Mr. Tramm Period 3 SERIAL KILLER RESEARCH PAPER A serial killer is typically defined as a person who murders three or more people over a period of more than 30 days‚ with a "cooling off" period between each murder‚ and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification (Princeton University). Every serial killer has either an intrinsic or extrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation occurs when we are motivated to perform a behavior or engage in an activity in order to earn a reward
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stories can make for excellent TV and film‚ however the line between reporting facts and creating a story can often be blurred. The celebrity killer is now a recognized figure within society with D. Schmid describing how “The celebrity culture around serial killers has developed so far that one can now purchase the nail clippings and hair of some killers‚ as if they were religious icons.” But is the media to blame for glamorizing crime or is crime just automatically exciting and captivating? This literate
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Hannibal Lecter‚ the cannibalistic prisoner who offers to help FBI agent Clarice Starling on a serial-killer case‚ I want to first talk about Jame Gumb‚ aka Buffalo Bill. Although the movie is fictitious‚ Buffalo Bill’s method of kidnapping and murdering women was clearly influenced by many different serial killers‚ but not everyone realizes that the strange movie characters were based on real life serial murderers. Thomas Harris got the motivation to write the novel that would inspire this film after
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The Killer Clown Serial killers have existed throughout American history and many of whom‚ would never be expected to kill innocent people. However‚ looks can be deceiving and this was the case for a serial killer in small town of Chicago. This serial killer was considered in the community to be well liked‚ generous‚ loyal‚ and a hard-working man. But no one could have predicted that this well liked man was destined to become one of the most sadistic serial killers and rapists in United States
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have been many studies done to try and find an answer. For a crime such as serial killing‚ there are two thoughts. The first idea is that serial killing is caused by an abnormality in the frontal lobe of the brain. The second idea is that serial killers are bred by circumstance which means they have certain genes also known as the negative gene that makes them prone to becoming a killer. Ted Bundy was a serial killer who had confessed to more than 30 killings but many people believe that
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Serial Killers in the Media Serial killers are a relatively rare‚ yet commonly publicized‚ part of our society. The media portrayal of serial killers skews the opinions and creates a stereotype of murderers for the public. James Knoll‚ MD states in his article‚ “Serial Murder: A Forensic Psychiatric Perspective”‚ that no evidence supports the idea that serial murder is a “growing epidemic” as people believe it is (qtd. in Johnson-Sheehan & Paine‚ “Writing Today”‚ pg 332). This misperception
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Charles Manson was considered one of the most notorious serial killers in America. He became famous when actress Sharon Tate‚ a famous icon‚ was murdered in Terry melcher’s rented home.He ordered the murders of several people by manipulating his “Family” into killing them. He created a cult in which he said blacks would try and kill all of the whites‚ and the only way that they could save themselves was by hiding in an underground city of gold located in the center of death valley. He said all of
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about. Motivations involved in serial killings are fears of rejection‚ power‚ and perfection. Serial killers tend to be insecure‚ and irrationally scared of rejection. He will try to avoid developing a painful relationship with his object of desire and is terrified of being abandoned‚ humiliated‚ or exposed. Many killers often have sex – the ultimate form of intimacy – with their victims‚ and often with the corpse. That way‚ the possibility of rejection is null. Serial killers also enjoy prolonging
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real-life‚ human monsters. But why do we equate them with monsters‚ and why do they inspire such fear‚ even now? By comparing the crimes and tendencies of these three serial killers‚ we can uncover the complex relationship between humans and monsters‚ how distinctions between the two are defined and understood symbolically. Serial killers are often imagined as monsters because they are uncannily human and I humane; while they do "monstrous" things‚ their cruelty is partly cause by uncontrollable
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