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    People become serial killers for a reason. The expression “Serial Killers” first presumably originated in 1970 by late FBI Agent Robert Ressler. Before this time society categorized them with Mass Murders. Agent Ressler was lecturing at a college when he heard someone describe the killing as having an unending ‘serial’ cycle. Going back to his childhood‚ he remembered the movie industry titled “Serial Adventures” which showed short films of Batman and other heroes. None of the shows that were played

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    Rebecca Taylor LaBrode discusses in her article‚ “Etiology of the Psychopathic Serial Killer: An Analysis of Antisocial Personality Disorder‚ Psychopathy‚ and Serial Killer Personality and Crime Scene Characteristic‚" LaBrode discusses the treatment available to individuals with psychological disorders‚ and she connects personality disorders that come from children with past traumatic events‚ but she also states that the disorder can be treated from an early stage in life. Labrode specifically says

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    COM 103: Public Speaking OUTLINE Specific Goal: To inform my audience about the psychology of the serial killer. Introduction: A. There are possibly 20-100 of them active in the U.S. B. They are sociopathic‚ psychopathic monsters that hide behind the masks of normal everyday people. C. They have no conscience‚ no empathy‚ no feelings or remorse. Only apathy. A dark empty world where the only sense of satisfaction and feeling comes from taking the life of

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    body of David Spears‚ police found yet another body‚ which was decomposed but later‚ identified as Charles Carskaddon. With the discovery of Charles body‚ police began to see a resemblance in the murders pinpointing to the fact that they had a serial killer lose. One month later the car of Peter Siems was found crashed but the body was never recovered; people commenced to say they saw two females in the car with Peter moreover leading towards the description of Aileen. One month passed until police

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    Serial killers‚ human emotions‚ remorse‚ or empathy in which is not revealed. The popular saying from a serial killer during their interviews are‚ “ I am sick‚ I had a rough childhood”. Yes‚ in fact a lot of people do‚ but that does not make you any better than anyone else and does not give you the right to commit the crime that you did. I do not feel any remorse from someone who blames their childhood. If you know that you are sick‚ and need help. Go on‚ and seek help! Serial killers try and persuade

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    & Childhood Psychological theory 3 Psychosexual Development “The Son of Sam” 4 The Killings Letters 5 David and N.Y.P.D Conducting the Killings 6 Lack of Preparation Interview with Berkowitz 7 Confession by David Berkowitz Conclusion David Berkowitz arrested on August 10‚ 1977‚ was a serial killer from New York who killed six victims and leaving others injured. Known as the Son of Sam or .44 Caliber Killers by the New York Police department

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    that first case‚ it was a serial killer that suddenly stopped killing. The detective hands Hotch a piece paper that says‚ “If you stop hunting me‚ I’ll stop hunting them.” He accepted the offer 10 years ago. Now that he is on his deathbed‚ the contact is about to be up and he is going to start killing again. Later that night the detective passed away... Looks like the BAU’s off to Boston. On the plane Hotch is now explaining to the team‚ the details of the Boston killer. He is one of the most

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    Ottie Toole‚ a serial killer from Jacksonville‚ Florida‚ was an accomplice of Henry Lee Lucas‚ who was also a serial killer. They met at a soup kitchen in Jacksonville‚ Tennessee‚ where they began a sexual relationship and crime partnership. “Toole later claimed to have accompanied Lucas in 108 murders‚ sometimes at the behest of a cult called “The Hands of Death”. Lucas later recanted his confessions‚ saying he made such statements only to improve his living conditions in jail.” (Newton‚ 2015)

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    Gil 1 Gil 1 Ed Gein: Serial Killer Zach Gil Ed Gein: Serial Killer Zach Gil 08 Fall 08 Fall Ed Gein was known as a farmer and a local handyman in his small town community of Plainfield‚ Wisconsin. The community was so small that most of the people that knew of Gein‚ just knew him as a bit of an odd character. While most of them thought that he was rather odd‚ they also thought that he was harmless. Little did they know that he would later come to be known as the “Butcher

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    The drive to murder is not experienced by everyone. As a result‚ the world wants to know why serial killers do what they do. Some people blame it on genetics‚ or nature‚ as if there is a malicious gene or DNA sequence that programs the brain the be bloodthirsty. This idea is farfetched‚ the real answer can be found studying the lives of serial killers. Some killers are abused‚ molested‚ or deserted growing up. Others find their reasons later‚ in the loss of a loved one or a dire misfortune. Donald

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