Case Study Annotated Biancho

Between the years of 1977 and 1978, a killer known as the Hillside Strangler ran rampant across the Los Angeles area (Futrell et al). The Strangler was responsible for raping, torturing, and killing ten young women, and leaving their bodies near hillsides in the Hollywood area. It eventually became known that this murderer was actually a duo of cousins, working together: Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono. This particular case study focuses on Bianchi, and the biological factors which were likely to have influenced his violent tendencies. Kenneth Bianchi was born in Rochester, New York in the year of 1951. His mother was known to be an alcoholic prostitute and she was seventeen years old at the time of his birth. This is the only known information about Bianchi’s biological parents, as he was immediately put up for adoption. Three months later, the infant was adopted by Frances Scioliono Bianchi and her husband, Nicholas Bianchi. Frances Bianchi was the aunt of Angelo Buono, making the two murderers cousins by adoption (Futrell et al). There were numerous issues surrounding Bianchi …show more content…
Raine reported that he and his team hired workers from a temporary employment agency to participate in experiments. He found that almost half of the sample (42.9%) met the criteria for Antisocial PD in adulthood. Out of those who met the criteria, 43% had committed rape and 29% had attempted or successfully committed murder. To start, the study shows that many individuals with Antisocial PD flock to temp agencies, suggesting that they are unable to maintain steady employment. This is no different from Bianchi, who needed to switch jobs constantly due to his exploitive nature to avoid being caught. Also, the results indicate that, as expected, violent crimes are quite common among individuals with Antisocial Personality