Dexter, is a Tv show about a blood splatter analysis, who not only works to find the killers, but is an killer, an serial killer to be exact. With his actions seeming equivalent to one of a vigilante who only murders the guilty, Dexter fells he does nothing wrong. Whether it be at work or when he performs his “hobby”, Dexter makes sure justice is served. As many dark themed storyline are created, many tend to open with a chilling opening credits that capture your attention to allow you to see…
It has been said that Ted Bundy committed more than 100 crimes. Only 36 of them were confessed by him. He committed murders around the U.S., Washington, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Florida, Idaho, and Vermont. His method of murdering his victims after raping them, would be by beating them with a metal bar or by strangling them. These murders occurred throughout 1973 - 1978. His first murder was Lonnie Trumbull, on June 23, 1966, the roommates Lisa Wick and Lonnie Trumbull laid sleeping in their…
Ted Bundy can be totally identified as a serial killer since he killed more than two people in different time and he even travelled to different places to find his new victims. For Ted Bundy’s case, there were not specific policy implementation existed toward it. Although there are some policies that can reduce crime, I do not think any of them will work toward this case. “The three policies we have investigated are: the decriminalization of victimless crimes; a program of full…
Ted Bundy (36), John Wayne Gacy (33), Jeffery Dahmer (17), and Richard Ramirez (13) are known as some of the most notorious serial killers. Despite their horrendous and despicable actions these men are said to have a sort of charm to them. Bundy was the young, attractive, educated man that gave off the ‘boy next door’ persona and Gacy was a well-known man in the community that spent time as Pogo to entertain ill-children (Lust). No one could imagine at the time what these men were capable of…
Who are these killers? What are their motives? And how do we stop crimes like this from ever happening again? May 21, 1960 a infamous serial killer known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal” was born. Jeffrey Dahmer was a sex offender and serial killer who has performed crimes such as necrophilia,cannibalism,murder,rape and preservation of body parts. Dahmer grew up as a troubled child in a less desirable household. His Mother Joyce Dahmer even attempted suicide from an overdose…
the crime scene was left. To illustrate, the way serial killers kill show what causes their anger to kill. “Sexually-based is a motivation driven by the sexual needs/desires of the offender. There may or may not be overt sexual contact reflected in the crime scene” (Johns). “Anger is a motivation in which an offender displays rage or hostility towards a certain subgroup of the population or with society as a whole” (Johns). This is usually shown through extreme violence shown in the scene and…
struck many as a very positive program is boot camps for any offender including juvenile offenders. Boot camps are one variation of shock incarceration. Shock incarceration is a short period of incarceration followed by a sentence reduction(Clear, 2006, p.229). Boot camps however, are physically rigorous, disciplined, and demanding regimens emphasizing conditioning, education and job training. This is mostly designed for young offenders. The first boot camp was created in the state of…
interview, he explained somehing “came over” that simply made him kill without thinking (Cater, 1995) Wooing phase phase is the victim is conned into the killer’s trap. Arthur Shawcross was skilled in having conversation with the prosititues about buying sex. Eventually, he led his victims to the Genesee River and murdered them. Moreover, he tricked the prostitutes thinking it was a safe date because he was a regular customer. Totem phase is the reliving of the crime through souvenirs in order…
If you thought watching a couple seasons of NCIS or SVU, or any crime show for that matter, could help you solve a case, think again. The job is tough enough for those well qualified to work in the field, and even now, with all of the technological advancements and improved investigative methods, many murders go unsolved and killers escape. Can you imagine the difficult task authorities faced when Jack the Ripper loomed large in London? In the fall of 1888, otherwise know as the “fall of…
The Serial Shooter: Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman Beginning in 2005, Phoenix, Arizona was at the mercy of two serial killers. It was rare for Phoenix to have one serial killer, much less two. One of these killers was dubbed “The Serial Shooter”. The identity of the serial shooter is now known: Dale Hausner began committing the murders individually, and later added a partner, Samuel Dieteman, who was his roommate. Both men were in their 30s and single. The Serial Shooter terrorized the…