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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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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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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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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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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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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and Symptoms of a Psychopath Psychopaths are usually associated with sadistic extremes like Ted Bundy or Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs‚ but not all psychopaths are necessarily this obvious to spot. Some psychopaths live an entire life without acting on their instinctual need to control and hurt others. Psychopaths can be divided into 4 separate subgroups based on their behavior. There is the primary psychopath‚ the secondary psychopath‚ the distempered psychopath‚ and the charismatic
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A psychopath is a person suffering from a chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior. A Psychopath is misunderstood‚ overlooked and marked as killers‚ rapists‚ sadists‚ etc. Even though‚ that’s not always the case‚ and there are ways to mis-diagnose this. Finding out what makes them a Psychopath is key‚ whether it’s a mental illness or chemicals in the brain‚ there are tests to prove or disprove this. Psychopaths are often diagnosed with ASPD (Antisocial Personality Disorder)
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they have done. Some of these individuals display characteristics of psychopaths‚ and some of them are in fact psychopaths. In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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Often times‚ when the word psychopath is mentioned‚ it sends chills through people’s bodies. More often than not‚ a majority of people associate psychopaths with the image of Hannibal Lecter ripping someone’s face off‚ or serial killers‚ serial rapists or sex offenders. The thought that all psychopaths are dangerous‚ is a very popular belief‚ but a considerable misconception. Psychopaths are far more common than people perceive‚ there are thousands of them‚ walking around‚ living lives just like
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