Edmund Kemper was a serial killer who was known for the murdering of his grandparents, his mother and her friend, and six female hitchhikers. During his childhood, there were many early signs of violence and criminality. Kemper was said to have a “dark fantasy life” and would often dream about killing his own mother when he was younger (Biography.com Editors). Furthermore, Kemper participated in the act of animal torturing at a very young age. When he was ten years old, Kemper “buried a pet cat alive; once it died, he dug it up, decapitated it and mounted its head on a spike”. He then stated that lying to parents about the murder of his cat, gave him pleasure. He later killed another family cat because he believed that it was favoring his younger sister over him. He cut up the cat into pieces and stashed the remains in his closet.
Compared to an average child, Kemper had a very unusual behavior; his idea of “games” were not that of a typical kid. Kemper was known to, “cut off the heads and hands of his
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Kemper was the middle child of E. E. and Clarnell Kemper. By the time Kemper was only 9 years old, his parents were already divorced. Since they filed for a divorce when Kemper was very young, more than likely Kemper was surrounded by a lot of fighting and arguing in his home. Kemper had a very close relationship with his father, Edmund Emil Kemper II. However, Kemper had a troublesome relationship with his “alcoholic mother…[who] blamed him for all of her problems” (Biography.com Editors). She repeatedly reminded Kemper that no one would ever love him and that he was a “real weirdo”. From the start, we can see that Kemper had a very unusual relationship with his mother. When Kemper was only 10 years old, his mother “forced him to live in the basement, away from his sisters, whom she feared he might harm in some way” (Biography.com
Wes Moore’s mother, Joy was a college graduate and very strict on disciplining her son. For example, Joy, Wes Moore’s mother worked hard to make sure that Wes Moore (the author) went to private school and later on, Military academy, so that he would have better opportunities in the future. Because of his mother Joy, Wes Moore (the author) was more disciplined growing up and became successful. The Other Wes Moore’s mother Mary, was not college graduate and less strict comparing to Wes Moore’s (the author) mother. Even though the other Wes Moore’s mother Mary, tried to improve her family situation by pursuing higher education, she was unable to continue due to her grants were cut
Jeffrey Dahmer was born on May 21, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was known to be an energetic happy little boy until the age of 4 when he had to have surgery to correct a double hernia. People began to notice a change in Dahmer and he became increasingly withdrawn following the birth of his younger brother. His childhood was relatively normal, but as he got older he began to show no interest in hobbies or social interactions. His family frequently moved and his parents divorced when he was in his early teens.
Richard said that his mom broke a broomstick on him many times. Richard Kuklinski was also raised as a catholic and he would go to church most Sundays. As a result of Richard’s strict religious household, he became a very angry person. Richard would torture and kill animals during his youth. This is a sign of antisocial behavior and is common in most serial killers.
“Away from the white, enclosed quietude of my mother’s apartment into the unguessable country of marriage.” (Carter, 7) We see that the young bride’s relationship with her mother is one of innocence and protection and she’s scared of what her life might be like with Marquis. She feels a loss when remembering her mother.
The so-called Zodiac killer, who was active in 1960s-1970s and killed at least 5 people and also kept contact with the police “The Zodiac’s dialog with investigators and the media involved telephone calls and many untraceable letters that teased police and the public with cipher messages. At least twice the killer telephoned the police to report the slayings.” (Guillen, 2002) One might think JTR is so famous because of his brutality, yet nearly no one knows the story of Fritz Harmann who slaughtered 24 boys between 1918 and 1924 in Hanover. His killings included biting his victims trough their throat.
Murder is defined as the illegal taking of another human's life and is grounded in the intent of this action. Many murders occur at the time due to an increased passion of a situation; jealousy, anger, or a lapse in judgment that leads to someone else's death. In the case of serial killers, this is not about the passion of a onetime situation, it can be a compulsion that drives a person to kill over and over. The cause of this compulsion is motivated by mental illness, a sense of duty to a particular person or entity, or it is a way to release pent-up frustrations that the killer does not have the emotional capability to handle. This last one is the case for Edmund "Ed" Kemper III, also known as the Co-Ed Killer.
The serial killer I am researching is Ed Gein. He was born on August 27, 1906 and died on July 26, 1984. He was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He lived with his dad, his mom, and his older brother named Henry.
In this paper I will be applying the psychological theories to serial killer Ed Gein. Ed Gein was a prolific serial killer in the 1950’s. He murdered and robbed graves for body parts to make furniture and clothing. He was apprehended in 1957, where he stood trial and was institutionalized. Edward Theodore “Ed” Gein was born August 27th, 1906 to George and Augusta Gein.
Miller is so loyal to his mother and he depends on her for everything. He doesn’t plan on ever leaving his mother but his mother telling him “‘You'll be leaving anyway,’ […] showed how wrong she was about Miller, because he would never have left her, not ever, not for anything[...] He was serious when he promised he’s stay.” (Wolff,93-94) Miller’s mother assumes that he would leave her, but Miller has a strong loyalty to his mother. When his mother takes his loyalty for granted and betrays him, it fuels him to want to leave even more.
Mass murderers and serial killers are nothing new to today’s society. We learn about them in TV shows, books, research papers, in our classes, etc. Psychologists have spent decades trying to uncover the truth behind these killers’ madness. Serial killers vary in their behaviors, techniques, desires, mental illnesses and their personal lives. Have you ever heard of the Tamiami Trail Killer?
Richard "Iceman" Kuklinski was viewed as a normal man by society for much of his adult life. This man was far from normal. Kuklinski was a psychopath and a sociopath who was driven to kill by his troubled childhood and his lifestyle as a paid hit man. This paper will focus on the criminological theory of why Kuklinkski committed these murders. Richard Leonard Kuklinski was born in 1935 to Stanley and Anna Kuklinski ("Meet Notorious Contract Killer Richard Kuklinski").
They want other people to go through the same kind of pain. One serial killer that really stands out to me is Donald Gaskins also known as The Hitchhikers’ Killer. Donald Gaskins was born on March 13, 1933 in Florence County, South Carolina. At an early age, Gaskins was teased and given the nickname “Pee Wee” because of him having a small body frame. Violence and ridicule was always apart of Gaskins life.
Throughout human history, humans have been known to execute gruesome acts. Whether these acts are small and insignificant or massive and change history, humans are capable of performing horrific plots against one another. To make matters worse, most of the people who commit these terrible crimes are people who are entirely in a clear state of mind. Nevertheless, there are some cases in which the line between sanity and mental instability blurs. For example, there is an ongoing debate regarding the mental health of the main character in William Faulkner’s story “A Rose for Emily.”
Ed Gein was an infamous American serial killer who was born in Wisconsin, on August 27th, 1906. Ed Gein grew up with his eldest brother Henry and violent alcoholic father, George P. Gein, with whom he never had a relationship with, in a house that was dictated by his enthusiastically religious mother, Augusta Crafter, and her sermons of sin, Augusta passed on her notion to her children, that all women aside from herself were whores. Gein’s mother ran their humble family business and later on bought a farm on the border of a small town to avoid strangers influencing her two sons. The only time Ed was ever given permission to leave his home was to go to school, where he was preyed on by bullies. Gein’s father passed away in 1940, and his brother in 1944, after a fire that Ed had also been caught in, where he had experienced a head
Calvin Jarret, Conrad’s father, toiled with the fact that his relationship was falling apart and his son was not handling