Natural Born Killers

People have learned to love the black-and-white marine icon that has been rehabilitated from a fearsome killer to the cuddly water panda they’ve become. Groc’s article, “Orca Encounters”, sparked my interest and led me to question just how humane our social and cultural traditions have become. Once killed by fishermen and believed to be a dangerous creature, the orca has grown to become the most viewed performer at SeaWorld shows. Being the largest predator held in captivity, researchers have…

Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole Gibran Valenzuela LaFayette High School  Abstract Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole were 2 serial killers that met on 1976 in a soup kitchen. They soon started a sexual relationship. Together they started a serial killer behavior. The story of what happened after that is unclear, but it is believed that they were responsible for over 200 murders. Exactly how many people they killed is unknown. One of their most used methods to kill was arson. It was reported that…

John Wayne Gacy is one of the most infamous serial killers in American history. During a seven-year span of the 1970s, Gacy murdered 33 men. As is the case with many high profile murderers, to the average person, one would have to be insane to commit such acts, which is what Gacy 's defense claimed. The jury did not buy it though, and Gacy would be executed by lethal injection in 1994. Criminologists study why people commit crime, and assemble theories. Though there is yet to be a perfect theory…

Think of the words “serial killer.” Who comes to mind? Many have left an undesirable impression on the world, but some tend to stand out from the rest. One in particular seems to be especially unique against the others: Richard Kuklinski. Standing at six and a half inches at three hundred pounds and nicknamed “The Iceman,” Richard Kuklinski was a brutal and cruel man known for killing more than one hundred men in his lifetime. Most people who knew of Kuklinski’s background would not be surprised…

Monsters in Society The concept of monsters, villains and the thrill of being terrified has been around for a very long time, but why? Society loves bad guys, because there’s so many things we are drawn to about them. To take it even farther, should we make movies about monsters? Does it encourage violent behavior or quench our thirst for violence? The world of terror, monsters and evil is one society can’t live without, the elements of fear and power, mystery and violence. All of these…

accident at all. According to these detectives, the cases were sinister plots by either one or a gang of serial killers. This seems to be an outrageous statement, except that in 22 of the 45 cases there have been found graffiti of a smiley face, which perhaps represents the calling card of a deranged sociopath, or even…

whales, it has been shown that the strong chlorine solution can cause the whales skin to slowly deteriorate. The way in which Orcas are trained to perform are disgraceful. Sea world tell their customers that the ‘tricks’ that the whales perform are a natural occurrence and can often been seen in the wild, but these allegations are nothing but lies. The whales are being deprived of food for several days or even weeks if they do not perform the tricks that they are trained to do. This causes the…

Luis Garavito was born on the 25th of January, 1957 in Genova, Quindio,Colombia.He is the oldest of seven brothers, and apparently suffered physical and emotional abuse by his father.In his testimony he described being a victum of sexuall abuse when he was young.Garavitos victims were poor children, peasant childen, or street children,between the ages of 6 and 16.Garavito approach to them on the streets or countryside and offered them gifts or small amounts of money.after gaining their trust…

It was a knife, it was the killer, it has to be, and suddenly he charges towards me! Finally, snapping to my senses I started to run towards the bus yard. I can hear his wet footsteps nearing me as I’m trying to lose him in the maze of broken down buses, in a panic I couldn’t remember the exact spot where I came in from. The killer was gradually closing in, I did what I could to lose him, crawling under one of the buses, hoping…

creating a compelling mystery. The plot immediately engages and maintains one’s attention from the opening scene to the very last scene. The main heroine is thrust into an enthralling life and death situation to bring justice to her twin sister’s killer. The goal is clear and the danger is high. The script provides an intense mystery that easily pulls in the audience. Visual storytelling is well crafted and delivers the frights (the visual of Jessica and her calling out “Maaa!) The script…