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    Serial Killers

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    There is a phrase that is used to describe a killer who is both medically and legally sane‚ who murders again and again and again‚ until they are either captured or dead. That phrase/classification is "Serial Killer.’ When most people‚ icluding myself‚ hear that phrase we tend to think of a social outcast‚ who is horribly ugly and mentally deranged. This is generally not true. In fact‚ most serial killers are very well liked by those who know them‚ they are also very attractive to members of the

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    Zodiac Killer

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    English 10 4 March‚ 2013 The Zodiac During the span of over 20 years occurring between 1966-1991‚ several unsolved murders were committed in the Southern California area spanning from San Francisco to Napa Valley were committed by the serial killer who called himself "The Zodiac". During these years they were 5 confirmed killings and many other possible cases that were never proved to be him. The first official killing happened to a 18 year college student Cherri Jo Bates who was in the Riverside

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    Killer Whales One may not know that Killer Whales are the largest member of the dolphin family. They are carnivores‚ which have long round black bodies marked with whites patches near the side of the eyes and beneath their stomachs and chest. Killer whales are found in all oceans. Their scientific name is Orcinus Orca – the Roman God of dealth and the underworld‚ who is known as the punisher (Bio1). It’s believed that Orcinus is derived from Orcus which is Latin and Orca meaning

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    The Zodiac Killer

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    Lucas Kelleher/ Street Law 10/3/08 The Zodiac Killer The Zodiac Killer is a serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s. His identity to this day still remains unknown. The Zodiac coined his name in a series of taunting letters he sent to the press. His letters included four cryptograms (or ciphers)‚ three of which have yet to be solved. The Zodiac murdered five known victims in Benicia‚ Vallejo‚ Lake Berryessa‚ and San Francisco between December 1968 and October 1969.

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    Jeffrey Dahmer was no ordinary criminal. He was the type of serial killer that most people fear. He was able to prolong his killing spree because he was calmed‚ very intelligent‚ and nice looking man. This got him out of the trouble he most desperately need when you’re a serial killer. He started his killing when he met and picked up a hitchhiker named Steven Hicks. He took Steven At this time Dahmer was living with his parents in the upscale community of Bath‚ Ohio. This is where Steven

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    Causes of Serial Killers

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    When Lucas killed‚ he became sexually aroused (Meadows‚ Kuehnel). Lucas is a prime example of the stereotypical serial killer. Murders of serial killers account for nearly 10 percent of all murders in the United States. The United States alone accounts for nearly 75 percent of the world ’s serial killers (Ramsland). "Serial killers differ from mass murders and spree killers in that the killings are separate‚ usually with a cooling-off period between kills‚ but escalating over a period of time‚

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    The Killer Angel

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    The Killer Angels Letters: First Letter. Foreward: A. The Confederate officer who I like the most is Robert Edward Lee. I believe that a strong leadership is needed to captain the Confederate Army. General Lee is the commander of the the army‚ so he is certainly a brilliant leader. Also‚ Lee is “a gentleman” (xvi). “He does not drink or smoke or gamble or chase women”; he does not believe in slavery. Most importantly‚ I like Lee’s disposition. He can control himself very well and never loose his

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    The Killer Angels

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    August 12‚ 2012 Title: The Killer Angels Author: Michael Shaara Historical Event Depicted: This novel illustrates the Battle of Gettysburg‚ often known as the turning point of the great American Civil War. Southern slave-holding states‚ known as the Confederate States of America‚ fight the war with loyal Union states for secession. The Battle of Gettysburg is where Union Major General George Gordon Meade’s Army of the Potomac defeats Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia

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    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 notorious

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    Serial Killer Research Paper

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    What makes a serial killer? Introduction Reported incidents of multiple murders committed by an individual‚ who are now known to us as ‘serial killers’‚ have increased in notoriety since the 1870s. Although almost unknown at that point in time‚ they did exist. Mary Ann Cotton was Britain’s first acknowledged serial killer. Mrs Cotton spent roughly eight years killing her victims‚ most of which were her family members. However‚ when the notorious ‘Jack the Ripper’ began his reign of the Whitechapel

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