Serial

“Serial killers,” those two words alone are one of the most horrifying title you could ever give someone. Serial killers are some of the most messed up people who have ever been on this earth. Serial killers are known as psycho human being. Serial killers are known for what they did to they’re victims. I believe serial killers are the scariest people in the whole universe. One reason is they kill more than three people at a time. Second, serial killers may rape or sexually assault victims before…

The label serial killer is defined as a person who commits three or more killings. The killings have commonalities that propose the crimes were committed by the person or persons. Federal law provides this definition only to aid law enforcement agencies with investigations of serial killers. However, the definition is not meant to serve as all-encompassing description for serial murders. Serial killers vary in many ways so there is not a blanket profile for a serial killer. However, there…

In this day and age, serial killers have become part of the American culture. From Ted Bundy to the infamous “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez, numerous serial killers have become remarkably well-known for their crimes. So well-know, in fact, that they are now their own kind of celebrities, their twisted stories living on even after their deaths. It’s no secret that we can’t get enough of these individuals as well as the heinous murders they commit, but why is this the case? For many years,…

Society is especially obsessed with serial killers, made up creatures, and ‘bad guys’ in books because we want to understand them. Serial killers intrigue society. They are broadcasted all over the radio, news, and social media. In reality, this kind of media only increases the serial killers confidence and motivation to continue their killing spree. Many people find serial killers interesting because they are unable to comprehend their actions. Most all serial killers lack a feeling of empathy…

Into The Chaos A serial killer can be defined as someone who kills three or more people over more than a month (7). The actions and backgrounds of serial killers are closely studied for many reasons such as criminal investigations. These people kill without remorse and never stop until the law takes action on them. Every action they do is closely studied to find familiarities and predict their actions. Every serial killers life tells a story that reveals more information to investigators about…

Dating back to the 1800s, serial murders have been recorded around the world, although serial killers are a rare event, “estimated to comprise less than one percent of all murders” (FBI). Over the past years, psychologists, law enforcement agencies, and the media have been studying serial killers since the most famous killer, Jack the Ripper in the 1800s. There are many different definitions of a serial killer. Experts have focused on the number of victims involved, and the types of motives.…

The distinctions between serial, mass and sensational or murders who are on a killing spree are, serial killers murder three or more people or as we say victims, but on separate occasions they normally select their victims and have periods of time in between before the next killing, serial murders also like to plan out their murders carefully and will travel to find their victims others may stay in a general area. Serial killers also may have specifics, such as they may target a specific type of…

Prior to reading the Killer Book of Serial Killers there were already a couple of questions I had in the back of my mind regarding serial killers. I hadn’t given them too much thought in the past. I occasionally watch true crime shows, but those are mostly about crimes of passion. There aren’t many shows out there that talk about serial killers and how they are different from people who commit murders out of passion. I hadn’t really thought about the distinction between the two myself until I…

The Making of a Serial Killer In “The Making of a Serial Killer,” Berit Brogaard D.M. Schi., Ph.D discusses the possible social causes of psychopathology, the genetic mutations and the traits that typically make up psychopathy. She uses her specialties in cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind to address the phenomena of psychopathy, it has yet to be fully understood whether or not it is a product of genetics or social upbringing or both playing a role. Brogaard explores data of which…

Serial killers and those that kill in mass numbers are one of the most fascinating topics not only for scholars, law enforcement, psychologist, and sociologist, but also to the average, everyday person such as myself. All of us have in common the fascination with the topic because of the disbelief an individual such as this resides among us. We are fascinated not only because of their minds but because they feed into our fears about danger, death and what lurks in the night, around the corner,…