American serial killers

Why would anyone knowingly marry a serial killer? In the most recent installment of Philippa Gregory’s Tudor Court series, The Taming of the Queen, the answer to that question becomes all too clear: because he is the KING! Kateryn Parr, the final Queen in the reign of Henry VIII, is the subject of this latest piece of historical fiction. Picking up shortly after the execution of Katherine Howard, King Henry’s fifth wife, this book introduces the world to the little known Queen Kateryn. With…

Was Jack the Ripper really Jack the Ripper? Or was it someone else? Ripper was a serial killer and mutilated at least five prostitutes in the East End of London in 1888 and because no one arrested or tried for murders, crime buffs are still fascinated with Jack the Ripper case more than 115 years later. To criminally profile the man named Jack the Ripper, there is evidence of his types of victims, what he did to his victims and the possible suspects to his true identity. The women experts really…

The targets of these killers are generally unrelated to the mass murder and their social/peer group, yet the victims are the focus of aggression in the contorted thinking of someone whose anger and belief system leads them to reaffirm their self-worth by achieving notoriety through…

A Characterization of Roger Chillingworth in The Scarlet Letter: The Retributive Scientist In The Scarlet Letter , Roger Chillingworth is the antagonist of the novel. Roger Chillingworth, once a kind, true and affectionate man, turns into a man full of vengeance and rage after his wife, Hester Prynne, commits adultery with a man named Arthur Dimmesdale. Chillingworth begins to seek revenge for the man who committed this sin with his wife, which turns him into the cruel and twisted man that he…

In the well known-podcast, Serial, host Sarah Koenig (Fig. 1.1) reveals contradicting anecdotes and unquestionable facts of the murder of eighteen-year-old girl, Hae Min Lee. The main purpose of the podcast is to acknowledge and bring awareness of the amount of doubt there can be in any given situation. Serial exhibits countless strategies to keep the listener’s attention and over the course of time, including the formatting of the episodes. Every episode of Serial begins by tugging at the…

Charles Manson “Everyone in the world has tried to kill me for the last twenty-five years, and I am still here,” says notorious killer Charles Manson. A small group of intruders broke into the home of actress Sharon Tate on August 9, 1969, and she was ferociously murdered, along with her unborn child and her friends. The next evening in the same city, a grocery store executive and his wife were found murdered in the same manner. These brutal acts of murder brought enormous attention to the City…

Serial Killers: Behind the Mind In order to solve murders and catch killers there has to be some research behind what makes them commit terrible acts. Without the research we have today criminal profilers and detectives would have a much harder job of determining the criminal’s next move or where they are hiding out from the police. People like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacey, or Jeffery Dahmer could have claimed more victims if it weren’t for the research behind the criminal mind. “Statistically…

Introduction- thesis Serial killers have been treated the same throughout the years for the most part, but many have been proven to have some form of psychological disorders. Although they have done wrong things, it does not mean we should treat them inhumanely- they are people! Serial killers deserve to have psychological treatment and should not be denied that opportunity because of the heinous things they may have done, because of these disorders. The right to an education should not be…

Serial killers often take over the media when they first appear. Many people wonder what can lead someone to do such a horrific act to another person. New studies have been taking place to understand if the brain damage and or mental illness has something to do with a person becoming a serial killer. Scientists and psychologists are still doing many experiments and studies to better understand the brain. A traumatic childhood is also being brought into the discussion about how influences serial…

Much of the general public’s knowledge concerning serial homicide is a product of sensationalized and stereotypical depictions of it in the news and entertainment media. Colorful story lines are written to pique the interest of audiences, not to paint an accurate picture of serial murder. By focusing on the larger-than-life media images of socially constructed “celebrity monsters,” the public becomes captivated by the stylized presentation of the criminals rather than the reality of their…