There is a phrase that is used to describe a killer who is both medically and legally sane‚ who murders again and again and again‚ until they are either captured or dead. That phrase/classification is "Serial Killer.’ When most people‚ icluding myself‚ hear that phrase we tend to think of a social outcast‚ who is horribly ugly and mentally deranged. This is generally not true. In fact‚ most serial killers are very well liked by those who know them‚ they are also very attractive to members of the
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Henry Louis Wallace is a serial killer who killed at least 10 women in the Charlotte‚ North Carolina area. He is also known as the Taco Bell Strangler because a lot of his victims worked with him at Taco Bell. Wallace’s crimes did not start with murders. He had several burglary charges in Seattle‚ Washington. He also began to use several drugs including crack cocaine while he was in the Navy. In 1990‚ Wallace committed his first murder in his hometown of Barnwell‚ South Carolina. His first victims
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Many serial killers claim to have had horrible childhoods while growing up‚ causing them deep psychological problems. Some serial killers have come from backgrounds of child abuse‚ molestation or neglect. Scientist say that those traumatizing events could definitely lead somebody to be a killer‚ traumatizing events cause deep psychological scarring to one’s brain causing a person to believe killing is right. Some killers have even said that they do not understand why what they are doing is wrong
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As quoted from the Vancouver Sun‚ “A serial killer is one who commits more than three murders over a period that spans more than one month. For the most part‚ serial killers commit murder for some sort of psychological benefit.” Looking at a serial killer’s motives‚ their choice of torture‚ and the ending of their spree‚ this definition will be brought to life. In order to carry out an act one must have a motive. Serial killers are prime examples of someone who finds not only motivation to kill
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Creation of a Serial Killer What can be done? Where does one turn? What causes the creation of a serial killer? Today‚ it is rather unclear where the lines stands and it is still arguable just what factors even play a role in the creation of these monstrosities. One might say that these types of people are “born that way” or other may suggest that it was bad parenting. Scientists‚ psychologists‚ and researchers from far and wide may not have the answer‚ but they still have a keen understanding
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Kerri Geiser Shaun Reno English 101 29 April 2013 Commentary Audience- College Sports Fans When you think about college sports‚ you don ’t think about the athletes who work hard for their school and hard for themselves to achieve the goal of winning their games. But these athletes‚ in my opinion‚ work to hard to not get paid for what they do. I believe that college athletes should get paid because of the amount of work put into it‚ the fact their name and likenesses are used in video games
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Serial murders are defined as a person killing three or more people in a period longer than a month. Most people are greatly influenced by their past. According to Scott‚ serial killers usually come from backgrounds of abuse (2014). This explains why serial killers are who they are. Blakie states in an essay‚ serial killers are very insecure and are afraid of rejection. They thrive off of the power they have over their victims. Serial killers tend to lack the ability to feel guilt‚ and they strive
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FBI on Serial Killers Serial murder is neither a new phenomenon‚ nor is it uniquely American. Dating back to ancient times‚ serial murderers have been chronicled around the world. In 19th century Europe‚ Dr. Richard von Krafft-Ebing conducted some of the first documented research on violent‚ sexual offenders and the crimes they committed. Best known for his 1886 textbook Psychopathia Sexualis‚ Dr. Kraft-Ebing described numerous case studies of sexual homicide‚ serial murder‚ and other areas of sexual
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Richard Kuklinski was a contract killer‚ or hitman‚ for several families of the American Mafia. After his arrest in 1986‚ Kuklinski readily admitted to murdering more than 200 men; however‚ he contends he was just a hit man‚ not a serial killer. There is some debate regarding whether or not Kuklinski should be considered a hit man or serial killer. Overwhelming evidence proves that Richard Kuklinski’s was undoubtedly a serial killer. In order to determine whether or not Kuklinski should be considered
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Not many people know that women can murder others‚ let alone‚ be serial murderers. What has been perceived generally in our societies is that women are the creation of God who sacrifice for others and care selflessly. It is the males who are seen as the abusers‚ the ones who murder‚ kill others for their selfish motives. That is true but not completely. The majority of people who abuse‚ or kill are males. However‚ women are also seen as doing these acts so anonymous to their “feminism”. Women also
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