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Serial Killer Profiling: Born or Made Serial Killers are often classified with mental disabilities. Although their actions are commonly associated with mental disorders, serial killers have their own classification. Their appalling path of logic impels their murderous habits. Therefore, their brutal actions are not considered a diagnosis. It has been proven that serial killers are copiously cognizant of their actions. Not all mentally unstable people are capable of committing such crimes.…

throughout the years have researched serial killers because they are so fascinating; however, not much is known about them. Serial murder has been a long researched topic among criminologists; some of which disagree about what the legal definition of a serial murder, which is, “The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events.” (FBI- Serial Murder 9) The definition does not include the cool-down period like it used to but typically, serial killers take a…

The FBI defines serial killing as: “Three or more separate events, in three or more separate locations, with an emotional cooling off period between homicides.” The cooling off period could range from hours to minutes (Newton 12; Schechter). There are three major stresses in the definition of a serial killer: at least three murders, different murder locations, and there must be a cooling off period (Schechter). The time break is what differentiates between serial killing and mass murder. Until…

article “Serial Killer: Nature and Nurture. How Serial Killers are Born,” I completely agree with the author that the cause of crimes such as a serial killing, rape, and assaultive behaviors is the mix of both nature and nurture. If we consider a serial killer as a gun, then nature will be the bullets and nurture will be the trigger, and those two factors combine together and lead these individuals to commit horrific crimes. According to researches reported in the article, many of the serial…

One of the most scandalous and deranged serial killers is staring directly into the face of death. In just minutes, he will soon be put to an excruciating death for committing inhumane crimes to innocent people. Before he is completely engulfed by the demise of his stability, he is asked the simple, existential question: “Why did you do it?” Being pushed to the brink of distress and forced to question his own insanity, he claims unsentimentally that his actions were solely based on his emotions,…

As crazy as serial killers may be, most of them don’t even get what they “had hoped for out of his murders” and they just “merely act out a ritualistic fantasy” (Dolan 55). Although insane, according to psychologist Joel Norris’s conception of the ritual phases of serial murder, the serial killers all go through different ritualistic phases mainly for the purpose of finding a “companion” to accomplish their plans, obviously killing them and keeping their body parts. These ritualistic phases…

that can only be described as serial killings. Most people believe that serial killers are these awkward or dissociative people who stand out. In reality, these people actually tend to blend in with society and have no tells that they have a monster lurking inside (A Serial Killer, 2017). Most of the serial killers that are known have had families, are involved in their communities, military veterans, and well-liked by people they know. Starting from the first serial killer H.H. Holmes in…

Over 20 years ago, the FBI searched for a serial killer who was killing numerous women across three different states. But how would the FBI find this person? The more they read into the case, the victims, and how the crime was committed it became more obvious who was behind these horrific crimes. Eventually the FBI arrested Ted Bundy for the murder of over 30 women. Each one has a different motive which causes the victims and the crime to be different, but what about their brain chemistry. In…

What are the Core Roots Involved in the Evolvement of Serial Killers? Usman Aftab A young boy from Chelsea, Massachusetts was frightened and filled with fear over the uncertainty of what events will occur every night. Stripped from the guidance of a father figure, he was repeatedly on the receiving end of a blunt pipe from a cruel parent, who viewed women as no more than a sexual object. However, one incident toppled it all off. Terror stricken, the boy witnessed the…

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…