Natural Born Killers

not being able to look away”, while others just seem to find it fascinating. There have been many serial killers, who have become notorious for the ways in which they murdered their victims, and the ways that they were portrayed in the media of that time. When asked to name serial killers that are well known, names like Bundy and Dahmer seem to be the ones that are remembered. Dahmer was born Jeffery Lionel Dahmer, May 21, 1960 in the town of West Allis, Wisconsin. To many he seemed to have…

There were 2.402 people killed in the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This event changed history. Authors can use this history to change the way we see it in book. In the book Into The Killing Seas By Michael Spradlin uses this history very acutely. This book is accurate because of its shark attacks, as how the USS Indianapolis sunk. The book Into the killing seas By Michael Spradlin is definitely one of the most action packed books I have read. This is a story about Benny, Teddy, and Patrick…

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, a notorious serial killer and sex offender in the years of 1978-1991 held a unholy secret in his apartment in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He killed around seventeen men and violated most of them: rape, dismemberment, necrophilia, and cannibalism were involved in these murders. He was only charged with fifteen counts of murder and was sentence to nine hundred and fifty-seven years in prison. Dahmer was a sick-twisted individual he grew up with a pretty normal childhood until an…

Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy Introduction “A serial killer is a person who murders three or more people, usually due to abnormal psychological gratification, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant break between them” (Wikipedia). Notorious serial killer and sex offender Jeffrey Dahmer killed 17 men between 1978 and 1991. Dahmer was sentenced to 15 consecutive life terms, and then murdered by a fellow prison inmate in 1994 (“Jeffrey Dahmer…

Orcas in Captivity vs. Orcas in the Wild The roar of the crowd, the splash of cool water, and the spectacular stunts that are performed by the orca and his trainer may leave you speechless. What some people don't think about is what the effects are of having orcas in captivity versus keeping them in the wild. Some similarities may include things like the diet and nutrition in the wild and captivity. On the other hand, things like their lifespan, the posture of their dorsal fin, and being torn…

Case 1: Hair Evidence Name: John T Helble Victim: John Helble Suspect(s): Mike Hardy, Andrew Rich, and Sharon Snitter The Hair evidence: Andrew Rich killed John Helble by shooting him in the back of the head twice. Andrew Rich stole Helble’s gun collection and sold it for cash or drugs. Forensic experts soon found hair from the victim’s dog in the box where the guns were stored. The experts were able to find other evidence and charge Andrew Rich for robbery and manslaughter. Case 2:…

Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as Dr. H. H. Holmes once said “I was born with the devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than a poet can help the inspiration to sing....” This quote came from Holmes at his confession trial in 1896. Holmes is thought to have had a fortunate childhood, so it is unsure what the main cause of his dire need to kill so many people in his life time truly was. While Holmes only confessed to twenty-seven murders and many insurance…

Experience the historic past of Chicago by visiting gangster hangouts, cemeteries and more. Chicago was once the site of the world's most infamous gangsters like John Dillinger and Al Capone. While some of the original sites are gone, many gangster destinations still remain within Chicago. Top off your tour with a stop at one of the many speakeasy-themed bars that remain from the Prohibition Era. Biograph Theater Placed at 2433 North Lincoln Avenue, the Biograph Theater is where the FBI once…

Rodeo Thompson Sarah Jane Whiteling Sarah Jane Whiteling was born in the mid-1800’s, a tough time in history to be alive. She lived in Pennsylvania with her husband, a son, and a daughter. Sarah was accused and found guilty of killing her entire family by the method of poisoning from common rat poison which contained arsenic. Her sickly husband was the first to die on March 20, 1888, followed by her nine-year old-daughter, Bertha in April and her two-year-old son, Willie in May of the same year.…

and logos to described how SeaWorld treats the killer whales. An example of pathos in the documentary is when SeaWorld went to go capture the baby killer whales from the wild, they would take the calves away from their mom by following the adult killer whales that they believed were the moms, so that the mother and the calf can use another path to escape, which sadly ended with the killer whales being captured. The people that captured the killer whale chose the calves because the calves have…