American serial killers

“One night a man who had a very tranquil marriage, chased his wife into the street. There he stabbed her repeatedly and then smashed her head on pavement all while brushing off neighbors who tried to stop him. He fell asleep in his car and when he woke up he was confused and couldn’t recall the incident.” This is just one of the many cases of sleepwalking that lead to murders.There are very few extreme cases of sleepwalking murders. Sleepwalking crimes are very rare so courts don’t have a…

that are linked to serial killers and other cases that I have researched. The aim of this report is be able to research several tragic murder events in the past linked to psychotic killers. To research many psychological behaviours and mental disorders and figure out how they can be linked to psychotic killers. To look into serial killers and research about their murders and discuss and evaluate the similarities and differences between them. To be able to discuss if psychotic killers are a…

The five motives that I chose to discuss that induce a person to kill are Financial Gain, Sexual Gratification, Emotional, Self-Protection and Apparently sex-connected homicides. The first on is financial gain. Someone will be driven to murder another person if they knew they stood to gain a large sum of money. This can include the beneficiary of a will or insurance policy of a spouse or relative. In addition, they could receive financial gain by being the surviving spouse in a community…

Last year, I watched Silence of the Lambs for the first time. It is about Hannibal Lector helping the FBI find serial killer Buffalo Bill. This movie peaked my interest in serial killers and the psychological issues they have due to their childhood background. Hannibal Lecter was born in 1938 in Lithuania to wealthy parents. At age six Lecter met his sister, Mischa, and the two formed a strong bond. When Lecter was eight his family had to flee their estate in order to escape Hitler’s Blitzkrieg.…

criminologist have researched serial killers because they are so fascinating. Many disagree as to what the legal definition of a serial murder, which is, “[t]he unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. (FBI-Serial Murder 9). This definition suppresses the cool-down period unlike it used to but typically, serial killers generally take a break in between killings. Most of the research and documentation is specifically aimed around male serial killers;…

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, more infamously known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal”, is considered one of the America’s most notorious lust serial killers. Dahmer spent over a decade terrorizing the city of Milwaukee with his horrendous killings. Because of the torturous manner in which he committed his murders, Dahmer landed himself a spot at the highest level on Dr. Michael Stone’s Gradations of Evil Scale ("On The Scale of Evil, Where do Murderers Rate?", n.d.). He not only murdered 17 men, but also…

Dr. Michael Stone professor at Columbia University knows exactly what evil is and how it works. Dr. Stone has probably looked evil in it’s eye for he is also forensic psychologist. He created the “Graduations of Evil” which consisted of twenty-two levels of evil and with every level an explanation for how a person could be categorized in a specific level. The twenty-two levels are divided into three main section one is the justified homicide, two through eight are impulsive murders, nine through…

Serial Killer Profiling: Born or Made Serial Killers are often classified with mental disabilities. Although their actions are commonly associated with mental disorders, serial killers have their own classification. Their appalling path of logic impels their murderous habits. Therefore, their brutal actions are not considered a diagnosis. It has been proven that serial killers are copiously cognizant of their actions. Not all mentally unstable people are capable of committing such crimes.…

H. Holmes shares many traits with other serial killers, there are several factors that separates him from other serial killers and thus makes him more interesting. For example, many of Holmes’ murders were extremely vicious and by the time of his death, he is suspected to have “killed over three hundred people” (Chavez). However, even…

Serial Killers are not an anomaly in history, they have existed as far back in history as B.C.E. their charming personalities and intelligence helped prevent detection and make significant stains in history, and the lack of evidence of actual disappearances or sudden deaths of people. In the book “Inside the Mind of Serial Killers: Why they Kill” by Katherine Ramsland states one of the first serial murders in history ever recorded was in 54 A.D., Locusta a female poisoner hired to put Nero on…