Dennis Rader: Serial Killer

There have been many serial killers over the years, one in fact is a man named Jeffrey Dahmer.

Childhood and Background Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, better known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or simply Jeffrey Dahmer was one of the most notorious serial killers of the twentieth century in the US. Dahmer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 21 1960, he grew up with his mother, father and brother. Dahmer was a seemingly happy child as an infant until the age of six when he had a hernia surgery. Following this surgery, he changed and became disconnected and uncommunicative. (about.com) 1968, there were allegations that he was molested by a neighbor-- though this was unreported at the time (maamodt).

Although this case is unsolved still, it is an important resource for comparing the forensic development we have made as a

The Zodiac Killer is the most notorious serial killer in the world. He was running rapid in northern California in the late 1960 's to the early 1970 's. To this day the Zodiac Killer’s identity is unknown. The Zodiac Killer can be connected to at least 5 murders, but he may have committed more. He killed couples in isolated places. He mocked the police and sent threats through letters and ciphers. He sent them to the newspapers in the area. He started this in 1969 and he ended in 1974. His first murder happened at night, on December 20, 1968. He shot David Faraday, who was 17 years old at the time, and his girlfriend, Betty Lou Jensen, who was 16 years old. They were shot near their car on Lake Herman Road, on the outskirts of Vallejo, California. The police were unable to come up with motives. The second murder happened on July 5, 1969, in the morning. He shot 22 years old Darlene Ferrin, and her boyfriend, 19 years old, Mike Mageau. They were sitting in a parked car in Vallejo when a man approached them with a flashlight. He fired various shots and killed Ferrin and wounded Mageau. After an hour a man called the police. The man gave the police the location of the crime. He then claimed responsibility for the murders and the murders that happened in 1968. On August 1, 1969, the San Francisco Examiner got a letter that didn 't have a return address. The letter gave details from the murders. Details that only the killer would have known. Then the killer went on and

Jeffrey Dahmer was a notorious serial killer who liked to pick up men in bars telling them he was a photographer and he wanted to take their picture. Once at his place he would offer alcohol and drug them so they could not get away. Dahmer was a sadistic sexual serial killer who liked to have control over his victims even after they were dead. Dahmer who would dismember his victims’ bodies often saving their skulls or other body parts also practiced necrophilia and cannibalism.

How Digital Forensics Helped Hunt Down ‘The Craigslist Killer’ The case of The Craigslist Killer may not have made news all over the world, but it certainly made shocking headlines in the US, particularly in Quincy, Massachusetts. Philip Markoff was charged with murder, armed robbery, kidnapping and unlawful possession of a firearm. While his crimes drew a lot of attention, what was happening behind the scenes was actually the most interesting part.

Serial killers are one of the most hair-raising and intriguing topics. Dennis Rader is a famous serial killer that was around in the 1970’s. Rader was born February 9, 1945 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Ever since his childhood, he had a few signs of being a killer. Before he was put into prison, he had murdered ten people.

Jack the City History is fraught with serial killers that committed unbelievable crimes. One of the most celebrated and commercialized is called Jack The Riper. Jack the Ripper is not the most notorious, successful or the first serial killer the world saw. Yet a lot of people consider him to be the godfather of the whole concept of serial killers. One of those killers, who easily outran Jack the Ripper is Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H. H. Holmes, who bought and renovated a building in Chicago thus transforming it into a hotel where he killed foreigners, mainly women but also men and children during the World 's Columbian Exposition in 1893.

Before Ronald Dominique was labeled as a serial killer, he had been in trouble with the law. His charges consisted of forcible rape, telephone harassment, and disturbing the peace. When Ronald Dominique went jail on these accounts, he was tied up and brutally raped. Researcher believed that the way Ronald was raped in jail created the method he would use on his victims.

With the introduction of new technology in recent years, the government can discreetly capture evidence from electronic files,

After these murders, he and his wife had two children, and he took a break from killing, however, he had three more victims between 1985 and 1991. 2004 marked the anniversary of his first murders, and Rader sent a variety of clues to local media and authorities, which ultimately led to his arrest. He pled guilty to ten counts of first degree murder and received ten life sentences (Dennis

(Wilson) This continued communication combined with his ego, need to feel powerful and worry that others would receive credit for the BTK murders ultimately led to Rader?s arrest in February 2005. His first victims were four members of the Otero family in January 1974, mother Julie thirty-four years old, father Joseph thirty-eight years old, and

The following section will consider advantages and limitation of the first two mentioned types of digital forensics: Traditional (dead) and Live computer forensics. TRADITIONAL (DEAD) VS LIVE DIGITAL FORENSICS Traditional (Dead) Forensics In order forensic acquisition to be more reliable it must be performed on computers that have been powered off. This type of forensics is known as ‘traditional’ or 'dead ' forensic acquisition. The whole process of dead acquisition, including search and seizure flowchart and acquisition of digital evidence flowchart is shown on Figure 2 and Figure 3 respectively.

Student Name: Keshab Rawal Student ID: 77171807 Word Count: Title: The rise of anti-forensics: The rise of anti-forensics: Tables of contents: • Overview • Introduction • History • Categories/Tools of anti-forensics • Conclusion • Future Work Overview: Computer forensics is an active topic of research, with areas of study including wireless forensics, network security and cyber investigations. The goal of the computer forensics is to provide information about how the crime happened, why and who is involved in the crime in any legal proceeding by using the computer forensic tools.

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW This chapter presents a review of literature that is related to computer and digital forensics. It begins by taking a look at the meaning of computer forensics and the different areas within this field. It also explores the forensic science process and the challenges facing practitioners. The chapter then discusses social networking and its relationship with cybercrime and the role of forensics in keeping user information private and secure. It concludes by reviewing the meaning and significance of metadata information in resolving digital or cybercrime activities.