Zodiac Killer

Not all psychopaths are crazed killers like they are depicted in horror movies. According to research, one percent of the population is a psychopath. This figure constitutes ordinary folks like co-employees, neighbors, friends or online friends. However, the percentage increases to twice or four times for people in high-power positions, including attorneys, business executives, and surgeons, Psychology Today reported. In prison, the percentage of psychopaths is a high 25 percent, according to…

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, and James Kelly. Of…

In 1928 in southern California in the small town of Wineville Gordon Stewart Northcott kidnapped, sexually abused, and murdered at most 20 young boys. The disappearance of a boy by the name of Walter Collins is what brought the case to a close. On March 10th 1928 the nine year old disappeared last being seen by a neighbor in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles. During this time period Several other boys around Collins ages was reported missing, around the same area. Also, a complain about a man…

forms of DNA. They use this evidence in help to create a psychological profile of the criminal. Criminal profilers would also often time interview serial killers in jail to find other unique patterns between different serial killers. The more criminals criminal profilers study, the more easy it will be to find patterns between serial killers, robbers, and serial rapists will be. One of the many different areas criminal profiling covers includes not just the criminal but also the victim in…

three years. Some soldiers fought over slavery; others fought to uphold the constitution. Despite the different reason for fighting, both armies succeeded in devastating destruction and death in the city of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In the novel The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara gives readers an inside look into The Battle of Gettysburg by expressing the emotional struggles and internal conflicts of the soldiers involved. By using dialogue and internal monologues to show different perspectives,…

Should the Capture of Marine Life in Aquariums and Parks be banned? Why? Captivity of marine life in aquariums has taken a whole new approach to mental and physical destruction of these beautiful creatures. The most common captured animals that have shown such torment are dolphins and orca whales. These animals are being neglected of their true origin and are being forced behave in an unproductive manner. Most of these animals are dying off due to this. Banning of this animals captivity in…

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…

not true for some murders that occur. Serial killers murder individuals who, most of the time, have no relation with each other. Serial killers are very meticulous, meaning that they plan out every single action and how their attack will work. They stalk their victims for a prolonged time and wait for the right moment to commit the murder. A notable American serial killer is Jeffery Dahmer. He was classified as a hedonistic serial killer, a serial killer who gains pleasure from killing their…

Orcas have their own sophisticated culture and way of life, but living in captivity may not allow them to realize the full benefit of cultural theory. This is not what the founders of SeaWorld envisioned. Therefore, because of documentaries like Black Fish and pressure from animal researchers, activist and those who embrace cultural theory, SeaWorld is moving away from the practice of holding orcas in captivity. This may seem like a potential disaster for such a successful business model and…

The attempted murder of Marc Schiller was very intense and very brutal. Lugo and his gang attempted eight times to capture Marc Schiller and every time they failed to kill him. "Mark Schiller was the perfect victim because he was involved in medical fraud, something that was illegal," said Levine (Troy Roberts). Schiller had been Tased, burned, beaten, pistol-whipped. When the gang was done with him, they made him wash down sleeping pills with liquor, put him behind the wheel and rammed it into…