Clifford Olson: Canadian Serial Killer Essay

Finally, after over two decades of pain and heartache, David Milgaard walked a free man. David's mother had fought years and years for her son's innocence. She joined with a lawyer, Mr. Asper who then reviewed the trial transcripts and concluded the evidence given did not prove the guilt of Milgaard but the exact opposite, that he was innocent. Dr. James Ferris a forensic pathologist, was permitted to examine with many of the exhibits present in Milgaard’s trial, but because the age and size of the evidence samples, the results were inconclusive, so could not link David Milgaard to the murder and therefore proved his innocence. Shortly after, a man named Larry Fisher was caught fleeing from an attack on a woman and was brought into interrogation, he confessed to multiple brutal sex attacks in Saskatoon, some of which occurred in Miller's neighbourhood and during the identical time frame as her murder. But the media did not have knowledge of this and investigators familiar with each case failed to make the link. It wasn't until 1990 that Joyce Milgaard made the critical connection and saved her son. After this many people came out, including Milgaard’s friends saying they had forced themselves to believe their testimonies were true when they were actually false. It took 23 painful years to prove the Canadian justice system had failed not only Milgaard and his family, but everyone. He is only one of the multiple voices of the wrongfully

Jaidyn Leskie disappeared while in the care of Greg Domaszewicz on the night of 14 June 1997.

Scott Lee Peterson was once married to Lacy Peterson in California. They were expecting their first child together when Laci disappeared on December 24th, 2002, Laci was 8 months pregnant. Scott was not immediately named a suspect in Laci’s disappearance. Scott told detectives that he was out fishing that morning 90 miles from their Modesto home. The detectives were thrown off by how calm Scott was and Scott’s lack of questioning within the first few weeks of Laci being gone.

Lake Jackson Texas. She died due to gunshot wound ON MARCH 31, 1995. She was 23 years old.

Ted Bundy was an American born rapist, a necrophile; a serial killer and a kidnapper who assaulted and murdered several young women during the 1970’s. The criminal kept on denying the charges for more than ten years and later confessed of having committed the thirty homicide crimes in seven different states before his execution (Rule, 2009). Bundy’s handsome and charismatic appearance made it possible for him to easily win the confidence of young women who were always his targets. He broke into the dwellings of his victims at night and bludgeoned them as they slept. He also approached young women in public places where he impersonated as an authority figure or feigned injury on his victim before empowering and assaulting at a

Theodore Bundy was an infamous American serial killer who preyed upon numerous young women during the 1970s and possibly earlier. He was associated with at least 30 counts of homicide and suspected of an estimated one hundred or more. Beyond homicide, he also made it apparent that he was capable of other sinister crimes such as rape, kidnapping, and necrophilia. His most frequent method of killing was an attack with a blunt weapon to the head. However, he did not merely kill his victims; evidence concludes that each were also sexually assaulted and sodomized. It is reported that he even revisited his crime scenes to further engage in sexual acts with the decomposing corpses. Moreover, at least 12 of his victims had been decapitated .

Have you ever wondered why some people love art and music, and some love science and math? These individuals love math or art because they get a sense of relaxation and excitement from these activities. Serial killers are the same way they love to kill people and have lots of different motives for why they kill them. A serial killer is a person who kills repeatedly. The one motive that drove Dennis Rader, to kill his victims was to gain power and control over them.

The victim's name is Diane Marie Dalton Schofield, (Born Nov. 1, 1953), murdered July 4, 1975 in Des Moines, Iowa. Case # 1975-24048. Diane was a 21 year old mother of a five year old daughter, Shawna. Diane was bound, strangled, placed in the trunk of her car which was then driven to Warren’s Steakhouse. The motive was not believed to be robbery as her purse and jewelry were untouched.

A non-custodial interview of Tashara Perry (black, female DOB 1/22/1991 of 925 Kennesaw Drive, Fayetteville, North

he was in the area where several women vanished in early 1975. In October 1976

In the year 2010, 26-year-old Kenzie Houk was found murdered in her bed. Kenzie was shot in her head. Kenzie was also eight months pregnant when she was murdered (nydailynews.com). The person who found the body was her 4-year-old daughter. When the police officers arrived at the scene, they searched to see if anybody broke into the house. The police officers were unable to find any force entry. The police officers even thought it was a possibility that Kenzie ex-boyfriend could of committed the murder, but they were unable to connect him to the murder. Eventually, the police officers found out that the murderer was none other then the 11-year-old Jordan Anthony Brown.

4. Serial killers also show signs of a psychopath though this is not always the case. Psychopaths lack empathy and guilt, are egocentric and impulsive and don’t conform to social, moral, or legal norms. Psychopaths have a distinct set of rules for themselves. They appear normal and are often very charming and charismatic.

Studies show that traits of a serial killer can be seen in a person at a very young age. Most warning signs go unnoticed which is why the growth of the killer continues. A thing such as animal cruelty is one of many clues inside the growth of a serial killers mind “They often start out their careers by maiming, harming, and torturing small animals.” “In extreme cases, they have been known to spend hours inflicting a slow death on animals...this is a form of control that allows them the power to crave” (Kocsis,2008) . Many future serial killers also show a major interest in setting fires. Even though it is common for most young children to show a slight interest in fire, those with serial killing in their future are somewhat pyromaniacs.

" On July 29, 1994, seven year old Megan Kanka, from Hamilton Township, New Jersey, was walking home after playing at a friends house. She had almost reached her front door when Jesse Timmendequas, 33, a landscaper who had lived across the street for a year invited her over to pet his new puppy ( Richard 1 )." " When Megan followed him inside, he led her to an upstairs bedroom, strangled her unconscious with his belt, raped her and then asphyxiated her to death with a plastic bag. Timmendequas then placed Megan’s body in a tool box, drove it in his pick-up truck to a near-by soccer field and dumped her body in some bushes ( Jerome 1 )." This, and the tragic murder of Amanda Wengert, was how the name was developed. But in my paper I did not discuss the murder and raping of Amanda Wengert.

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