American serial killers

In the story “The Jefferson County Egan Murders” by David Shampine and Daniel T. Boyer there were three people murder on an interstate rest stop. It took the police a long time to figure out who murder the three people. Three people were murdered on the night of New Year’s Eve in the year of 1964. The three people are Barbara Ann Egan (wife of Peter Egan), Peter Egan (Husband of Barbara), and Gerald Egan (Brother of Barbara). They are well known for theft and breaking into homes of other people.…

Countess Elizabeth Bathory is an infamous serial killer from the seventeenth century, who has been accused of the murders from anywhere between 30-650 young girls, though only a minimum of 30 were witnessed, and 600 has been proved to be a high exaggeration. Elizabeth was born on August 7th, 1560 into one of the wealthiest families in Transylvania. She could speak and write four languages, and had a high education, proving she was a very intelligent woman. At fourteen she married Count Bathory,…

Herman Webster Mudgett, most commonly known as H. H. Holmes, was one of the very first documented serial killers. He was born in Gilmanton New Hampshire on May 16, 1861 where he lived with his parents and his three other siblings. Despite his father being a violent alcoholic, he was known to excel in school which also lead to bullying of jealous classmates. In an attempt to scare him, his classmates would force him into a local doctor’s office and make him stand face to face with a human…

John Wayne Gacy was a serial killer who had 34 victims. Like most serial killers, John Gacy had a horrific childhood that caused him to become the predator to others. John Gacy’s father was constantly physically and emotionally harming him. Most of John Gacy’s victims were male and this may be because he had a grudge against males because of his father. John Gacy was a serial killer who molested his victims before killing them, his childhood was similar to most serial killers and could be the…

Facts: Christopher Simmons, at the age of 17 committed murder. Simmons talked about his plan with his two friends, Charles Benjamin and John Tessmer, who were 15 and 16. Simmons anticipated on committing burglary and murder. Simmons made certain to tell his friends that they could get away with the crime due to them being minors. On the night of the murder, Simmons and Benjamin met at the home of the victim, Shirly Crook, after Tessmer backed out. Simmons and Benjamin entered the home by…

someone with the name, U.N Owens. One by one each guest is accused of a murder that haunts them throughout the story. Every day that the novel progresses so does the number of deaths. Each character is trying to analyze who the killer is, everyone gets questioned as the killer which causes tension with all of the characters. This novel’s focus is strongly on wealth accumulation, occupations and the role of women (N.Page.). In this books Agatha Christie kills off the wealthy first and most…

The novel opens with the middle aged main character Chris Sheen leisurely taking his morning jog. An average guy that works from home as an architect with two giggling daughters and a loving wife, Chris seems to have the perfect life with the perfect nuclear family. Formerly unfit and reaching an apparent midlife crisis Chris now lives a healthy lifestyle and follows a strict exercise regime of jogging and competing in marathons and triathlons that will coincidentally be extremely advantageous…

The Law enforcement system in the US is not always reliable and and trustworthy in every case. During 1993, in West Memphis there was news about three 8 year old boys being deemed missing from their families. Not too long later they were found dead in a stream. They were bruised, mutilated and tied up like hogs. These three boys were Christopher Byers, Michael Moore, and Steve Branch. Three young adults known as, Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin, were eventually convicted in…

portrayed in the title of the book. The theme appears in much of the characters thoughts and actions, especially Peachey. Peachey is almost always thinking about his payment for the job, where he places on the “list” (a list of the best contract killers in the world) and although he acknowledges that he gets paid many millions, he is completely convinced his fortune he has amassed isnt enough money. Ash is also greedy in many ways but not to the point of obsession like peachey. She knows that…

A myriad of people exist throughout the world; however, everyone has a different thinking process. Many people can recall information from ten years ago like it happened yesterday. On the other hand, some people can not remember what they ate for breakfast that day. The mind can play tricks on someone and confuse them. Unfortunately, the court system uses eyewitnesses as evidence of a crime. Therefore, many people are placed in jail for a crime they did not commit. The memory of a human being…