Introduction I. Look around this school and think about exactly how many students are here daily. How would you feel if I told you that one out of every twenty five people are sociopaths(Pratt 2006).The fact of the matter is that not everyone who is a sociopath is a serial killer but oddly enough it has been proven that all serial killers are sociopaths. II. I have chosen serial killers that I found intriguing and that I thought not many people would know a lot about. Movies like Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, Texas Chainsaw Massacre where all based off the same person who will later be introduced to you. American horror story also has featured several serial killers stories. Body I. …show more content…
If they show signs of antisocial behavior which means they show no remorse or guilt. You might want to keep an eye on them. 2. Patterns of Guile,aggressiveness, along with failure to conform to social norms are also something to watch for. 3. Voyeurism is also a sign. For those who don't know what this is voyeurism is watching someone in a private setting. It gives the person a sense of control. 4. If a child is ever caught torturing, provoking, or killing cats dogs or any other kind if animal they have the highest potential to being a future serial killer. B. Now let's talk about what motivates a serial killer to kill. 1. Most of the things that drives people to kill oddly enough happens early On in their lives. 2. A lot of serial killers have an aversion of rejection that is often irrational. 3. Power is a huge one. According to Twisted Minds the power to cause pain is the only power that matters(2007). C. Fun fact, the stereotype for a serial killer is a white middle age man who has no military background.They also very Recalcitrant. Transitions Now for the best part, the nefarious serial killers. III. The first person is none other than Ed
Fantasies of killing another man and dismembering them which excited him but he never spoke of. “ I think it was around age 14 or 15, I started to have obsessive thoughts of violence, intermingled with sex and it just got worse and worse, I didn’t know how to tell anyone about it, so I didn’t, I just kept it all inside.” Jeffery Dahmer says in interview ( Jeffrey Dahmer - Serial killer documentary - minute 6:00 - Published on Jan 15, 2017 ). His fantasies started getting worse and worse when his fantasies crossed the line after fantasizing lying next to an unconscious man he started to think about actions, and thats when he started to make a plan. “He would knock out a local jogger with a bat and lie next to him” ( Jeffrey Dahmer - Serial killer documentary - minute 6:34 - Published on Jan 15, 2017) when trying his plan the jogger never came by and he never attempted the plan
Why was the notorious Jeffrey Dahmer the way he was? Now we have answers to these to opposing questions. Jeffrey Dahmer was a sick cruel man who had a troubled childhood that was very lonely. Dahmer is a prime example of the fact that someone's upbringing has a immense affect on their psychological state. From a young age Dahmer exhibited almost all of the 9 early stages of a serial killer; Antisocial Behavior, Arson, Torturing Small Animals, Poor family life, Childhood abuse, Substance abuse, Voyeurism, Intelligence, and Shiftlessness.
Although there has been a recent awareness of serial killers and development of entertainment using serial killers it is still a rare occurrence. Schmid states that Serial murders account for less than or equal to 2 % of all homicide (2005). In addition, since there are many types of murder one needs to know a proper definition of a serial killer. According to Culhane there are three different elements that define a serial killer these elements are (1) three or more victims; (2) three or more occurrences; and (3) an emotional ‘cooling off’ period in between the killings. Using the definition provided by Culhane two serial killers were chosen to be study in this paper.
Jeffrey Dahmer Serial killers lack empathy, self-control, and ethics. This means that the person is aggressive, but controllable. Some develop fetishes and fantasies that have gotten so strong, that eventually they are acted on. They were taught to have no remorse. Jeffrey Dahmer is one of the most notorious serial killers in the United States.
When someone thinks of a serial killer, the first though is some homeless bozo out on the street, looking to kill off a young girl and take her money and possessions. They imagine them to be antisocial and awkward, with an obvious danger factor. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. Most serial killers would be impossible to tell apart from the everyday person. They are usually well dressed and eloquent, with an outstanding ability to charm anyone and everyone to their whim.
Ranked alongside Jack the Ripper, the Zodiac Killer is one of the most notorious serial killers the world has ever seen. Some of the classic signs of a serial killer are a person who has killed three or more people, with the killings occurring within a month’s time period with breaks in between each murder, and even when they are not killing they want to be the person in control of every situation (Levin). Serial killers most often kill for the psychological gratification, which is an emotion of happiness to a fulfilment of a goal that motivates people to kill. Serial killers only kill for the gratification of the kill. Usually a trait of a killer’s victims is that they have no relationship or direct correlation with the killer.
Meloy et al, (2004) suggest that the word serial is applicable for those who kill three or more victims using some form of
Analyzing the crimes the dominant constantly in of changing with life experience addiction can have its traits, Organized killers usually have a IQ score ranging very high these people planned out well in advance and take ever precaution behind that would link them to the murder that was committed this person watch potential victims for days to see if that person they might consider for a good target. Disorganized killer has a lower IQ this person rarely plans out the event to kill they kill at ransom don’t take the extra precaution to cover up are always on the move of any evidence. Thrill killer are the killers that who enjoy attention from the media and police what they do they keep detailed records of their killing and at the same they
There are two types of mass murderers, organized and disorganized. An example of an organized mass murderer is Eric Harris and his friend Dylan Klebold. They killed thirteen people and wounded more than twenty others at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 (“Eric Harris”). In the biography of Harris, they called him a psycho, which falls under the subcategory of an organized murderer known as a disciple killer. Disciple killers are known to follow commands or fall under a ‘spell’ of their leader.
(Serial Killers: Nature vs. Nurture, How Serial Killers are Born). The second part of this statement is accurate, they are really good at hiding their emotions. This allows them to appear among the population as normal. However, they are not doing this because they want to but because they have to. All they had to endure was tough so they must put up a shell or a front to keep people from seeing the harsh reality of what they have to go
Serial killers have different characteristics describing their way of murder. A power junkie, manipulator, egotistical bragger, superficial charmer, and an average joe are characteristics of a serial killer. A power junkie wants to take control over their victims (Woollaston 1). The victims are easily hypnotized by their killer and can not understand what they might be doing. Another serial killer is the manipulator who makes their victims do what they want them to do (Wollaston 2).
Serial Killers As the world turns graciously, killers are bound to be all around and are on the brink of murderous acts. Serial killers are known to murder a handful of people or more over a small time period. According to the FBI, more than seventy percent of serial killers are known to use drugs and alcohol, and rigorously resulting to harm of the body. Some killers are known to suffer from child abuse and are in need of stronger social skills.
Most of the gruesome and violent acts committed are by serial killers, and compare to others, serial killers are known to be charismatic but also sick in their minds. Most serial killers are usually male and have damage done to their brains or either been abused/witness violence throughout their childhood. Remarkably, most serial killer tend to display similar traits to each other because all great minds think alike. H. H. Holmes and Jack the Ripper are two serial killers that have indistinguishable cases, but both differ approaches, techniques, and what has happened to them. Herman Webster Mudgett, known as H.H. Holmes, is one of the most notorious serial killer in America.
Being a seriel killer also may have some sort of psychological gratification with the murder committed. The number one reason a serial killer murders is for some sexual reason others are motivated by anger, thrill, finanxial gain and because they crave the attention. Murders can be attempted or completed in the same manner. Victims would have either
But not all killers are the same because I found out there are different types of serial killers like Power & Control killers want to find dominates and power over their victim like example,they want to feel like they make the rules on who lives and dies. Visionary killers kill because they have really bad visions of their past and their childhood and they might kill certain people because of what happened