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    inform the audience about serial killers Specific purpose – To inform the audience about Ted Bundy‚ a person that committed outrageous crimes. Central Ideas – What makes a person a serial killer? Ted Bundy proved that even a handsome and smart individual with everything going for him‚ can become a monster. Introduction – (Attention getter) As Ted Bundy once stated‚ “We serial killers are your sons‚ we are your husbands‚ we are everywhere…” (Orienting material) A serial killer is classified as someone

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    Serial Killers Vs Mass Murders In both mass murder along with serial murder cases‚ victims die as the offender momentarily gains control of his or her life by controlling others. Whereas serial murder involves the killing of several victims over a period of time‚ mass murder involves the killing of several victims at one time and in one place. Gaining the little bit of control a killer lost in younger years justifies any murders he or she commits. It may not show on the surface but the differences

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    Serial Killers: Ted Bundy Serial Killers kill three or more unrelated victims separated by a cooling off period and may involve sadistic‚ sexual violence. Special Agent Robert K. Ressler‚ one of the pioneers of the F.B.I’s Behavioral Science Unit first coined the phrase “Serial Killer”. According to Resslers account (published in his book‚ Whoever Fights Monsters)‚ he was lecturing at the British Police Academy when the participants referred to “crimes in series”. Impressed by the phrase‚ Ressler

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    Jocelyn Cruz Professor Bucher ENC 1102 16 October 2012 Topic Proposal: Serial Killers and the Influences in Hollywood’s Pop Culture Research Question(s): Why have infamous serial killer cases become so popular in the media and are portrayed in Hollywood films/TV shows? Why do the audiences find horror movies based on killers entertaining? Are the viewers psychologically predisposed by these depictions to react with violence and committing murder? Importance: This is an important issue

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    Mariela Rivera Luis Garavito “La Bestia” The World’s Worst Serial Killer Luis Garavito‚ who I will describe as a human animal on my research is the worst serial killer in the world. His full name is Luis Alfredo Garavito‚ born on January 25‚ 1957 Colombia‚ this animal serial killer was convicted of the horrible killing 189 boys in the 1990s. He is also known as “la bestia” the beast‚ this animal mainly focused on very poor neighborhoods and looks for kids at the age of six to

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    The Killers of Cereal One of the most famous questions of all time asks‚ “Why do serial killers‚ kill?” Everyone is different in their own way‚ so no one can really answer that question specifically. Dr. Helen Morrison‚ author of “My Life Among The Serial Killers” interviewed ten famous serial killers to try to answer this question. She found that almost all of them had similar characteristics besides killing. Unlike what most people believe‚ she surprisingly found that these characteristics

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    One of the theories that is used based on the movie is the role theory. Role theory is refers to the individuals impress upon themselves personal and social expectations related to the myriad roles that they might hold (e.g.‚ employee‚ parent‚ caretaker). Each social role is a set of rights‚ duties‚ expectations‚ norms and behaviours that a person has to face and fulfill everyday. In other words‚ an individual’s life is comprised of various roles across all work and life domains. However‚ the capacity

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    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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    Female Serial Killer INTRODUCTION When you think of serial killers and gender most people will assume that the offender is male. Although not as common‚ female serial killers do exist. The FBI recently reported that of the 70-140 estimated serial killings a year only 5%-10% are committed by women which roughly comes to 4-12 people (Myers‚ 2005). Unlike men who kill for a type of sexual gratification‚ women tend to kill for money and some type of power such as “Angel of Mercy” killers (Myers

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    John George Haigh was a 1940’s serial killer. He was born in Stamford‚ Lincolnshire but grew up in a village named Outwood‚ which is just west of Yorkshire. His parents were both members of the Plymouth Brethren‚ a conservative protestant sect. He did not have much space and had to stay within a 10 foot wall that his father put up around their garden to lock out the outside world. He claimed that he suffered from recurring religious nightmares. His strict religious parents lead him to have a

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