Serial killer

Though his killings occurred over thirty years ago Clifford Olson is still known as one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers. Active through the years 1980-1981 he was responsible for eleven gruesome murders in that short time span. The shocking nature of his crimes ensured nobody would forget his notorious deeds. To build on that, Olson is loathed because he extorted authorities into paying $100,000 for the locations of his victims’ remains, an agreement that haunted the survivors of…

There is no pattern to how the fitful, abominable man known as Buffalo Bill, chooses his victims. But one thing is clear, all his victims, women, are found dead with their skin peeled of their bodies. Clarice Starling, who is just a behavioral science trainee now has to track down this awful man, but not without having to ask for the help of the renowned Doctor Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter who ate nine of his physcology patients before being arrested . The filmic version of The Silence of The…

His rampage took the lives of at least thirty five women, but there is a lot of controversy over this number. The exact number of women Bundy killed will never be known as experts predict that he killed at least 100 or more. He was known to be a serial killer who went on a killing spree after a devastating break up with his college girlfriend, Stephanie Brooks. His operating method consisted of pretending that he was injured to draw women into his car by requesting them for assistance. Bundy…

most extreme punishment society has, and I think society deserves to be protected from me and from others like me." This quote from Ted Bundy, stated just days before his execution in Florida’s electric chair, shows that Bundy truly is a cold-hearted killer (Nichols 54). Bundy is thought to be responsible for the death of more than 30 women and girls, all with the same physical characteristics. Using tricks such as asking for help to find his dog or pretending to have a broken limb is how he…

Herbert Baumeister, also known as The I-70 Strangler, was a serial killer in Westfield, Indiana who murdered at least 11 men between 1980 and 1996. Baumeister had a fairly normal childhood as the oldest child of four raised by his mother Elizabeth, and his father Dr. Baumeister, a very successful anesthesiologist. Despite having the privilege of growing up in a somewhat wealthy home and facing no abuse or neglect, Herbert struggled with many different social defects and frequently showed no sign…

March 17, 1942 John wayne gacy was born or in other words we could say a killer clown was born.He was born in Chicago Illinois John lived with his parents and had two sisters. As a young man John had a cruel and abusive life. His father was an alcoholic and he used to abuse john as a young boy. Their relationship wasn't good at all John's dad used to get drunk and abuse him for no reason. John's mother on the other hand was a very nice person she loved john with all her heart and she would…

Zodiac Killer Case Study The Zodiac Killer was a serial murderer from northern California who killed at least five and as many as 37 people spanning between december of 1968 and october of 69. Of the confirmed kills, the murders occurred in San Francisco, Benicia, Vallejo, and Lake Berryessa. The zodiac killer received the name because they were known for their cryptograms, in which they left clues, puzzles, and taunted the officers who were constantly on his trail. Of the four cryptograms that…

ill and is a serial killer? The answer could never truly be told. Mental illnesses are defined as the change in one’s mood, thoughts and actions, while a serial killer looks for the indulgence of killing multiple people. Even though some cases of serial killers were known to have a mental illness that doesn’t mean everyone who is mentally ill is a serial killer. Even though most people think that having a mental disability makes some crazy and more likely to become a serial killer, I feel that…

At the end of 1970 until 1997, Dennis Rader, otherwise known as the BTK killer terrorized the Wichita Kansas area. Rader was convicted of killing 10 people over a 27 year period. The Otero family were the first victim of Rader’s reign of terror. (Chu, Sieger, and Thigpen, 2005). In 1974, Rader strangled Joseph, Josephine, Julie, and Joseph Jr, Otero. Left at the crime scene was semen as a result of Rader masturbating over the body of 11 year old Josephine (Chu et al., 2005). At the time, DNA…

White chapel London 1888 was being terrorized by an unknown killer. From august to November, at least five prostitutes had been found viciously murdered. Their throats were cut, they had abdominal mutilations and some of their organs had been removed. This was the most vicious string of murders that London had ever seen. The killer, Jack the ripper, was originally called “the white chapel murderer” or “leather apron” and didn’t actually get the name Jack…