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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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    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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    March‚27‚1999‚ a serial killer is on the loose in New York City‚ NY. The first victim they killed was 20 year old Tonald Drump‚ by being strangled to death. Detective Pepperoni was sent to find who made the crime. Tonald was targeted and harassed by many people for using testimonial evidence on people in the court for things they didn’t do. Tonald did not help or be nice to any people besides his family‚ and he had a bad personality trait of being rude‚ selfish‚ and lying‚ so it makes sense why people

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    Albert “The Boogey Man” Fish This next serial killer is one that to me is one of the most horrible killers that ever lived. There is no other way to describe Albert Fish as anything but a monster. He was a living nightmare that looked like an innocent grandpa. But under the surface he was something that no sane person can possibly imagine. Fish’s sadistic behavior did not begin to surface until after his wife left him for John Straube. Fish got great pleasure from pain. Whether him inflicting

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    From the Beginning of Taking Life Until The End of His Life Serial killers tend to be white heterosexual males in their twenties and thirties. While it is impossible to predict who will become a serial killer there are traits that appear to be similar in all killers. These behaviors include cruelty to animals‚ bedwetting‚ lying‚ drug and alcohol abuse‚ and a history of violence. According to Robert Ressler et al.‚ "serial homicide involves the murder of separate of separate victims with time

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    in italics‚ for example chapter three. Why do you think the author has chosen to use italics? The author has wrote like this because it is a journal entry he was reading. 6. You already know the story about Duncan and his quest to locate a serial killer. Make a prediction about how the story will end. I predict that Duncan is going to die to save someone else. Key Questions: A Scavenger Hunt 1. Eviscerate- To remove all organs in a body Insomnia- difficulty falling asleep every night 2

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