CNN Rates On Serial Murder Compared To Those Of The FBI

1. According to CNN, how do CNN rates on serial murder compare to those of the FBI? E.g. higher, lower or same?

According to the film “Murder by Number”, CNN rates on serial murder are significantly lower than what the FBI reports. According to CNN, the FBI exaggerates the number of serial killers. CNN states that the number of serial murderers became misconstrued when William Webster, a former FBI director, suggested that the various unsolved murder cases directly correlated to the number of serial killers. In the film, Ann Rule supported Webster’s idea by stating that there are 5,000 victims of serial killers that die every year. According to CNN, the FBI behavioral sciences and investigative support unit miscalculated the number of serial

An independent examination by CNN found that the information regarding serial murder was misleading because of duplicated cases. The FBI suspects that their data is inaccurate because of the methods used to collect it, which includes newspaper articles and wire service reports, instead of the use of official crime statistics.

2. List the reasons given by either the killers themselves or experts as to why the killers murdered repeatedly. NOTE: there are many reasons given in the film, and you should list as many as you can.

The film, “Murder by Number”, lists many reasons as to why serial killers murder repeatedly. Issues with head trauma are amongst the list as to why the serial killers kill. A woman who murdered infants by asphyxiation stated that after she was hit in the head she started having seizures and the incident transformed her thinking, which potentially could have been the cause of her killing repeatedly. The film “Murder by Number” also includes medical issues, including brain damage, as contributing to the violence of many serial killers. Some criminologists and psychiatrists believe that serial killers kill because of issues with their families. These issues include failure to properly bond with