Different Types Of Serial Killers
The Mind of Serial Killers Aileen Wuornos, Ted Bundy, Son of Sam, and Jeffrey Dahmer all have one thing in common, but what is it? They are all notorious serial killers; they had made themselves known for their horrific cold-blooded acts of violence. The real question is “what is inside the mind of a killer”? Not very many people look into this because they are more interested in the crimes they had committed, but for me, I would like to look into the thing that encouraged these acts the most, their mind. The shows Dexter and The Following give us a kind of glimpse into the mind of a serial killer but not enough to understand why they do it. There are many different types of serial killers that all carry common characteristics,
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In which some of the main categories include visionary, missionary, and hedonistic. The first type of serial killer is visionary, and this type of serial killer is one who believes voices are telling him to commit murder. One example of a visionary killer could be the David Berkowitz, or “the son of Sam”, he believed that he was being ordered to kill by Satan, but after many years of guilt and shame, he converted into Christianity. The second type of serial killer is missionary, and with this type of serial killer, the killer believes that they are ridding the world of unwanted and unnecessary people. One type of Missionary killer would be Jack the Ripper, even though he was never identified, his main goal was to slaughter prostitutes who were walking home or just even walking around alone. He only killed about five prostitutes but those were the only kind of people he had sought after. Another type of serial killer would include hedonist. With this type of serial killer they believe in either the thrill to kill or they just kill in order to have a feeling of domination over their victims. In fact many notorious serial killers such as Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, H.H. Holmes, John Wayne Gacy, and many more fall underneath this hedonist category. With that being said, with these types of serial killers, we understand the differences but what would be common about them
In which some of the main categories include visionary, missionary, and hedonistic. The first type of serial killer is visionary, and this type of serial killer is one who believes voices are telling him to commit murder. One example of a visionary killer could be the David Berkowitz, or “the son of Sam”, he believed that he was being ordered to kill by Satan, but after many years of guilt and shame, he converted into Christianity. The second type of serial killer is missionary, and with this type of serial killer, the killer believes that they are ridding the world of unwanted and unnecessary people. One type of Missionary killer would be Jack the Ripper, even though he was never identified, his main goal was to slaughter prostitutes who were walking home or just even walking around alone. He only killed about five prostitutes but those were the only kind of people he had sought after. Another type of serial killer would include hedonist. With this type of serial killer they believe in either the thrill to kill or they just kill in order to have a feeling of domination over their victims. In fact many notorious serial killers such as Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, H.H. Holmes, John Wayne Gacy, and many more fall underneath this hedonist category. With that being said, with these types of serial killers, we understand the differences but what would be common about them