Brief Summary: The Life Of Eric Edgar Cooke

It might as well be Africa, the suburban areas of Dalkeith and Nedlands are both regions of Perth that are established along the Swan River. The quiet suburban area appeared calm to anybody who lived or visited there, the community is close and any changes throughout the neighborhood big or small would become rumors and spread as quick as a plague. But under that peaceful image lies the dark and horrible truth, the life of Eric Edgar Cooke. Western Australia’s worst serial killer Cooke lived in the peaceful suburban areas of Perth, many say he killed to seek revenge, others just claimed that he killed for the excitement. Cooke had been a resident of Nedlands but from day one he was an outsider, Cooke tried to fit in but after constant rejection it turned him to believe that the whole world was against him.
Eric Cooke the husband of Sally
Stephen Carter has suggested that Cooke’s case was not alone; there have been many other cases throughout the world showing similar patterns or events. Dr Carter stated that the past of a person, creates a person in the present and their future is determined on the choices made based off their past. “Cooke’s life was determined from his childhood, his present personality of a murderer was determined from his upbringing and his future may have been different if he had been given a more stable and better upbringing.”
Dr Carter said that during his working time in America he had seen many other cases similar to Cooke’s, “The way a person is brought up has the biggest impact on their life.” Although Cooke had killed many people, none of his victims he had any direct anger towards. Cooke’s anger was against society in general; not against any particular person. “Our memories are foundations for who we are.” Dr Carter stated. “If for example a child is ‘over-loved’, the child may become either rebellious or obnoxious and have no work ethic, or in Cooke’s case; be beaten, not supported and grow up not knowing how to live