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    Aileen Wuornos

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    Aileen Carol Wuornos: The Life of a Serial Killer “I robbed them‚ and I killed them as cold as ice‚ and I would do it again‚ and I know I would kill another person because I’ve hated humans for a long time.” (Wuornos‚ 1999-2010) These words came from Aileen Wuornos after she was arrested for the murders of seven men during the course of a year. She faced numerous adversities from early childhood through adulthood. She displayed many psychological warning signs‚ but none was attended too regardless

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    David Parker

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    point that they want to take another person’s life‚ or inflict pain on another human being just for the pure pleasure of it? To understand a serial killer it is necessary to look into their pastto see if there was any mental problems as a child or teenager. Poverty or low socioeconomic status and childhood abuse and humiliation can cause many serial killers to feel worthless and inadequate‚ so terrifying victims is a sense of power (Social Structure Theories Chapter 6). In the case of David Parker

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    Ted Bundy

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    society‚ the belief of being born a murderer is false. No one is born a murderer; society gives birth to that murderer. In Ted Bundy’s case the lack of parental guidance and constant rejection of women contributed to him evolving into a vicious serial killer. Bundy was a man who let his fantasies run his life‚ he believed that life was a game. All this contributed to making Bundy revengeful‚ bitter‚ and not quite mentally stable. Bundy took countless numbers of young female lives in the 70’s. This

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    Due of his repeated viscous crimes and unpredictable story‚ Theodore “Ted” Bundy has made himself one of the most well known serial killers to date. The mystery behind his crimes still go unsolved as the number of murders committed remains unknown. His story was the inspiration behind many novels and films and it helps us to understand the startling reality of serial killers around the world. Introducing Ted Bundy Bundy was born on November 24‚ 1946‚ in Burlington‚ Vermont‚ to a 22-year-old single

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    the steps‚ eager to get to the kitchen where the candles and matches kept. The staircase creaked under my weight. When I was passing through the front door‚ I heard faint footsteps. Wild thoughts began to race through my mind…a ghost?.... a serial killer on the loose?...fear‚ raw and intense‚ sent my stomach churning. Swallowing a scream‚ I squatted down‚ trying to make myself invisible. Squinting in an effort to see clearly in the darkness‚ I could make out a shadow standing behind the door.

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    Capital Punishment: Society’s Self-Defense”. The article was wrote to explain Capital Punishment and clarify a few consequences and risks. Young explains that capital punishment is used against vicious serial killers as a way to keep society safe. In the paper Young uses example Ted Bundy‚ a heartless killer‚ as one who is deserving of punishment. She goes to list several victims who were never seen again after coming in contact with Bundy. She describes Bundy being caught with a bashing bar and with his

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    entrepreneurship for all people. Two television series that incorporate this principle are Dexter and Breaking Bad. Dexter focuses on a blood splatter analyst named Dexter who works to find clues/evidence in crime scenes by day‚ and secretly is a vigilante serial killer by night. Breaking Bad encompasses a chemistry teacher named Walter White who finds out that he has contracted lung cancer and must find a way to pay for his medical bills. Given his expertise with chemical properties‚ he decides to cook and sell

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    Arguably‚ this is a significantly more traditional and healthier upbringing for youth compared to the one described in the movie. Regarding his academic narrative as portrayal in the movie versus real life‚ Ted Bundy’s character is a failing‚ hopeless student whose struggles are used to entertain and heighten the emotions for its audience. However‚ Bundy was more than a satisfactory student with high ambitions which eventually drove him to go to law school and motivated his pursuits in politics.

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    Cecil Hotel Black Dahlia

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    Short’s mouth had been slashed all they way to her ears with multiple cuts to her thighs and breasts. With no name to put to the body the press gave her one taken from a popular crime film of the time. In 1991 the hotel was home to a twisted serial killer homage to Ramirez‚ Jack Unterweger. Unterweger was an Austrian visiting Los Angeles under the guise of a true-crime writer researching prostitute killings in the United States. He had already killed seven prostitutes before coming to America‚ which

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    victims. He is known to have killed at least 17 young women‚ although only 12 bodies were ever found. A recent television report‚ though‚ says the number was 37‚ and an FBI spokesman commented that Hansen could actually be one of the country’s worst killers. He also admitted to about 30 rapes in the same period‚ yet never showed any sign of remorse for

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