Difference Between Serial Killers
Murder, the word sends chills down our spines and fear shooting through our veins. However, how can a word that sends so much fear into us cause so much obsession as well? As human beings, we are obsessed with things we can not understand, with things that are too awful to even imagine. There are many different types of murders out there but there are two that seem to be the most important and focused upon in todays society, Mass Murder and Serial Murder. People can’t seem to turn away from these awful acts and they are constantly craving to know more. Yet, many of these people who say they are obsessed with learning more could not even tell the difference between the two. There is a difference between a mass murderer and a serial killer but
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Sometimes the time gap can be days or even months. The periods of times in between are usually referred to “cool off” periods. (Geberth) There is also a typical image for a serial killer and that is a caucasian heterosexual male usually from ages 18-32. However there are a few exceptions, Jeffrey Dahmer for example was homosexual. (Whittington- Egan) There are serial killers all over the world and it does not affect any one race. It is undeniable that America has the largest amount and widest variety of serial killers. Serial killers are arguably more terrifying than mass murders due to the fact that no one knows exactly when their next kill will be or even where. They also go to extreme lengths to stay hidden and to not be caught. Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy are on the top lists of infamy for serial …show more content…
However these aspects were not revealed until much later in Bundy’s life. Bundy is the classic case of “Can you be born a serial killer?”. He started showing signs from when he was three that he was dark, twisted and violent. Many people even believe that he had first killed someone when he was fourteen years old. In his mind he didn’t see things the way most people do and he may have justified that the things he did were right or that it just wasn't a big deal. The events that he experienced when he was in college may have been just enough to push Bundy off the edge and send him on a murderous rampage that he may have always been
Sometimes the time gap can be days or even months. The periods of times in between are usually referred to “cool off” periods. (Geberth) There is also a typical image for a serial killer and that is a caucasian heterosexual male usually from ages 18-32. However there are a few exceptions, Jeffrey Dahmer for example was homosexual. (Whittington- Egan) There are serial killers all over the world and it does not affect any one race. It is undeniable that America has the largest amount and widest variety of serial killers. Serial killers are arguably more terrifying than mass murders due to the fact that no one knows exactly when their next kill will be or even where. They also go to extreme lengths to stay hidden and to not be caught. Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy are on the top lists of infamy for serial …show more content…
However these aspects were not revealed until much later in Bundy’s life. Bundy is the classic case of “Can you be born a serial killer?”. He started showing signs from when he was three that he was dark, twisted and violent. Many people even believe that he had first killed someone when he was fourteen years old. In his mind he didn’t see things the way most people do and he may have justified that the things he did were right or that it just wasn't a big deal. The events that he experienced when he was in college may have been just enough to push Bundy off the edge and send him on a murderous rampage that he may have always been