Murder is when a person kills another person with malice aforethought. Malice aforethought is one of the six principals of criminal liability that the prosecution must prove for someone to be convicted of murder.…
1 )Thousands of people have been wrongly locked away and have falsely admitted to many murders, but we will never know the real truth behind it all. Although we wish to see inside the mind of a killer, we may never get to. The real reasons people get murdered, are simply beyond our knowledge. Since we cannot dive into the psychological and mental reasons people murder others, we can stick with diving into the fascination of the unsolved cases. For many years now, people have been obsessed with creepy and unexplainable cases.…
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.…
“All victims were strangers to him, all murders had been done in the middle of the night except for one. While he was nervous and fearful at the first shooting; he took great pleasure in it. He alone knew who killer was. He was omnipotent. The “demons” had transformed the unassuming and quite ordinary David Berkowitz into one of the most sought-after killers of modern times” (Abrahamsen, 1985). During childhood an individual goes through phases, events, emotions that shape his or her adulthood, David Berkowitz was not an exception like many other murders he was the product of his formative years. Notorious for the spree of killings committed in 1976-77 in New York City of young women, whom he stalked, and preyed on after dark. For one year…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has categorized serial murderers in two subsets: organized and disorganized. The organized killers are viewed as the biggest threat to society because they are characterized as normal people capable of blending into the community. This attribute makes the public unable to identify them for what they truly are. On the other…
If any criminal is sentenced to death in this country, it is first and foremost because of sufficient evidence of their actions, yet whether the accused truly deserves death each time remains to be seen in the U.S., as opposed to Dexter. The T.V. series Dexter constantly shows that you must have proper evidence to kill someone. In the Pilot episode of Dexter, the main character surveys a murderer who escaped imprisonment due to a faulty search warrant by police. He breaks into his home to find proof of his crime. Once Dexter confirms he is guilty by seeing videos of girls being raped by the murderer, Dexter captures him, and the man then admits that he killed a woman and has zero remorse for what he had done (Dexter). Here it is evident that the suspect deserved death: he continually abused women and even murdered one, and there was clear proof of his actions. The…
How to Get Away with Murder is one of the biggest shows for its starting season. With an average of nearly 9 million viewers each week, it holds a special place to those who faithfully tune in every Thursday. Shonda Rhimes as creator and producer one should always expect some sort of thrilling drama. This is the kind of show where there are always so many things going on that it’s sometimes hard to take heed of the plot’s impact. Rhimes truly incorporated that mind-blowing twist and shocking betrayal thus far in her two Seasons produced. While the show continues to be compelling in every episode the curiosity of what happens next is always overwhelming. But that’s what makes this show stacked among the best of the best.…
Murder is a type of crime known to be quite gruesome and cruel. With this in mind, most states define murder as an unauthorized killing that is both obstinate and premeditated, meaning that it was the intent after planning or waiting for the victim. During the time period of Ancient Rome, an incident on the Ides of March took place and caused a great deal of havoc. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar the conspirators were not right to kill Caesar.…
Many murders and crimes are usually premeditated, they can be linked back to something that may have been done or planned days, months or even years before. Many of these can be traced back by looking at the journals, notebooks, or video entries that these people may have kept.…
How can one person decide to take a man's life? How can another man then decide to take a man's life in the act of revenge? Is there a difference to killing for the sake of killing or killing for the sake of revenge, or are they just two different shades of the same color? Many different people of today's society have differing views of what justice is, and how justice should be served to those who are guilty of such crimes as rape, kidnapping, or murder. "Killings", by Andre Dubus attempts to illustrate the life of the Fowler family after Richard Strout shoot's Frank Fowler. From the very beginning of the story, the seed of revenge is planted when Matt Fowler's other son, Steve says, “I should’ve killed him. He bit his lower lip, wiped his eyes…
“When someone commits a felony, it is a matter of free will. No one is compelled to commit armed robbery, murder, or rape. The average citizen does not have the mind or intentions to become a killer(Ornellas).” This statement by Lori Ornellas, a victim in the brutal murder of her nephew shows us that when someone commits a crime they do it on their own account. In the United States today more than six thousand murder investigations a year go cold or go unsolved(Rein). This means that there are so many murders that get away and are not held accountable for the crimes that they have committed. Today in our society capital punishment is a form of punishment that is implemented in our justice system. Capital punishment should stay implemented in our justice system because, the death penalty can serve as a deterrent for violent crimes, the death penalty is morally permissible in today’s society, and under our Constitution the death penalty legally permissible.…
Throughout recorded history, from as early as the 17th Century, there have been a plethora of inhumane sadistic crimes resulting in the death of countless individuals. Some of the most callous crimes trace back as early as the 1800s; particularly to the infamous Dr. Henry Howard Holmes, “H.H. Holmes”, America’s very first serial killer. As such, in the mid-18th century the field of Criminology arose. This new field allowed individuals to study crime as well as why individuals commit them. Furthermore, this contemporary field allows individuals, such as a criminologist, to analyze crime and develop theories as to why people deviate from socially accepted norms. Although the Criminology field has undergone much development since it arose in the…
The crime of serial murder is not just one that in the United States it is a problem that happens globally. In the US we have the help of the Behavioral Analysis Unit as well as the FBI when working a case in any jurisdiction. To help law enforcement and investigators learn new techniques on how to solve these crimes a symposium was held for two days in 2008 to teach them new techniques. In attendance at this conference were mental health experts, scholars, media experts who have been studying serial murders for yeas and investigators in law enforcement field. The conference was held at INTERPOL headquarters, there were delegates from thirty-seven different countries in attendance at the conference.…
Methods for male serial killers : Some firearms : 41%, Some strangulation/suffocation 37%, Some stabbed 34%, Some bludgeoning : 26%, Firearms only 19%, Stabbed Only: 13 %, strangulation /suffocation only : 11%, Bludgeoning only : 9%, Some poison: 5%, Some drowning 3%, Other 2%, Combination of preceding methods : 42%. (Hickey, p 153, 1997)…
Do serial killers have the same motive for killing? In “What Makes a Serial Killer” by La Donna Beaty, she composes an informative argument providing characteristics of a serial killer. She bases her argument on what makes a serial killer according to information gathered from eight different sources. According to the theories that she has provided, society, family atmosphere, mental illness, and excessive use of alcohol are the characteristics that make up a serial killer. Can these characteristics mask all serial killers? Beaty provides evidence that suggests what might make a serial killer, but, she doesn’t state what she thinks defines one, which makes this essay more of an essay to inform.…