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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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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What instigates the actions of murderers has always intrigued me‚ particularly with children who kill and serial killers‚ this has inevitably led me to want to pursue a career that involves Psychology. Learning about the inner-workings of the mind has always enthralled me‚ especially when regarding violence and aggression. I discovered this when I was roughly around the age of 11‚ I had been surfing YouTube and had stumbled across a video about young children who had committed murder. As a young
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2010). Richard Chase was raised in a strict household and was beaten often by his father. In his teens he became an alcoholic and also developed a preference for killing and disfiguring animals and fire-starting‚ all common characteristic with serial killers in their childhood (Ramsland‚ 2007). In high school‚ Chase had a handful of girlfriends‚ but none of who he was able to maintain a steady relationship with. However‚ due to his inability to achieve or maintain an erection with females‚ and because
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Contents [hide] • 1 Early life • 2 Criminal career • 3 Arrests and releases • 4 Family • 5 See also • 6 References • 7 External links Early life Lucas was born in La Grange‚ North Carolina and raised in Greensboro‚ North Carolina.[8] He claims that the incident that sparked his motivation to embark on a life of crime was witnessing his 12-year-old cousin ’s murder at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan‚ for apparently "reckless eyeballing" (looking at a Caucasian woman)‚ in Greensboro‚ North
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Richard Henry Lee is a very important figure in revolutionary history‚ but he is rarely mentioned at all‚ because we are too caught up in the historical celebrities. To understand the significance of Richard Henry Lee‚ and his place in the
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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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man so far as murder? Many things today confuse‚ yet enthrall the masses. War‚ murder‚ medical science‚ incredible rescues‚ all things you would see on The History Channel. There is another topic that is also made into documentaries however‚ serial killers. Dark twisted people that commit multiple murders are of interest to the population‚ but what caused them to be this way. What horrible tragic set of events could twist a man to murder one or many people. Could Schizophrenia‚ psychopathy‚ or sociopathy
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#28 English George Lucas 11/3/11 Greatest Producer of all Time‚ Mr. Lucas George Lucas‚ the man who created Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Lucas was born in Modesto‚ California on May 14‚ 1944. Lucas was a single child while his father sold nuts on his Walnut Farm. Before graduating Modesto high school in 1958‚ Lucas was in a car accident that left him in the hospital for three months. Lucas then became interested in movie making and photography
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Frank Lucas: The American Gangster INTRO There is no question that when you hear about the true “American Gangster” someone is talking about Frank Lucas. Before being arrested and sentenced to jail‚ Frank claimed to be making $1 million a day selling drugs on 116th Street in Harlem‚ NY. He was known for buying his supply directly from Southeast Asia‚ also called the “Golden Triangle”. It was said that he would smuggle the drugs using the coffins of American service men. Frank Lucas was a heroin
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