Psychology of a Serial Killer Abstract Serial killings are defined as “having three or more victims in as many locations and as different events with the killer having a ‘cool off’ between each attack” (Fox & Levin‚ 2005‚ p. 17). Serial killings also happen over a period of months or years with the killer leading a normal life in between. Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental process. “There are grounds for the point of view that serial killers act from a conscious
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Serial Killers: Ted Bundy Serial Killers kill three or more unrelated victims separated by a cooling off period and may involve sadistic‚ sexual violence. Special Agent Robert K. Ressler‚ one of the pioneers of the F.B.I’s Behavioral Science Unit first coined the phrase “Serial Killer”. According to Resslers account (published in his book‚ Whoever Fights Monsters)‚ he was lecturing at the British Police Academy when the participants referred to “crimes in series”. Impressed by the phrase‚ Ressler
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Female Serial Killer INTRODUCTION When you think of serial killers and gender most people will assume that the offender is male. Although not as common‚ female serial killers do exist. The FBI recently reported that of the 70-140 estimated serial killings a year only 5%-10% are committed by women which roughly comes to 4-12 people (Myers‚ 2005). Unlike men who kill for a type of sexual gratification‚ women tend to kill for money and some type of power such as “Angel of Mercy” killers (Myers
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influenced by this idea we are brought to a cognitive dissonance. So‚ when someone speaks of female serial killers we are shaken by this “phenomenon”‚ and show a lot of interest and curiosity towards this topic. While it is of some interest to study serial killers of any gender‚ female serial killers have a certain peculiarity to it. The further you dig into the malicious details connected with female serial killers the more you realize the complexity and multidimensional nature of their stories. This essay
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inform the audience about serial killers Specific purpose – To inform the audience about Ted Bundy‚ a person that committed outrageous crimes. Central Ideas – What makes a person a serial killer? Ted Bundy proved that even a handsome and smart individual with everything going for him‚ can become a monster. Introduction – (Attention getter) As Ted Bundy once stated‚ “We serial killers are your sons‚ we are your husbands‚ we are everywhere…” (Orienting material) A serial killer is classified as someone
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The Killers of Cereal One of the most famous questions of all time asks‚ “Why do serial killers‚ kill?” Everyone is different in their own way‚ so no one can really answer that question specifically. Dr. Helen Morrison‚ author of “My Life Among The Serial Killers” interviewed ten famous serial killers to try to answer this question. She found that almost all of them had similar characteristics besides killing. Unlike what most people believe‚ she surprisingly found that these characteristics
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impact an individual so harshly they eventually evolve into a serial killer? The nature versus nurture debate in childhood development with physical impact will be used in an attempt to explain possible causes. Serial killers often blend into society with no inclination that they are a violent or even a dangerous person. Some form of psychological gratification is the main reason a serial killer is compelled to commit murder. Most serial killers start out by killing animals before moving on to sometimes
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Serial killing as a phenomenon has been apart of the United States’ history for many years. Serial killers have been typically defined as individuals who have murdered a minimum of three to four people over a period of time with a ‘cooling off’ period between each murder (Wittington-Egan‚ 2008). There are various theories that give insight into why individuals become serial killers. One of the most prevalent theories being the idea that psychological disorders contribute to one’s likeliness to kill
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What instigates the actions of murderers has always intrigued me‚ particularly with children who kill and serial killers‚ this has inevitably led me to want to pursue a career that involves Psychology. Learning about the inner-workings of the mind has always enthralled me‚ especially when regarding violence and aggression. I discovered this when I was roughly around the age of 11‚ I had been surfing YouTube and had stumbled across a video about young children who had committed murder. As a young
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Jocelyn Cruz Professor Bucher ENC 1102 16 October 2012 Topic Proposal: Serial Killers and the Influences in Hollywood’s Pop Culture Research Question(s): Why have infamous serial killer cases become so popular in the media and are portrayed in Hollywood films/TV shows? Why do the audiences find horror movies based on killers entertaining? Are the viewers psychologically predisposed by these depictions to react with violence and committing murder? Importance: This is an important issue
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