Since the time of Jack the Ripper serial killers and their prey have captivated the world. Their victims range from five to hundred‚ but all share the same notorious lime light. Throughout America’s history there have been stories of serial killers that have been told to scare and fascinate us. The question remains "Why do we find serial killers so fascinating?" What is a serial killer? Webster defines a serial killer as someone who kills three or more people at the same time‚ or in a short interval
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that first case‚ it was a serial killer that suddenly stopped killing. The detective hands Hotch a piece paper that says‚ “If you stop hunting me‚ I’ll stop hunting them.” He accepted the offer 10 years ago. Now that he is on his deathbed‚ the contact is about to be up and he is going to start killing again. Later that night the detective passed away... Looks like the BAU’s off to Boston. On the plane Hotch is now explaining to the team‚ the details of the Boston killer. He is one of the most
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2010). Richard Chase was raised in a strict household and was beaten often by his father. In his teens he became an alcoholic and also developed a preference for killing and disfiguring animals and fire-starting‚ all common characteristic with serial killers in their childhood (Ramsland‚ 2007). In high school‚ Chase had a handful of girlfriends‚ but none of who he was able to maintain a steady relationship with. However‚ due to his inability to achieve or maintain an erection with females‚ and because
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Aileen Wuornos The First Female Serial Killer “ Id just like to say Im sailing with the rock‚ and Ill be back like Independence Day‚ with Jesus June 6‚ like the movie‚ big mother ship and all‚ Ill be back. “ Aileen Wuornos was born as Aileen Carol Pittman in Rochester‚ Michigan‚ on February 29‚ 1956. Her mother‚ Diane Wuornos‚ was 15 years old when she married Aileen’s father‚ Leo Dale Pittman on June 3‚ 1954. Less than two years later‚ and two months before Wuornos was born‚ Diane filed
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Jeffrey Dahmer was a psychotic serial killer from Milwaukie‚ Wisconsin. Dahmer was also referred to as the Milwaukee Cannibal. From 1978 to 1991 Dahmer killed 17 men. He was found guilty later of murder‚ rape‚ necrophilia‚ and cannibalism. When Dahmer was young his home life was very hard. Some believe his home life‚ as a child‚ could be the reason he turned out the way he did. As a child Dahmer never got much attention. His mother was always sick so she got most of the attention that should
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The term serial killer is “The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender in separate events” according to the F.B.I. It is clear that there is something not right about a person who can kill‚ and continue to do so. With serial killers there is no real reasoning behind their murders‚ they do not just snap one day‚ nor do they do it out of greed or even jealousy. There is time between the murders‚ and most of the time these people are active members of a community. While there are
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As a college‚ he attended the University of Washington. He met a young woman from California who was perfect for him in his eyes(biography.com). He was everything to her until the ravage break up(crimemuseum.org). The Bundy’s later victims‚ then compared to his college girlfriend‚ he once had(biography.com). This started a pattern of horrid crimes of raping the women then beating them to death. This is when he would lay with the women he killed until the smell of their corpses was too much
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A Critical Look at the World of Serial Killers By: Daniel Wise Serial killing is the rarest form of homicide‚ serial killing is when a person has killed three or more people in a span of time. There is usually a “cool off” period where the individual takes a break between his killings for usually a month or more there are times where this period could be shorter. Their main motivation for killing is typically based on psychological gratification that the killer gets because they have been hurt
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The Dangerous Mind of a Serial Killer Analysis of Ted Bundy Adam Boncic Ramapo College The Dangerous Mind of a Serial Killer Analysis of Ted Bundy What complex motives could have possibly driven an individual to passionate murder‚ contributing to over a hundred deaths? These brash‚ relentless actions can be influenced by a range of psychological‚ genetic and environmental factors. Unraveling the mind of a serial killer is far from simple‚ but there is almost always a catalyst towards
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Serial murder is the unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s)‚ in separate events (Morton‚ 2005). For centuries serial killers have plagued society. These social deviants cunningly meander through communities murdering the most vulnerable: women‚ children‚ the homeless‚ and the elderly (Guillen‚ 2002). This paper will focus on two serial killers; Pedro Lopez and Jose Antonio Rodriguez Vega. Pedro Lopez ‘ The man who would grow up to become the notorious “Monster of the Andes”
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