Female Serial Killer INTRODUCTION When you think of serial killers and gender most people will assume that the offender is male. Although not as common‚ female serial killers do exist. The FBI recently reported that of the 70-140 estimated serial killings a year only 5%-10% are committed by women which roughly comes to 4-12 people (Myers‚ 2005). Unlike men who kill for a type of sexual gratification‚ women tend to kill for money and some type of power such as “Angel of Mercy” killers (Myers‚ 2005)
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it genetics‚ environment or a combination of the two? Serial Killers Encoded at Birth or Learned Cravings? The question of whether or not man is encoded at birth to lead a life of crime is a question that has been debated for decades. Are serial killers born with yearning desire for murder or are their cravings developed through years of abuse? Many believe it is unattainable for an innocent child
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Serial Killers Vs Mass Murders In both mass murder along with serial murder cases‚ victims die as the offender momentarily gains control of his or her life by controlling others. Whereas serial murder involves the killing of several victims over a period of time‚ mass murder involves the killing of several victims at one time and in one place. Gaining the little bit of control a killer lost in younger years justifies any murders he or she commits. It may not show on the surface but the differences
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The Killers of Cereal One of the most famous questions of all time asks‚ “Why do serial killers‚ kill?” Everyone is different in their own way‚ so no one can really answer that question specifically. Dr. Helen Morrison‚ author of “My Life Among The Serial Killers” interviewed ten famous serial killers to try to answer this question. She found that almost all of them had similar characteristics besides killing. Unlike what most people believe‚ she surprisingly found that these characteristics
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convict the criminal of being a spree killer. A spree killer is someone who essentially ’snaps’ and kills two or more people in one location in a singular event. This is usually done as an attempt to get attention and attract any media. They usually view this as there own ’glorified’ suicide while attempting to commit a massacre at the same time. Too often they are mixed up with serial killers‚ despite there being significant differences between the two. A serial killer has atleast three victims or more
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by this idea we are brought to a cognitive dissonance. So‚ when someone speaks of female serial killers we are shaken by this “phenomenon”‚ and show a lot of interest and curiosity towards this topic. While it is of some interest to study serial killers of any gender‚ female serial killers have a certain peculiarity to it. The further you dig into the malicious details connected with female serial killers the more you realize the complexity and multidimensional nature of their stories. This essay is
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Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper – Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell tells the story of Jack the Ripper and the story of who she thinks committed the crimes. Jack the Ripper was the self-given name of a serial killer during the late 1800s. Jack brutally slayed five known suspects‚ but many more deaths may have been because of him. Walter Sickert‚ an English artist‚ is Jack the Ripper according to Cornwell. In Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper – Case Closed the story is told from the author;
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debate about keeping killer whales in captivity. Although retaining these majestic creatures may provide statistics and data for scientists and present entertainment for the public‚ others have very dissimilar views on this riveting situation. Orcas have been captured and retained in captivity for over fifty years. Whether it be for entertaining the public or allowing scientific studies to be made‚ many people do not agree with this way of treatment to cetaceans. Killer whales have been withheld
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I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga Barry Lyga‚ 44 ‚ is a man that spent the majority of his career working on teenage age books and short stories. He has written a couple of other books the most famous being “ The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth girl”. He worked for the Diamond Comic Distributors before he started writing books because he spend most of his time and his childhood reading‚ looking‚ enjoying comic books. He has written two other major books one being Boy Toy‚ which was his second
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the audience about serial killers Specific purpose – To inform the audience about Ted Bundy‚ a person that committed outrageous crimes. Central Ideas – What makes a person a serial killer? Ted Bundy proved that even a handsome and smart individual with everything going for him‚ can become a monster. Introduction – (Attention getter) As Ted Bundy once stated‚ “We serial killers are your sons‚ we are your husbands‚ we are everywhere…” (Orienting material) A serial killer is classified as someone
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