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A serial killer is defined as being a person who does a series of three or more killings, not at the same time but separately. There are myths that accompany with being a serial killer, they include that they are all male, they are lust killers, serial killers are psychopaths and many others. When it comes to some homicide facts there was an estimated 14,827 persons murdered nationwide in 2012. There are two famous serial killers who differ when it comes to their gender, their types of killing…

The Brain Network of Serial Killers and Psychopaths A Serial Murder Symposium was held where all the attendees discussed and agreed that there was no generic profile of a serial murderer. How a serial killer commits a crime depends on a lot of different aspects including motivation, his behaviour, how he was raised and what circumstances he had faced in childhood. How are they identified and arrested? A police officer should be trained, how exactly to decipher one from another? The Behavioural…

The most common explained that serial killers were all dysfunctional loners, white males, motivated by sex, multi-state wanderer, addicted to killing, and are either insane or diabolical geniuses. While serial killings do occur, they are not as common or graphically alarming as the media often portrays them to be. While serial killer myths increased awareness of surroundings, it created a breed of people segregated from others because they had “serial killer antics”. The movie Frailty aligns…

of a Specific Individual Becoming a Serial Killer. Societies all around the globe are full of deviance. Whether it is a crime or just an immoral act, there’s always an explanation to one’s behavior. In most illegal activities, especially homicides, there is a motive, unless it is an accident. The reasons behind an intentional killing are numerous: jealousy, revenge, hate, greed, and so forth. But the means to a murder are different when it comes to serial killers. In their case, it’s more…

Serial killers are neither born nor are they created; rather they are the product of both elements when put to extremes. A predisposed mental disorder is sure to cause one to have some troubles in life, but does not automatically make one a future serial murderer. Along with that claim, a troubled childhood is also not grounds for future damnation. But when combined in extremes, one begins to become at risk for a very complicated- and sometimes deadly -future. Originating from former FBI…

it's everybody's favorite time of the year to creep themselves out with stories of famous serial killers. Though you've probably heard of Ted Bundy and Charles Manson, the 10 most prolific serial killers are likely people you've never heard of before. Without further adieu, here are the top 10 most prolific serial killers in the world, according to the number of confirmed victims.The most prolific serial killer in the United States, Gary Ridgway was a truck painter popularly known as The Green…

An Exploration of Common Traits in Serial Killers It is estimated that there are 35-40 active serial killers active in the United States today (Bartol & Bartol, 2016). While this number may seem small in comparison to the population of the United States, (an estimated 323,127,513 people according to the U.S. Census Bureau (n.d.)), the acts of these individuals leave a lasting impression on the rest of society. Their crimes not only affect their victims and their victims’ families, it also…

the subject of serial killers, people’s thought processes are the same; they are either evenly matched, compelled by the same motive, or they are completely different people, moved by different purposes. I argue that all serial killers are psychologically similar in the way that they are classified, their motives, and their methods of killing. There are two kinds of killers: predictable and respectable. Predictable killers have long histories…

many people is what creates a serial killer, and what is a serial killer's actions. Many have found that this is too broad of a question, as many factors go into the creation, action, and capture of a serial killer. In the case of Doctor Mengele, one must delve into his upbringing, the influences of his actions, his nicknames, specific victims, the total number of victims, how his crimes were committed, and, finally, the search to capture him. In March of 1911, the serial killer Joseph Mengele…

indistinguishable traits. Essentially, many average people, and serial killers, act impulsively without good intention or justification. Impulsivity is developed from a number of actions and personal characteristics that a person holds. Macbeth possessed the impulsivity of a serial killer due to his craving for power, absence of compunctions, and his evident mental illness. There are many distinct similarities between serial killers. A serial killer is identified as: “A person who commits a…