yarvis). It makes him feel better, he enjoys taking the drugs. He knows that what he does is bad, and not acceptable, but it just does not affect him. He doesn’t feel bad about the crimes he