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was such a terror invoking topic for the citizens of London in the late 1880s, criminologists quickly became aware of the impact that coverage of the events had. This occurrence of replicated crimes being committed around the time frames of popular serial killers continued into the early 1990s. The incessant sensationalized style of reporting that occurred during the late 70s about the Zodiac Killer resulted in the same effect. Day after day, more articles arose about the Zodiac Killer striking…

mental illness. He was given antipsychotic medication that was normally used to treat people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but refused to take it. There are theories that Rodger possibly had aspergers, or sociopathy which are common in serial killers today. In his autobiographical manifesto, My Twisted World: The Story of Elliot Rodger, that he wrote before his death he explains his life in much detail. He suffered a childhood of being antisocial and bullied for being “nerdy,”…

baby boy was born. A healthy, bouncing baby boy who was loved dearly by his parents, he had a wonderful childhood. Except this little boy grew to be a cold-hearted, manipulative, malevolent, and cannibalistic murderer. Jeffrey Dahmer was a notorious serial killer from 1978 – 1992. Nicknamed “The Milwaukee Cannibal,” Dahmer raped, killed, and sometimes devoured, his 17 victims. Born on May 21st, 1960, Jeffrey Dahmer was born to Lionel and Joyce Dahmer. Until the age of six, Dahmer had a happy…

Serial Killers: Born or Bred to Kill? Criminals like Charles Manson can attribute their sadistic nature from a childhood of neglect and abuse, whereas serial killers like David Berkowitz – who grew up in a healthy, supportive family – have no justifiable reason for their actions, other than their own desire to kill. Unfortunately, both types of men infamously manifested their destinies into become the human incarnation of the Grim Reaper himself. There have been numerous studies conducted in…

The hit tv show Dexter is about a blood splatter analyst who works for a Miami police department. The main character being Dexter, uses his job as a blood splatter analyst to locate serial killers near him. Dexter finds local killers so he can put a stop to their killing of innocent people by murdering them. Most viewers of Dexter would probably not think of associating Dexter’s rationale for murder with ideas about sin. In fact, Dexter’s justification for murder portrays ideas about sin…

There is a myth about an exodus of a group of lemmings roaming the streets and committing a mass suicide by jumping off the cliff every few years. The myth started when a Disney documentary called White Wilderness was produced in 1958. Since the movie has been released, people have assumed or believe that the myth is true. The original says there is no reason to why the Lemmings jumped of the cliff. However, author Isobelle Carmody recreated the myth The Lemmings factor into a story and drama in…

murder? Or more specifically why people commit serial murders? Why do serial killers only target victims with certain traits? Two of the most famous serial killers are Patrick Wayne Kearney and Jeffrey Dahmer. These two vicious murderers demonstrated two different types of serial killers. This report will cover what drives serial killers to kill. Types According to criminologists in How to Spot a Serial Killer there are two ways to categorize serial murders. They are categorized by motive and…

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…

The Devil in the White City by: Erik Larson Crown Publishing Group, 2003, and 447 The book "The Devil in the White City" is about the serial killer H.H. Holmes and the architect of the World's Fair Daniel H. Burnham. Who was Daniel H. Burnham? Burnham was a man who rose to prominence. In 1893 Chicago won the bid for the World's Exposition. The architects chosen were Burnham and his partner John Root, Burnham and John needed to build something to give their city a better reputation. Burnham…

“Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks When she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one.” This song is the song made for Lizzie Borden for a pretty special reason. Lizzie Borden was a wealthy Woman who was accused of murdering her father, Andrew Borden, and her stepmother, Abby Borden, with an axe or hatchet on August 4, 1892. At the end of her trial for the murders, she was found innocent, but some say she was still guilty. Many people thought Lizzie Borden was…