Jack the Ripper

Are parents a factor in how serial killers behave? Serial killers have captured and intrigued the public curiosity, marking our history in blood red. Notorious killers such as Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and Jack the Ripper have raised the question: To what extent are parents at fault for the behavior of their children? As children are raised in healthy families or dysfunctional ones, the debate over parental control and the children's psychological issues remains heated and complex. It is…

insurance claims on his victims, dissect their bodies, and sell their skeletons to medical schools. In short, Holmes was a capitalist in the most extreme sense of the word. This separated him from another infamous serial killer of the time, Jack the Ripper, because “Jack was a sexual predator with a sadistic fancy for mutilation” who left his victims to be discovered in the streets of London, whiles Holmes saw profit in the bodies of his victims (Segel). This is what makes Holmes so much more…

analysing every detail of the killings. I myself am very intrigued about this and other serial killers of the sort. Although it’s a particularly dark subject I’m not alone with the interest that I show. Ever since the first glorified serial killer, Jack The Ripper, the public has been obsessed with these individuals. The question of if we should continue to make movies and to teach about these subjects is often asked. We all need to know what has happened in the past in order to learn from and…

killings and sex crimes. My passion for psychology and criminal behaviour has opened me up to a world of literature in this genre. I am particularly interested in true crime books, such as, the serial killer Levi Bellfield, the zodiac killer, Jack the ripper and David Berkowitz as well as others. I feel like I learn allot by watching movies or reading crimes on serial killers, they always without a doubt give me an insight on what to expect from these killers, and possibly…

The horror genre in the 2000’s is very different to what it was in 1930, for example a 1930 horror movie would consist of monsters and vampires, whereas nowadays, the new direction it has taken is the teenage slasher movies, such as scream, and my bloody valentine. In the new direction there is more blood and murder, it involves more serial killers, rather than ghosts. So it gives it a more of a real feel behind it to give you that extra scare. Most of these changes came from psycho (1960) In…

Serial killers and those that kill in mass numbers are one of the most fascinating topics not only for scholars, law enforcement, psychologist, and sociologist, but also to the average, everyday person such as myself. All of us have in common the fascination with the topic because of the disbelief an individual such as this resides among us. We are fascinated not only because of their minds but because they feed into our fears about danger, death and what lurks in the night, around the corner,…

frequently. It has been noted that it is less than 1 percent of all murders taken place in a year. The thrill of this phenomenon first took place in the late 1880s with the first ever documented serial killer. He is most widely known for name Jack the Ripper, also for never being identified. There are suspects to who it could be, however it has never been narrowed down to one person. After this case it the interest of serial killing calmed down meaning it was not as popular. In the 1970s and…

The DC Snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo are the archetypes of how serial killers impact the community because the duo was able to inspire fear, remain on the run, and commit heinous crimes. Using a content analysis I will be using 30 newspapers clipping to determine how the spree killing effected the community in the areas where the crimes took place. I will be using sources for background information about media portrayal of things that happen in their communities, also I will be…

During 1890s, Americans were already exposed to the Industrialized nation many already entered the work force and were working extensive hours for a very small pay. Many were now leaving the rural area and traveling to the cities where they believed their life would be filled with excitement and luxuries. For the first in history, single women were moving to cities on their own hoping to make a better future in the city. The creation of the World’s Fair, was Chicago’s redemption to recreate…

If you want to scare the hell out of yourself then Dungeon is the place to be. Experience interactive faceoff with the one of most notorious murder, Jack the Ripper. Take the ghost walks through the city on the Halloween’s night. Visit the site of Sir William Wallace’s execution and the churchyard haunted by Queen Isabella. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA New Orleans has the reputation of the most haunted City…