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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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    said that he had two viewpoints. One was to talk to her and try to date her and another much darker‚ how her head would look on a stick. Studies have found a link between damage to the brain’s frontal lobe and changes in the amygdala in criminal serial killers. Scientists say that damage to the frontal lobe‚ the hypothalamus and limbic system can cause extreme aggresion‚ lose control‚ and poor

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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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    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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    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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    and Serial Murder. People can’t seem to turn away from these awful acts and they are constantly craving to know more. Yet‚ many of these people who say they are obsessed with learning more could not even tell the difference between the two. There is a difference between a mass murderer and a serial killer but

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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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    D’angelo Brooks Mr. Hodge Criminal Justice 18 April 2012 “Richard Chase” Richard Chase an serial killer who had an common and definitive personality profile; how would grow to become the most deranged serial killer of Sacramento. Nevertheless‚ he showed common traits young just like any other serial killer including bed wetting‚ setting fires‚ and abusing animals. An now I’m going to explain through the state of mind which is Richard Chase from young beginning to his deadly end. Richard Chase

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    The mind of a serial killer has never been diagnosed. The environmental conditions have never been identified. The chromosomal patterns have yet to be determined. But serial killers exist. They are obsessed individuals for sure. They have no conscience and lack remorse. All the known characteristics of a serial killer point to something beyond our comprehension. Maybe it’s just something as simple as a work of evil. So‚ what is a serial killer? A serial killer is a person who commits a series of

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