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    that has been debated for decades. Are serial killers born with the lust for murder‚ or are their desires developed through years of abuse and torment? Many believe it is impossible for an innocent child to be born with the capability to commit a horrible act such as murder. But at the same time‚ how could we have corrupted society so much as to turn an innocent child into a homicidal maniac? Forensic psychologists have picked apart the minds of serial killers to find an answer as to what forces them

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    ("John Wayne Gacy | Murderpedia‚ the encyclopedia of murderers"). Gacy’s father would call him “sissy.” ("John Wayne Gacy | Murderpedia‚ the encyclopedia of murderers"). His mother on the other hand was a good mother ("John Wayne Gacy | Murderpedia‚ the encyclopedia of murderers"). She and Gacy had a good relationship along with the sisters ("John Wayne Gacy | Murderpedia‚ the encyclopedia of murderers"). The mother and the sisters would call Gacy “Johnny.” ("John Wayne Gacy | Murderpedia‚ the encyclopedia

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    Serial killers. Numerous books‚ movies‚ and video games revolve around this subject. There seems to be an obsession with these crimes and those that commit them. Extreme killing: Understanding Mass Murder‚ answers questions such as; what is the difference between a serial killer or a mass murderer? Who commit these crimes? And what are the different motivating factors behind such crimes? We we even look for an answer to what is the difference between sociopaths and psychopaths? The book delves

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    notorious name of the “Lipstick Killer”. As he stated in an interview in The Monster Within‚ “The army taught me how to kill but it didn’t teach you how to stop nor the desire to do so.” With the traumatic background of his mother being a prostitute and his father being legless‚ by being ran over by a runaway train‚ he tried to tell of how this childhood experience played a part in making him become who he is today. The one thing that would fuel a serial killer would be sexual desires or the

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    Serial killer ‚ “a person who commits a series of murders‚ often with no apparent motive and typically following a characteristic‚ predictable behavior pattern”. This is the definition of a serial killer. In our history there has been multiple serial killers‚ you could even say way too many. Ted Bundy was born on November 24‚ 1946 in Burlington‚ Vermont. When born his mother Eleanor Cowell kept him hidden as an illegitimate child. Eleanor was an unmarried twenty two year old. She delivered his to

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    any ordinary girls movie night‚ there was a mysterious wind in the air with a roaring sound of thunder coming our way. It was the night when my parents weren’t home and there was a serial killer on the loose. The whole town was filled with caution and worry‚ many had left their homes until they knew that the serial killer was found and locked up forever. But that never stops me or the girls from enjoying our movie night together. As our night had just begun‚ we started our movie and decided to watch

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    Famous Serial Killers JACK THE RIPPER‚ JEFFERY DAHMER‚ BTK‚ AILEEN WOURNOS BY: CAMERON GADDI. ALINA DAYLEY‚ SAMANTHA DEMATTIA‚ MICHELLE CAMPOPIANO‚ KARLA HUERTA‚ FRANCISCO LOPEZ Jack The Ripper Jack the Ripper Most famous letter Annie Chapman The Rippers HIstory  Jack ‚ an English 1888 serial killer‚ killed many years ago yet his identity remains a mystery legend. Many woman were suspected to have been killed by him but only 5 were accepted to have been murdered by the Ripper. The Scotland

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    Its amazing what lengths people go to just to hurt someone. Marie Antoinette and Edmund Kemper had both become serial killers. Edmund made himself out to be normal‚ but wasn’t. Edmund Kemper did’t have any logical reason to do it other than just for fun‚ but was very cruel. Marie Antoinette died during the revolution and came back centuries later as a ghost just to hurt the families that hurt her. Marie Antionette and Edmund Kemper both shared reasons for killing people by their tactics‚ attributes

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    heroes such as Dexter Morgan‚ in effort to convince them that the vigilante’s actions have earned society’s full support‚ the offenses commonly lain against them will be disproved and a new perspective will be given to support them. Dexter is a serial killer in Miami‚ FL from Dexter‚ a series on Showtime; however Dexter only kills murderers. Dexter is considered a felon and his actions are a capitol offense. Many would consider that grounds for Dexter to be thrown into jail‚ or even face death-row

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    The Zodiac Killer: Terror of California “Dear Editor this is the Zodiac speaking…(Montaldo)”. With these chilling words the notorious killer first introduced himself. Who was the Zodiac Killer? This is a question that has been asked since the early 1970’s when the killings started to become a pattern in Northern California. This case that has been going on for at least 50 years‚ and the notorious killer still has yet to be identified. However‚ the police are not completely in the dark; they were

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