American serial killers

self holds a positive or negative connotation. So in the novel “Devil in the White City” By Erik Larson, when character H. H. Homles is considered, as a serial killer, his sense of self is similarly reflective of his surroundings. Holmes is an example of a character possessing two selves at once. As one of the most prolific serial killers in American history and the very first, Holmes made a career of his killings. He was active from the building of the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893, to his…

Notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 21, 1960. At the age of 6, he underwent a minor surgery to correct a double hernia which seemed to effect a change in the boy. Following Dahmer's surgery, he increasingly lacked self confidence. Around that time, the boy's insecurities deepened when he moved to Ohio. By his early teens, he was disengaged, tense and largely friendless. Dahmer claims that his attraction toward necrophilia and murder began at the age of…

1. He was abused by his parents, especially his father. a. According to John Nardizzi, author of “Cracks in the Iceman” published on All Things Crime on September 13, 2013, “The abuse [from his father] led to the angry young man [with] classic serial killer behavior.” i. He killed the neighborhood cats. ii. He dropped out of school in the eighth grade. iii. He committed his first murder at the age of 14. 2. He had three siblings. a. His older brother, Florian, who died, had injuries and…

Initially born “No-Name Maddox”, Charles Manson is regarded as one of the most notorious and sinister killers as well as cult leaders of the 20th century. The astonishing ability of Manson to manipulate and control individuals led him to assemble a vicious cult that committed gruesome murders that struck tremendous fear in to the hearts of every American during the 1960s. The criminal acts of the Manson family cult was committed on the belief that they were destined to be the ultimate…

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Transmuted America is a 2003 non-fiction book by Erik Larson. Mr. Larson relishes to embroider the past. So he relentlessly fuses history and regalement to give this nonfiction book the dramatic effect of a novel, consummate with abundant cross-cutting and foreshadowing. Mundanely these might be alarming tactics, but in the case of this material they do the artifice. Mr. Larson has indicted a dynamic, enveloping book filled…

Robert Bundy seemed to be a well-liked man. His cool, collected appearance and political ambitions attributed to his talent for belonging with the “normal” crowd. However, Ted Bundy was far from your typical American boy. Learn the story of one of the most infamous serial killers in American history… Theodore Robert Cowell was born on November 1946 in Vermont to Louise Cowell (Newton 24). Ted never got to meet his actual father. Living with Louise’s parents in Philadelphia was an interesting…

The Devil in the White City Book Report In The Devil in the White City, the author Erik Larson tells the story of an architect and a serial killer in Chicago during the 1890’s. He tries to describe how Daniel Burnham, an architect, builds the Chicago World Fair in an innocent or white city while at the same time helps Henry Holmes, the devil in the innocent city, to satisfy his craving of power, blood, and fear. Burnham tries to give Chicago a more positive reputation, but it ends of having a…

Theodore Robert Bundy (1946-1989) was an American serial killer who was responsible for the kidnap, rape and murder of at least 30 female victims over seven states in the 1970’s. He was put to death by means of the electric chair in Florida on January 24th 1989. Bundy was perceived as handsome and charming, traits that he abused in order to gain the trust of his young victims. He would usually approach his victims in broad daylight simulating injury or…

a telegraph boy. This boy introduced him into many weird practices, such as drinking urine and eating feces. He also began to spy on boys in public bath houses. Description of criminal activities: Early criminal acts: Prior to his life as a serial killer, Fish became a male prostitute shortly after moving to New York. Along with this, he raped young boys. This would be a practice even after his mom engaged him to a woman whom he would have six children with. At some point in his married life,…

The Axeman of New Orleans is said to be one of the most bloodthirsty, psychotic, manic murders in American history. He was horrific he is compared to London’s famous Jack the Ripper. His reign lasted from May 1918 to October 1919. He filled the city of New Orleans with horror and fear for over a year. Regardless of the massive amount of evidence left at the crime scene, the technology at the time was not advanced enough for him to be caught. No one knows what truly happened the day the Axeman…