American serial killers

experiences of a human being provides a rare personal pattern of sexual activities that draw up a template of that human beings sexual behavior, desires, and fantasies (Geberth, 2004). For American serial killer, Maury Troy Travis, fantasy played a major role in his sexual behavior which lead to the suspected serial killing of 13 to 20 women in Ferguson, Missouri. Travis was first charged with two women named Alycia Greenwade and Betty Smith, both from the Missouri area. The FBI later believed…

attractions, tall skyscrapers, and murder. It became the perfect place for a World's Fair. The great thought of such an event was sparked under the spirit of American patriotism. The Devil in the White City describes in great detail the birth of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, along with a second plot revealing the twisted mind of a serial killer. For that reason, this book is my favorite. In the year of 1890, the fast-growing city of Chicago won the bid to host the next World's Fair. In…

A serial killer is a person who commits a series of murders often with no apparent motive and typically following a characteristic predictable behavior pattern. According to the FBI a serial killer is somebody who murders over three or more people within a month with an emotional cooling off period in between. Robert Lee Yates born on May 27, 1952 is an American serial killer from Washington. From the years 1996 to 1998 Yates murder over 13 women. Oh 13 woman were prostitutes working on E…

any type of criminal act such as rape, murder, assault, or kidnap. Serial killers can be described as having deviant behavior. Deviance can also be a mental state of mind. A deviant mind can create, imagine and perform many different criminal acts that a normal human brain cannot create. Anyone can imagine, but could anyone think like a serial killer without having a deviant mind that was ether created or born with. Serial killers are really smart people that get away with murder for numerous…

Motivation of Madness Often times those who become serial killers were not born with that state of mind. Their murderous thoughts are triggered by a mental hardship or a traumatic experience. Motivation in serial killings involve anger, thrill, attention seeking, and perfection (Bonn). They tend to leave behind a trail and commit multiple murders with a certain fascination that they hold. John Wayne Gacy, also known as “The Killer Clown”, was overweight and unathletic as a child. His father…

have been just as horrifying. Jeffrey Dahmer and Jack the Ripper were two very famous serial killers in history. While their methods of murder were similar their targets, and their capture and end were quite different. Jeffrey Dahmer was interesting in the way he lured his victims in and who he targeted. Dahmer targeted only African American men. There were speculations that he targeted only African American men, due to racism, however it wasn’t really proven (“Jeffrey Dahmer Biography” 3). He…

Helter Skelter During the 1960s one of the most deranged American criminals of all time, Charles Manson, created a cult in the desert of California known as the Mason Family. Manson brainwashed his followers to believe Beatles songs like Helter Skelter warned of a coming race war between black and whites. Manson wanted to jump start the race war by sending his followers out to kill wealthy white people in the Hollywood area. Manson wanted the murders to look like blacks killed the white victims.…

"Notorious serial killer and sex offender Jeffrey Dahmer killed 17 men between 1978 and 1991" (Jeffrey Dahmer Biography). Jeffrey Dahmer is one of the most well known serial killers in history; Americans were terrified of the man who ate other men. Described as an "American serial killer whose arrest in 1991 provoked controversy" His actions put murder and violent crimes into the spotlight of mainstream culture (Jeffrey Dahmer). He was born in Milwaukee on May 21, 1960. Jeff lived what would…

Ed Gein: The Real Buffalo Bill (Rhetorical Modes) The mind of a serial killer is a truly fascinating thing. As human beings, we overlook the reasons as to why serial killers commit such horrific crimes. Often times the question regarding “why” relates to asking if there’s any childhood trauma or are they just mentally ill? Without proper research, the question can be a problematic one to answer. Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacey, and Ed Gein: these are all feared names across America.…

Theodore Robert Cowell also known as Ted Bundy who was born on November 24, 1946 in Burlington, Vermont was an American serial killer, kidnapper, rapist, and necrophile. He confessed to 30 homicides committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978 yet the confession, the number of victims could be much higher and remains unknown. After ted died the man who defended ted which would be his lawyer confessed ted had killed more than 100 women. He also revealed that even though ted was a necrophile,…