Ted Honderich

Sylvia Plath tragically died more than 50 years ago, however the vitality of her work continues on. To some, Plath’s writing is a biography of her life, yet to others, her work is simply a piece of art to be admired and studied. Through the earlier drafts of her poem “Stings,” one can develop a biographical perception of Plath’s writing. However, it is within her published version of “Stings” that Plath’s writing is revealed as the Introduction to Johnny Panic states, “impassioned…

Initially born “No-Name Maddox”, Charles Manson is regarded as one of the most notorious and sinister killers as well as cult leaders of the 20th century. The astonishing ability of Manson to manipulate and control individuals led him to assemble a vicious cult that committed gruesome murders that struck tremendous fear in to the hearts of every American during the 1960s. The criminal acts of the Manson family cult was committed on the belief that they were destined to be the ultimate…

Theodore Robert Cowell, more commonly known as Ted Bundy, is undoubtedly one of America’s infamous serial killers. Before Bundy was executed in 1989, he confessed that he killed at least thirty women. However, Bundy’s former defense attorney John Henry Browne recently revealed that Bundy had confessed to him that he had killed more than a hundred people, including both women and men. Bundy also admitted that his first victim was a man, who differs considerably from Bundy’s preferred victims:…

Serial killers spark headlines and interest due to the gruesome nature of their crimes. Typically, they do not stop killing until they are caught. The media often portrays them as evil genius capable of superhuman feats. The purpose of this paper is to review multidisciplinary research on Serial Killers’ behavioral and personality traits in conjunction with crime scene characteristics to ascertain a better understanding of the phenomenon of serial homicide. A serial killer is someone who murders…

Why Serial Killers Kill “I just liked to kill, I wanted to kill.” A quote from Ted Bundy an American serial killer during the 70s. Ted Bundy just like all serial killers fell under some sort of category for the reason of why they kill. The top categories that serial killers fall under are lust, feeling of power, mission oriented, and comfort. Many of the most famous serial killers that you may have heard of fall under one of these four categories. One of the more common reasons that serial…

We all know what a murder victim is, they are unfortunate people who will be missed by many, and revered by some. But what about murderers who are they and how many have they victimized and most importantly why? 10) The Zodiac killer Nobody knows who's the zodiac killer is, from the 1960 to the 1970 he raised terror in California. The actual count of the victims is yet to be known. There are 5 confirmed dead and possibly 28 victims. On August 1, 1969, three letters that allegedly were…

How to Profile a Serial Killer David Berkowitz was an infamous serial killer of the 1970s. He is also known as the “Son of Sam.” Berkowitz was a sociopathic, satanic serial killer. Serial killers must commit two or more murders in repeated incidents. He received commands from Satan to target single women and couples. Although he was adopted at birth, he believes he killed his mother and is carrying out these deeds by Satan as a punishment for killing his mother. David Berkowitz acted alone…

The Social Learning Theory of Violence is a concept, which suggests that violent behaviors can be developed by overserving and emulating others behavior and actions. Additionally, learning also occurs with the detecting of rewards and punishments for certain actions. Thought not all research is known about specific incidents, this sociological theory can be used to examine the homicidal events that occurred with the Manson family murders. The Manson family murders took place in California…

José Guadalupe Posada (1851–1913) was a pioneer expressionist illustrator who lived in pre revolution Mexico. Posada was known for his satirical and politically acute Calaveras that would become closely associated with the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. Throughout the late 1800’s Posada became a voice and in some ways represented a frustrated lower class in Mexico. Before the revolution the lower classes were not literate and through Posadas illustrations were able to…

Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H.H.Holmes, was known as one of the first serial killers in the states or some could even say he was one of the first killers that genuinely defined the word. Holmes was at large around the same time as Jack The Ripper. He committed his crimes on all people regardless of age, gender, relationship status or status in life. No one was safe from the acts he committed in the mid 1800’s. To give a little light on who Holmes is, He was born in New Hampshire in…