Joel Rifkin: A Serial Killer

There have been many serial killers throughout America’s history, however, Ted Bundy is one of the more prolific ones of the 20th century. During his reign of killings, he allegedly killed more than thirty-five women and decapitated almost half of them. Although he was convicted of those thirty five or so women, the actual number of murders he committed could be higher. His method of acquiring his victims was by finding them in a public place, feigning an illness or disability and baiting his victims to his vehicle where he would overpower them and bring them to an isolated area. After the killings, he would often revisit the corpses of his victims and necrophilic acts on them before putrefaction happened.

With Dan unaware of his actions, and constantly facing mild dissociative disorder, a police officer was assigned to follow his every step. The last section of the novel, Asylum by Madeleine Roux, included many obstacles the protagonist had to face. Dan Crawford, began the novel by spending his summer in the New Hampshire Prep program, as he began to uncover secrets hiding in the dorms he uncovered secrets about his past. With residing at Brookline, a shutdown mental hospital, many spin tingling secrets began to rise. Since Dan is a foster child and his biological parents decide to hide, much of his history has been covered.

Serial killers have many motives on why they kill the people they do. Many serial killers come from a dark childhood where they could have been molested by either a mother or a father and that could lead them on to molest and murder other small children. A serial killer known as Gary Ridgway killed and murdered over what is to believe seventy eight prostitutes. I was able to look through many articles and background information on many different credible websites. These sources gave me credible and honest information on how and why Gary Ridgway killed the people he did and why in general serial killers kill the people they do.

Albert DeSalvo was born on September 3rd, 1931, in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He was born to Frank and Charlotte DeSalvo. His father Frank DeSalvo, was of Italian descent and was a violent alcoholic. Frank was also very abusive towards his wife and children. At a very young age Frank was said to have taught Albert how to shoplift.

Evidently, there are many things wrong with someone if they are able to commit murder. A killer can range from a seemingly normal person, to an obviously deranged looking psychopath. Although, it does not matter what is on the outside, but more what is happening internally. Killers usually have a childhood trauma in their lives, are depressed, and are also psychotic. There has always been an argument about why killers decide to kill.

In the BTK case, Rader killed many people throughout the years without being caught because of the scientific capabilities in the U.S. as the years went by, the technical field became more and more progressive when it came DNA and profiling victims and even criminals. The fact the Rader was so sure he wasn’t going to get caught any time soon, led to him sending out a digital disk and even a letter written with his own hand writing was incredible. It’s as if he wanted to get caught and gave investigators and law enforcement every opportunity but the capabilities just didn’t allow it at that time. Rader’s daughter’s DNA somehow got obtain by the hands of law enforcement years later and led to investigators being able to link her to her

Ted Bundy is one of the most famous serial killers. He killed more than 30 women and caused many to live in fear during the 70’s. He has the typical serial killer back story. He had a rough childhood, which caused him to act out and become a killer. When he was young he didn’t know for sure who his father was and he was told his grandparents were his parents and his mother was his sister.

"The ultimate possession was, in fact, the taking of the life. And then...the physical possession of the remains. " This demonic quote was from the notorious serial killer that goes by the name of Ted Bundy. He was a brutal killer that killed many innocent women that resembled a girl he used to date back in the day which triggered the state of mind of him as a killer. He was known as a psychopath, necrophilia and a sexual sadist with a sick mind.

Ted Bundy Murderers are the sinister impressions of the human race and feared everywhere. In the year of 1979, a notorious serial killer and rapist by the name of Ted Bundy was finally caught and locked up for good in the Florida State Prison. Ted Bundy was known for his good looks that fooled the eyes and hearts of the vulnerable. In addition to his handsome figure and a superior disposition, Ted was able to act as a nurturer and take advantage of woman's weaknesses. Taking lives of many, and not feeling a tinge of guilt, Ted was a cold and putrid monster who never learned to stop.

Two of the female victims he massacred them and then placed their skin into a macaroni salad. Kemper, then decided to fulfill his ultimate fantasy murdering his mother while she slept by smashing her in the head with a hammer, decapitates her then throws her vocal cords down the garbage disposal and then follows his routine of having sex with her head. Kemper, commits his last and final murder inviting his mother’s best friend over at which time he strangled her using a scarf, and then continued having sexual intercourse with the corpse throughout the night. The arrest