The infamous trial of O.J. Simpson left the vast majority of people questioning why a killer is sitting comfortably in his home and not behind bars. Connection O.J. Simpson murdered Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman because unarguable evidence is presented against him. O.J. Simpson has been married twice and had 6 children before the trial. O.J. married Marguerite L. Whitley in the early summer of 1967.…
The Juice is on the Loose The notorious OJ Simpson murder trial: Two found dead, a blood-stained glove, the dream team of attorneys, a catchy jingle, and a famous fugitive. With the “mountain of evidence” that piled up, many were sure that Orenthal was going straight to the slammer. However, other factors got in the way, and it seems that the pile of evidence crumbled to dust.…
There are many serial killers in the world, but only some become well known. The serial killer’s that are well known are the one’s that do the craziest things to their victims. The serial I chose to write about is Robert Hansen known as “The Alaska’s Serial Killer”. This man was absolutely crazy and had to have some mental issues. Robert Hansen was a serial killer in Anchorage, Alaska from 1971 to 1983.…
Who Was the Zodiac Killer? Although the Zodiac Killer was a real man, he remains a myth in American history. He is one of the few serial killers who remains at large. The police were never able to identify him, therefore, he was never caught. His crime spree began back in the 1960’s in the San Francisco Bay area and continued into the 1970’s.…
The Atrocities of the Zodiac Killer What would you do if you were told that there were monsters out there? People just looking for someone to hurt? People that have turned into beasts? The Zodiac Killer was one of the many people who did not care who they hurt, but did it for the fun of it.…
The Menendez Murders By: Aaron Chen CCJS 498Y May 2, 2018 Introduction Seeing a typical family being broken up is saddening, but a family being broken up by one or two of their own kind is unsettling. That is what happened in the Menendez family. Was this an act of revenge?…
African American serial killers exist but how many of them can you name? Black serial killers are silenced in the United States versus white serial killers. For example, Chester Dewayne Turner, Maurice Boyd, Shelly Brooks, and Maury Travis are black and combined killed over fifty people. Most individuals are clueless to who these killers are because they are not compared to Ted Bundy or John Wayne Gacy. The D.C. Snipers received a significant amount of media attention and are also more commonly known among numerous of people.…
The article explained the three main ideas such as how killers develop, how they act, and ways killers kill. Simon describes that killers become who they are because of mental illnesses or because of the environment they grew up in. According to the author, serial killers could have grown up in an abusive home, been isolated as a child, or bullied in school. The killer could also have an illness and psychopathy or sociopathy…
Evolution of an American Serial Killer Cruelty towards animals, arson, and enuresis. These three factors contribute to what is known as the MacDonald Triad. A method that was used to determine a serial killer in the making (Beck). Though this theory had been disproved, others have taken its place and evolved alongside the serial killer themselves.…
Serial killers are as fascinating as they are horrifying. As much as we fear them, we are intrigued in learning about them and knowing their story. Today our society is filled with shows like “Dexter” and “Criminal Minds” that gives a glimpse of serial killers. We enjoy watching it on television or reading about it in books or on the internet. Scholars take hours out of their day to studying these murders and crimes.…
Elizabeth Williams Ms. Blair English 4 2 April 2015 What causes serial killers to become what they are: Nature or nurture? There are many speculations of what makes a person do and be the things they are but it is not only nature or nurture it’s a combination of both. For a long time people have wondered what makes people act the way they do. People especially wonder about the people of the outcast of the society, the killers. People are fascinated of how these people can do the things they do.…
As scary as it seems, society plays a vital role in the formation of a serial killer, along with occurrences of a person’s childhood. For the most part, evidence supports that serial killers are…
A lot of people want to blame the parents of the offenders, asking “what did you turn your child into?” 36% of serial killers were physically abused, 26% were sexually abused, and 50% were psychologically abused (Mitchell and Aamodt 45). Many people have logically come to the conclusion that just because someone is abused, it does not mean that they will become a serial killer; or even a murderer; which is true. In the general population (people who have never committed murder) only 6% are physically abused, 3% are sexually abused, and 2% are psychologically abused (Mitchell and Aamodt 45). The dramatic difference of abuse frequency between people who are serial killers and people who are not seems evident enough to support that serial killers are created.…
Research paper Many people are aware of Serial Killers, specifically male serial killers. But, what we don’t see or hear much of is female serial killers. Although they have similarities, they also have differences. Male serial killers frequently commit kidnapping, rape, and mutilation to express their rage and desire for control; female serial killers usually throw themselves straight into the killing. Furthermore, while for many male serial killers, death is only a conclusion to their fantasy or a function of it, females kill to kill.…
The thrill of this phenomenon first took place in the late 1880s with the first ever documented serial killer. He is most widely known for name Jack the Ripper, also for never being identified. There are suspects to who it could be, however it has never been narrowed down to one person. After this case it the interest of serial killing calmed down meaning it was not as popular. In the 1970s and 1980s the notorious serial killings of Green River Killer, Ted Bundy, and BTK (Dennis Rader).…