Ted Koppel

of primary emotional components resulted in Ted doing these unthinkable things while still appearing like nothing was wrong on the outside. While living with his grandparents, Ted was exposed to violence by his grandfather and not receiving the affection from his mother that he so desperately needed. Consequently, this resulted in Ted acting out in the undesirable way that he did to achieve the emotional need that was not receiving (Black, 2016). When Ted was removed from his grandparents, his…

Theodore Robert Bundy, Ted Bundy, was born on November 24,1946 and sentenced to death on January 24, 1989, was one of Americas most notorious serial killer and rapist in the late 20th century. He confessed to killing 30 women during his reign of terror in the 1970s in seven different states (Washington, Utah, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, Idaho, and California). It is believed he killed even more than confessed to. Ted Bundy had the power to charm women. Many of which paid with their lives. He…

What drives people to murder? Or more specifically why people commit serial murders? Why do serial killers only target victims with certain traits? Two of the most famous serial killers are Patrick Wayne Kearney and Jeffrey Dahmer. These two vicious murderers demonstrated two different types of serial killers. This report will cover what drives serial killers to kill. Types According to criminologists in How to Spot a Serial Killer there are two ways to categorize serial murders. They are…

Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole Gibran Valenzuela LaFayette High School  Abstract Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole were 2 serial killers that met on 1976 in a soup kitchen. They soon started a sexual relationship. Together they started a serial killer behavior. The story of what happened after that is unclear, but it is believed that they were responsible for over 200 murders. Exactly how many people they killed is unknown. One of their most used methods to kill was arson. It was reported that…

What makes a Serial Killer? Introduction The term serial killer refers to an individual who commits three or more premeditated murders. The term was coined by FBI profiler Robert Ressler while investigating the dastardly exploits of Theodore Robert Bundy. The American nation has been the host to 75% of all known serial killers. We have dealt with some of the most deviously brilliant minds over the years (Federal Bureau of Investigation, “Serial Murder”). The FBI started to research the minds of…

I strongly agree that Sylvia Plath's poetry presents a vivid portrait of an individual who's life is tormented and anguished It is clear from the beginning of Plath's poem "poppies in July" that the poem presents a vivid portrait who's life is tormented and anguished. This can be seen in the first line "Little poppies , Little hell flames". It appears that the individual in the poem shows two different personalities one of a kind person and another of an angry person. "Little poppies " shows…

During the year of 1888, Whitechapel London had a series of grisly murders that were committed by a serial killer that would later be labeled as Jack the Ripper. The murders took place from August 31st, 1888 - November 9th, 1888. In total 5 prostitutes were murdered in the area of Whitechapel, to this day, no one knows who committed these horrific murders. Which brings a lot of speculation on who Jack the Ripper was, many theorized that the killers were suspects Francis Tumblety, George Chapman,…

Many criminals tend to display patterns and certain characteristics that they do not think to cover up after a crime is taken place. Figuring out these patterns and characteristics are parts of the endless jobs criminal profilers are responsible for finding. Much of the time, these professionals are making educated guesses and can be subjective. However, these “educated guesses” are shown to be very true majority of the time. Criminal profiling is a very difficult jobs to be into shown by…

Sylvia Plath, a poet and a novelist, was one of the most admired female writers of her time. She broke barriers and gave aspiring women writers someone to look up to. Plath was not afraid of taking risks and that fact became evident to others around her at a young age. At a very young age, Plath found her calling in writing and made it her life’s mission to ensure her voice in the world was heard. She published her first poem at the age of eight and continued to write from that moment until her…

What Creates a Serial Killer? When you first Google serial killers, you get all sorts of links, links from definitions to the top 25 serial killers of all time. Why is it that serial killers are such an intriguing topic? Is it the suspense of what drives them or how afraid we are of them? Everyone wants to know why he or she becomes a murderer, but there seems to be no specific reason. In this paper I will search for the answers to these questions, I will beg the question of nature versus…