Anthony Sowell: The Cleveland Strangler

This paper will focus on the well-known Canadian serial killer, Clifford Olsen. Born on January 1st, 1940 in British Columbia, Clifford Olsen can be described as a short and stocky man with brown hair and charming brown eyes. (Martin, 2011)

For instance, the case of the “Green River Killer” (Hickey, 2010:24) may offer another possible explanation for what caused Jack the Ripper to become a serial killer. Gary Ridgway is America’s most notorious serial killer (Hickey, 2010), he “holds the record for the most serial murder convictions in the history of the United States” (Hickey, 2010:24). Ridgway is responsible for the deaths of 48 women (Hickey, 2010). Like Jack the Ripper, Ridgway selected prostitutes as his intended victims (Paley, 1995).

Ever experienced shivers down the spine hearing of any infamous criminals, or any crime incident, but was still intrigued to know as many of the interesting interconnected specific details in connection to the crime account? That becomes the case when one of the characters from In Cold Blood says, “A whole family. Gentle, kindly people, people I knew – murdered” (Capote, 66). In this chaotic human civilization, criminals appear in the forms of thieves, computer hackers, illegal drug sellers, hired killers, gangs, and many other forms. Some of the law-abiding citizens also play a role in the civilization by taking their sincere attempts to stop or curb such detrimental societal elements. Law enforcement authorities such as the police force or

Abandoned and shunned by his friends, he began writing to serial killers on a whim and discovered that the same traumatic brain injury that made him an outcast to his peers now enabled him to connect emotionally with notorious murderers. Soon many of America’s most dangerous psychopaths were revealing to him heinous details about their crimes—even those they’d never been convicted of.

Cohle, Rust. " Serial Killer / Hitman - Richard Kuklinski (The Iceman) - Documentary." YouTube. 7 Oct. 2012. Web.

My paper is about Dr. Harold Frederick Shipman. He was an England physician who killed at least 215 and possibly 260 of his patients. He is noted to be one of “The World’s Most Prolific Serial Killer”. The manner in which he was raised in early life, greatly impacted his career, from his education up to the time of incarceration.

The objective of this case study is to examine the personality of one of the most notorious serial killers in modern history, Ted Bundy. Ted Bundy was alleged to have humiliated, tortured and murdered at least 50 women. Possibility more, but the true number will never be known. Because Ted Bundy kept the true number of his victims to himself and refused to inform authorities of the exact number of his horrific deeds, before he was executed on January 24, 1989 (Wikipedia, n.d.).

My paper will reflect how serial killers get attention. I will explain why serial killers commit crimes. I will talk about their genetic dispositions and if the person is programed to be a killer. All serial killers don’t always have a theory. I will talk about the importance of health, personal history, social habits, and the personality of the victims. I picked two serial killers the first one is Velma Barfield. Velma Barfield was a serial killer from South Carolina. She was born Margie Velma Bullard. She died on Nov. 2, 1984 from lethal injection. It was said that Velma Bullard killed 6 people. She did her killings from 1971 until

Murder, willingly taking another human's life, is considered a heinous crime in the United States, and from the sociological perspective, breaks an important more. Serial Murder, therefore, is a sociologically deviant phenomenon where a person kills two or more people in distinct events, and an FBI overview of serial killers states “No single cause, trait, or even a group of traits can differentiate or identify serial killers … from other types of violent offenders” (FBI). We can, however, use sociological perspectives to identify potential factors in these cases. As a boy, Jeffrey Dahmer was described as being a loner and a poor student- and had been sexually abused by a neighbor. He is homosexual, and all of his victims were males- which

Considered America’s first serial killer, H.H. Holmes demised a plan like no other to torture and kill woman in the early 1890’s in Chicago, Illinois (H.H. Holmes, 2004). Masquerading as a charismatic prominent businessman, and caring doctor, H.H. Holmes was a true monster (H.H. Holmes, 2004). Known later as the “torture doctor” or the “monster of 63rd street”, he methodically planned, attacked, and controlled his victims till the very end (H.H. Holmes, 2004).

Having the notoriety for being a vicious and uncivilized decade, the Roaring Twenties created just two serial killers: Earle Leonard Nelson – the serial strangler nicknamed the “Gorilla Murderer” – and the malevolently corrupted Carl Panzram. In the 1930s and 1940s, serial killers were few and far between. The cannibalistic pedophile Albert Fish and the anonymous psycho known as the “Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run” (aka the “Cleveland Torso Killer”) are the only known serial killers having a place with the Depression-era of America (Serial Killers Through History).

The Student Scholar’s Day in James Commons featured several sessions covering different majors and topics. I attended Emily Murdock’s Into the Lives of Serial Killers: Psychopathy, Abuse, and ‘Inherent Evil’, from 9:30-10:45 am, which was a session by a student from the psychology department. Murdock’s research focused on serial killers, what makes a serial killer, and the psychological aspects and approaches that are underlying for a serial killer’s psyche. In the study that Murdock conducted, she mainly focused on four cases: two men and two women. However, in all four cases, the multifactorial approach was used, which included psychological, biological, environmental, and sociocultural approaches.

Serial killers traumatize entire communities and cause tremendous disturbance to everyone. The Gilgo Beach serial killer is also known as the Long Island serial killer and Craigslist Ripper is said to have been responsible for 10 to 17 murders. The killer is said to target those who work in the sex industry and is believed to have been active for more than 20 years. Although the killer has been active more than 20 years the police are nit anywhere near to catching him. This essay will take a look at the investigation of the serial killer, take a look at who some of the victims were and finally give my opinion on how the case is being handled. It is important to note that the identity of the killer has not been identified therefore there has not been a trial and a sentencing. Also for the purpose of this essay I will be referring to the Unsub as The Gilgo Beach serial killer or simply as the killer.

Serial killers represent a social problem in many ways. Many innocent lives are taken away by these serial killers. We as a society should care if serial killers or spree killers operate within our culture because we never know that we or a family member could be next on the list. People’s lives are taken away by these criminals; people who have a whole life ahead

While he was in the United States Marine Corps, he went up the enlisted ranks to Gunnery Sargent aka E-7. He then applied for the Enlisted Commissioning Program (ECP) for the Officer Candidate School (OCS) (U.S. Marine Corps, 2016). Once accepted, he returned to his home state