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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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 of the inability to become aroused in the presence of females he couldn’t keep a steady relationship. On consulting a psychiatrist‚ Chase was told that the cause of his problems was either restrained
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Examine a Serial Killers Life. Were They Insane or Responsible for Their Actions? Throughout the history‚ authorities have made an effort to identify the serial killers’ life‚ define the explanation of them and also seek either what lead or encourage them to become a serial killer so that many studies are still conducted for the purpose of reaching these questions’ answers. Moreover‚ the topic of the serial killer is at all times found interesting by means of the people‚ so many films or series have
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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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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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Social Construction of Serial Murder LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After reading this chapter‚ students should be able: 1. To evaluate sociological theories as they pertain to violent behavior. 2. To understand the role of family and maladaptive childhood behaviors that may portend adult criminality‚ especially violence. 3. To examine the incidence of school shootings by juveniles compared to adults. 4. To examine the Myers and Kirby typologies of juvenile serial killers. 5. To explore
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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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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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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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2010). Each had wives and had went to universities for several years to make a education. For the world wide known killers Ted Bundy and Gary M. Heidnik‚ both have made an impact in serial killer history. Like Ted Bundy and Gary M Heidnik‚
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