Serial

H. H. Holmes was one of of the first accounted serial killers in America during 1893. Holmes was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire in 1861 with the name Herman Webster Mudgett. Holmes was referred to “The Beast Of Chicago” also. He killed many of the cities inhabitants in his specially constructed house which was ominously referred to as the “Murder Castle.” Once people found out about what Holmes had done they had fear they never knew existed. People could never believe that a man could kill…

On November 24, 1946, Eleanor Cowell had no idea that she gave birth to a person who would turn out to be one of the most notorious serial killers in the late 20th century. She would not be the one to raise her son, Theodore, though. She was only eighteen years old and was not married when she had him. Her parents decided to take the responsibility of raising Ted in order to hide Eleanor’s role of being an unmarried mother. Ted was told that Eleanor was really his sister and that her parents…

Ted Bundy: The Suave Serial Killer Theodore Robert Conwell, more commonly known as Ted Bundy, was born on November 24, 1946 to Eleanor Louise Cowell in Burlington, Vermont. He was considered an illegitimate child because his mother was not married and didn’t even know for sure who the father was. Her parents were very religious and to prevent the social stigma of the bastard child, raised Ted as their own and told him that his mother was his sister. As a toddler, Ted was known to have an…

The dreaded "vampire Dusseldorf " is considered one of the most bloodthirsty serial murderers of all time by experts criminologists and psychologists who have followed the case closely. Born in 1883 in Cologne (Germany) in a country as poor as large family (he was the third of thirteen children), and all lived under appalling conditions in a very small space and a deplorable family atmosphere. His father, unemployed, was an alcoholic and a bad temper, often beat his wife and children. When he…

H. H. Holmes would turn out to be a terrifying serial killer but he didn’t start that way, in fact He didn’t even start out as H. H. Holmes his real name was Herman Webster Mudgett. Herman was born on May sixteenth eighteen sixty one in Gilmanton New Hampshire. He was born into a moderately wealthy family and raised in a strict religion family. “He was constantly bullied and abused by his classmates, causing him to spend his boyhood friendless, isolated, and alone.” (Coffey, 2014). Herman was…

The DNA was linked to Goudeau last year, according to a statement this morning by Sergeant Jonathan Howard, Phoenix police spokesman. Goudeau rates among the most fearsome serial killers in Arizona history. Investigators proved he killed eight women and a man, and sexually assaulted 15 women and girls in a vicious crime spree in 2005 and 2006. Mark Goudeau Mark Goudeau Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Following a jury trial, he was sentenced in 2007 to 438 years in prison on the rape charges.…

forensics department head. He is also a part time serial killer but he chooses his victims from a utilitarianism viewpoint. He takes the lives of those of who are plagues to society. But, he claims throughout the novel and the show that he kills to protect those who cannot protect themselves, he takes justice into his own hands. Serial killers live amongst society. Serial killers are human beings with the urge to kill and have more than one victim, serial killers should be feared by society…

fifty-gallon vat of acid to slowly dissolve any traces of last nights occurrences. As disturbing as this instance is, this is the typical day of Jeffery Dahmer. He wasn't a serial killer fueled with anger or rage, he simply took the lives of his victims on impulse…

The interest with serial killers in our society has been realized, and several psychological studies have been approached in order to understand it. Within an American magazine publication, The Atlantic, the article “The Grisly, All American Appeal of Serial Killers” states that our interest in serial killers stems from people being drawn to understanding the dark side, and trying to figure out the puzzle that is a labyrinth of human emotions and motives. This demonstrates why people are so…

better understanding as to what defines a serial killer, and what causes them to kills others. As explained in the article, the main two two reasons why people believe that serial killers are the way they are is that they are genetically born to kill and that they have experienced past trauma, thus seeking shelter from their emotions by killing people. They define a serial killer as someone who kills for pleasure and has deep desires to kill others. Serial killers will kill on impulse, so they…