What makes a Serial Killer? Introduction The term serial killer refers to an individual who commits three or more premeditated murders. The term was coined by FBI profiler Robert Ressler while investigating the dastardly exploits of Theodore Robert Bundy. The American nation has been the host to 75% of all known serial killers. We have dealt with some of the most deviously brilliant minds over the years (Federal Bureau of Investigation, “Serial Murder”). The FBI started to research the minds of these monsters in the hope of uncovering how a normal person suddenly leaves a successful legitimate life to that of a persona of evil. This paper discusses the minds and behavior of serial killers. What is the psychological profile of a serial killer?…
going on for centuries, serial murder has become a huge part in social media. Just like everything else, social media has shaped the way people think about the reasons for such traumatic events. People begin to lose sight of the truth about serial murders. The who, the when, the why, and the how all become figments of imagination, a made up belief because of the information given through others. The act of serial killers do not come solely from neither the past nor the environment, but also…
Ever try to understand why a crime is committed? Very often, people try to understand crimes, specifically, violent crimes such as serial murders. But what is a serial murder? According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) the official definition of a serial murder is: The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events (Serial Murder). So naturally, when informed on these horrific incidents, curiosity and questions began to circle in everyone’s minds…
What Creates a Serial Killer? When you first Google serial killers, you get all sorts of links, links from definitions to the top 25 serial killers of all time. Why is it that serial killers are such an intriguing topic? Is it the suspense of what drives them or how afraid we are of them? Everyone wants to know why he or she becomes a murderer, but there seems to be no specific reason. In this paper I will search for the answers to these questions, I will beg the question of nature versus…
Each killer has their own unique motives for killing and one of the hardest things to do is to determine the why the killer committed the crime. Television shows such as Criminal Minds make the job look easy. On the show it may only take the actors hours to look at the evidence, determine the behavior of the suspect, and develop a list of suspects, however, in real life, this process may take days, months, or even years to determine. Sadly, this means that the killer has more time to carry out…
crimes seem far-fetched, however, they can be all too close to reality. With real-life killers such as Helter Skelter, Ted Bundy, David Berkowitz, and Jack the Ripper anyone can see that fictional murders are just as real as actuality. Be that as it may, Serial murder is a rather rare event; the estimated murders committed in any given year is estimated to compromise less than one percent in total (U.S. Department, 2008, p 11). Still, serial murder is prevalent in todays’ society although the…
Known for killing three or more individuals over a period of time or more than a month, and taking a break during the murders, serial killer’s share one thing in common and that is the motivation based on psychological gratification. However, as a criminologist who investigates serial killers and their crime scenes, one quickly realizes that all serial killers are not the same. Serial killers are placed in three categories: organized, disorganized, and mixed, based on their profiling…
There are a lot of traits potential Serial killers have and all of these are quite common than people think. The origin of a blood thirsty killer is just some things that people would first pass off as normal as a child but then which would grow worse as the child grows up. There are traits that have been studied upon and in these traits is what would potentially emerge a Serial Killer. In the FBI statistics more than 70% of the serial killers had Alcohol and Substance abuse and any kind of…
After viewing the video about female serial killers many of the female serial killers have striking similarities. Most of the female serial killers, at least presented in the video, were caregivers of those they killed. Many were mothers who killed their children and two were nurses who killed their own patients. Many of these mothers were motivated by the attention they received in the wake of their children’s deaths. The female serial killers also more commonly kill their victims using…
Behind the Serial Killer Serial killers are some of the most interesting people in the world. They have almost everyone in the United States fooled and everyone thinks that these individuals have mental issues or do not know what they are doing is wrong. It is almost the exact opposite, most serial killers are normal everyday people that all know what they did was wrong, and almost all of them have above average intelligence. Most people think that serial killers and mass shooters have the same…