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The factors of a person’s past can influence the way they will succeed or fail in the future. For example, John Wayne Gacy had a horrible childhood and from those experiences became one of the deadliest serial killers. The terrible early life he went through...
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John Wayne Gacy, a serial killer better known as Pogo The Clown. At a young age, he lived through an abusive childhood that molded him into the likable clown everyone appeared to enjoy but little to be known about the devil himself behind the costume....
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Introduction Actions of serial killers have been documented in history for decades. Every story you hear sound more gruesome than the last. People have been trying to figure out for ages what makes someone want to kill another human being. It either comes down to...
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Aileen was born on February 29, 1956 in Rochester, Michigan. Her parents were Leo Dale and Diane. When Wuornos was young she experienced horrible and violent things during her childhood. Wuornos’ “…father was a psychopathic pedophile who was in jail at the time of her...
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Why do Serial killers kill? Are they born or made? The main argument towards serial killers is if they are born or made because they become who they are or do because of experiences in early life. There is no proof if it is genetics...
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“We serial killers are your sons. We are your husbands. We are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow.”This famous quote came from the notorious killer Ted Bundy, a man known for his ghastly crimes, his intelligence, his charm, and his...
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In California during the 1970s and the early 1970s, the zodiac killer was active, he is a mysterious serial killer which used symbols as his thing. The zodiac killer was very well known, there was only confirmed of 5 killings, but there is suspected for...
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Despite endless research being conducted within this area of study, researchers still struggle with determining the cause of serial killers. Thus, the main question is: are serial killers born or made? As previously stated, researchers have identified a series of biological predispositions related to these...
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Something sad and dark lies behind the smile of some clowns. These characters, which were thought to express joy, are often the nightmare of many children. Above all, for those who grew up reading Stephen King and his classic, ‘It.’ But the worst part is...
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Ted Bundy, or formally known as Theodore Robert Bundy was an American serial killer, necrophiliac, and rapist. Bundy admitted to murdering and sexually assaulting 36 women across the United States. But, the exact number of women that Bundy has killed will never be known. It...
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A serial killer is a person who has killed 3 or more people within the space of a month, with a significant period of time in between them. Serial killers kill because of desire and pleasure their sexual desires and the need to fulfill their...
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Alexander Pichushkin, also known as the Chessboard Killer, was a serial killer in Russia from 1992 to 2006. Alexander Pichushkin was born in April of 1974, in Moscow, Russia. According to several articles, Pichushkin fell off of a swing in his childhood years and left...
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In today’s era the Federal Bureau of Investigation is extremely effective in areas invovling serial killers and serial rapists, because of the creation of the behavioral unit and how foundamental the creation of this unit is to modern society on it’s studies on mass murders,...
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The case of Robert Pickton was a horrifying, disturbing event that left a lasting impact on all of Canada. Pickton was a notorious serial killer, convicted on six charges for the murders of up to twenty-six different women. Pickton had grown up and worked on...
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Who are serial killers? Serial killers are defined as people who kill at least three people and can keep happening for years until the killer is caught. Serial killers, Clare S.Allely says, murder their victims separately and over a period of time, with a cooling-off...
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The question of whether or not is predetermined at birth to lead a life of crime is a question that has been debated for decades. Nature and nurture is a hotly contested argument concerning what influences the behaviour and personality attributes of individuals. Nature is...
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Introduction There’s something about serial killers that makes most people fascinated. What makes them kill? Were they born with that desire? The issue regarding whether serial killers are born or made needs to be addressed because there is not much information known about them since...
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Why do Serial killers kill? Are they born or made? The main argument towards serial killers is if they are born or made because they become who they are or do because of experiences in early life. There is no proof if it is genetics...
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It has been proven in multiple studies that an individual is greatly affected by the traumatic childhood events that may be present in their life. These traumatic events range from a lesser extent such as a car crash but can be as great an extent...
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Introduction The article I chose is “The Application of Learning Theory to Serial Murder” by Robert L. Hale. This article relates to psychological theory, mainly psychodynamic theory. Basic Idea and Major Theorists The basic idea of this article is that serial murderers become attached to...
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Per 100,000 people, the country who has the highest murder rate in Southeast Asia, Philippines, has a murder rate of 9.84 for 9,784 recorded cases according to reports from the year 2014. And if one would ever wonder, how many of these cases can actually...
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The actions of serial killers shock many people and they wonder why serial killers do what they do, and what would make a killer more malicious than another killer. John Wayne Gacy and Jeffery Dahmer, two of the most infamous serial killers of the 20th...
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Albert Fish was an American serial killer born on May 19, 1870. His real name is Hamilton Howard but he is also known as the Gray Man, Werewolf of Mysteria, Brooklyn Vampire, Ham & Eggs, Moon Maniac, and The Boogeyman. His parents were Randall and...
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A serial killer is a person normally known to murder three or more individuals for no apparent motive due to their abnormal psychological satisfaction. As learned, a serial killer is an individual who puts “special efforts to elude detection” and “may continue to kill for...
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Throughout the 1970s to the mid 1990s, America was cursed with many tragedies and mass murderers. Citizens of the country were introduced to awful, heartless, people like Charles Manson, the Zodiac Killer, Richard Ramirez, and John Wayne Gacy. Though, after watching extensive documentaries about two...
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Serial Killers are an entirely special breed of people and there is some controversy about if they can benefit from rehabilitation and be placed back into society. Their killings are violent, and sadistic, and have a general lack of empathy for their victims. These types...
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A reign of terror shocked the 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...
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The 90s have been shocked this time by a woman who will later be called the first female serial killer in America. Aileen Wuornos, born in Troy, Michigan, murdered during 1989-1990 seven men in Florida while working as a prostitute. In this essay, I am...
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Cited as one of the first vampires in history, Elizabeth Bathory, also known as “Blood Countess”, tortured and murdered somewhere between 100 to 650 girls from 1590 until 1610. The Hungarian noblewoman is the known as the world’s most prolific, not to mention most sadistic,...
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Peter Kurten was born in May 26,1883.During Peter Kurten childhood was beaten up by his father everyday in front of his brothers and mother. Peter Kurten’s dad was a alcoholic, which was the reasoning for leading him to beat up Peter and his mother. Peter...
