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    sadomasochistic man by the name of Albert Fish. Fish would primarily prey on young and helpless children. Once Albert was captured‚ psychiatrists’ described him to have lived a life of unparalleled perversity. Albert Fish is one of the most demented serial killers because of his troubling childhood‚ raving murders‚ and electrifying death. Albert fish lived a troubling childhood; according to Charles Montaldo‚ Fish was born into a family with a long history of mental illness on May 19‚ 1870 (Charles Montaldo)

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    Feel Normal Showtime’s new age murder drama‚ Dexter (2006- to present)‚ is more than what the cover art will have you to believe it is‚ or is it? Dexter is a television show about the life of a murderer. Dexter‚ the main character‚ is no ordinary killer though. He is a community hero! He kills murderers; only serving justice to those who truly deserve it. If taking a passing glance at the show’s ad you might think that it’s just a normal sorrow or sullen looking man and his name written in bright

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    let’s take the case of Jeffery Dahmer. Jeffery was a serial killer that focused on cannibalism. From all of the interviews that were given you would be able to conclude that his family (other then him) including his parents were perfectly normal (they ultimately were divorced but that is a normal occurrence in American society). "There was no obvious touchstone in Dahmer’s past that can be pointed to as the event that created a serial killer. He had a seemingly normal childhood‚ living with his

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    Gary Ridgway Gary Ridgway was once thought of as “country’s deadliest convicted serial killer.” Ridgway was born February 18‚ 1949 in Salt Lake City‚ Utah. he was married three times to three different women. Him and his second wife had a son named Matthew. Ridgway claims he murdered at least 80 women‚ yet he was only charged with 48 separate counts of murder. Growing up life wasn’t so easy for Ridgway. Ridgway had two brothers‚ Gregory Lean and Thomas Edward. Even though in a normal household

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    The story is about Clarice Starling‚ a student preparing for a life in the FBI‚ hunts a serial killer by use of vague information given to her by an incarcerated psychologist. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter relays information to Clarice in exchange for information about herself. The killer‚ known only as "Buffalo Bill"‚ kidnaps large women‚ keeps them alive for a few days‚ and finally skins them. Clarice works against time as Buffalo Bill takes his newest victim. The significance of the

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    various mass murderers and serial killers in an attempt to understand what led each of them to commit these gruesome crimes. Leyton explores their childhood and their adulthood in search of a turning point‚ in which they became a murderer/killer. A serial killer often kills more than one person within a period but are then known to take a break period from their vigorous activities‚ while mass murderers are known to kill many people within a certain location. A serial killer’s goal oftentimes is

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    United States during the 1970s. More and more women students suddenly and inexplicably vanished. During a frantic search for the serial murderer‚ investigators could not seem to find a link to the perpetrator. The striking similarities of the victims indicated to only one mastermind was behind this scheme. However‚ when he was caught‚ America learned that not every serial killer fits the profile. Ted Bundy‚ a man known to many as intelligent and intriguing‚ spread his reign of terror throughout the United

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    twisted mind‚ a serial killer stalking his prey in the subway. And Duncan can’t stop reading. What would you do with a book like that? How far would you go to catch a madman? This is the teaser to an amazing book I read “Acceleration” By: Graham McNamee. Duncan the main leading character of the story discovers a journal belonging to what he thinks is a serial killer and he uses his knowledge of profiling as well as the clues from the journal to try to decipher who the serial killer is and who are

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    publication: October 1996 Plot: The main idea of this book was writing a true-life story and analyzing how two famous serial killers‚ James Ruzicka and Carl Harp‚ had very similar lives. They were mirror images of each other. “A Fever In The Heart” by Ann Rule‚ started off with their important facts and events from their childhood to their adulthood. These two serial killers were so similar that they were bond to be together. They met in a jail cell and soon became allies. Some similarities they

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    Ed Gein was a notorious killer and grave robber. He didn’t have the best family to grow up with‚ and with his terrible family he turned into vicious monster that nobody will forget. He took his regrets and disappoints from his childhood and turned them into a reason to be a serial killer. He inspired the making of several films such as the Silence of Lambs‚ Psycho‚ and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Throughout his childhood‚ murders‚ and his numerous court hearings he became one of the most wanted men

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