Serial

Deep Look Into A Serial Killer’s Mind Purpose: To inform Thesis: A serial killer is a person who attacks and kills victims one by one in a series of incidents, usually more than three. Introduction: Often, people do not take time to look into what a serial killer really is and what it does, and why the US alone is struggling and having more and more of these types of offenders. A serial killer and their motives as to why they commit these horrendous crimes, give people a good definition of…

The DC Snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo are the archetypes of how serial killers impact the community because the duo was able to inspire fear, remain on the run, and commit heinous crimes. Using a content analysis I will be using 30 newspapers clipping to determine how the spree killing effected the community in the areas where the crimes took place. I will be using sources for background information about media portrayal of things that happen in their communities, also I will be…

What are the Core Roots Involved in the Evolvement of Serial Killers? Usman Aftab A young boy from Chelsea, Massachusetts, frightened and filled with fear over the uncertainty of what events will occur every night. Stripped from the guidance of a father figure, he was repeatedly on the receiving end of a blunt pipe from a cruel parent, who viewed women as no more than a sexual object. However, one incident toppled it all off. Terror stricken, the boy witnessed the traumatising…

A 1997 report, “Validity, Utility, and Ethics of Profiling for Serial Violent and Sexual Offenders,” shows that the FBI also made this case nearly two decades ago, reporting success rates “in excess of 80 percent” (Wilson, Lincoln, and Kocsis, 1997). However, the FBI’s claims are inflated. In reality, Pinizzotto’s 1984…

Herman Webster Mudgett, better known by his alias Dr. Henry Howard “H.H.” Holmes, was one of the first publicized serial killers in American history. Called a “blood-thirsty demon” in an 1896 New York Times article, Holmes was convicted and hanged for the murder of Benjamin F. Pietzel, but he confessed to 27 murders and his body count has been estimated to be nearer 200. Holmes, who started out his life of crime with insurance fraud when he was just out of college, eventually confessed “I was…

misunderstood is serial killers. Serial killers are growing at an increasingly high rate as each year passes by. Any person that has killed a number of people are considered to be serial killers. These killers go on sprees, causing a disastrous effect everywhere they go with victims that do not normally show any connections. There is no set characteristics that make up a serial killer, these people can be your next door neighbors, the pastor at your church or even your own spouse. Serial…

Originally aired on the 20th of March 2014, Sarah Koenig produced the podcast Serial ‘The Alibi’ which demonstrates a wide variety of different techniques and conventions to persuade the listening audience of Adnan’s innocence. The way Koenig’s structures her argument, as shown in the transcript, shows to the audience the uncertainty of the prosecution. Did Adnan kill Hae? Is Adnan being framed by Jay? Many questions like this arise in Koenig’s proposal and how she approaches this case. Points…

Kuklinski was convicted for the murder of 5 known victims four of which are Paul Hoffman, Louis Masgay, Gary Smith, Daniel Depper. although he claims there was over 290. After 25 years of working as a hitman, Kuklinki started his own crime business. His first victim of his person crime business was Paul Hoffman. Hoffman and Kuklinski were arranged to meet, and Kuklinski was supposed sell illegal amounts of a drug called Tagamet. After Hoffman gave Kuklinski the money, Kuklinski attempted to…

Serial murder has become this bone chilling, scary movie material. However, it actually is not as scary as it is made out to be. When looking at the facts serial killers are human beings that have become mentally ill. Serial killing is not something that happens frequently. It has been noted that it is less than 1 percent of all murders taken place in a year. The thrill of this phenomenon first took place in the late 1880s with the first ever documented serial killer. He is most widely known…

A serial killer is defined as someone who murders three or more people within a monthly period. There are some similar characteristics when it comes to serial killers and other types of murderers, for example in both cases the victims are killed by a person who gains momentary control over them; however, there are many more differences than similarities when it comes to serial killers. Firstly, above all other types of murderers, a serial killers main focus is to avoid any suspicion or…