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Serial murders are considered to be one of the most heinous and formidable crimes that can be committed, even though serial murders account for less than one percent of all crimes committed in a given year. Serial murders further appalls society in that these killers do not possess any of the basic human emotions such as, empathy, conscious, or remorse. Throughout the decades, the fascination of serial killers have consumed mainstream society, with numerous television shows being produced including, Dexter, Hannibal, and the Following. However, an exaggerated depiction of these killers within the mass media still continues to blur fact and fiction together. As a result, real-life serial killers such as the infamous Gary Ridgway, also known as “The Green River Killer” and fictional ones like Norman Bates have become tremendously interchangeable in the mind of many individuals.

The reign of fear instilled in the masses by serial killers roaming amongst us has diminished ever since its peak during the 1980’s. Christopher Beam acknowledged in his article, “Blood Loss” (2011), that better law enforcement may have been a cause for the decrease of serial killers and their crimes as well as serial killers becoming accepted in society today as a norm due to greater epidemics. Beam employs pathos with a sympathetic approach towards unfamed serial killers. He utilizes logistical analysis of credible police database reports to portray the decrease of serial killers, and uses it as a calmative for the masses.

The American public's fascination with serial murders has not only continuously kept these violent men and women in the public eye, but has also inspired the creation of films that demonstrate and dramatize the heinous crimes committed by these people. One such film program that adapts crimes committed by serial murderers, and the murderers themselves, is The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Through a combination of criminology, psychology, and sociology, The Silence of the Lambs is able to not only inform audiences of the dangerous types of people that currently inhabit society, but also of the individuals who study serial murderers with the intent of apprehending them before they commit any more crimes and to help identify these murderers victims.

In our readings, we Define Visionary serial killers as someone who commits incomprehensible active serial fatal victimization. We described the crime scene as chaotic.

Serial murder crime though rare, is not a a new phenomenon. This crime has been committed for centuries and will continue to be a crime that is committed throughout the world. It is unfortunate and scary that this is probably one of the most serious of crimes that cannot be prevented. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, serial murderers commit their crimes because they want to. Rehabilitation is not obtainable for serial killers due to their inability for remorse and empathy, or to see people as people and not objects(Knight 2006). This research paper will focus primarily on serial murder within the U.S. First and foremost, a legal definition provided by the U.S. Department of Justice will be presented to set forth the discussion of this research paper. As follows will be a detailed discussion explaining serial killer typologies with the use of examples of known serial killers in the U.S. Types of serial killers are: power oriented, mission oriented, visionary, and hedonistic, each typology will be clearly defined and explained. Some serial killers can have a mixture of each typology’s characteristic. Serial killers that will be discussed and used as examples to represent the content of this research paper will be, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Robert Berdella, Jeffery Dahmer, and lastly the most prolific serial killer in American history, Gary Ridgeway. Problems with studying serial killing, are that because of rarity and access. Most of what we think

A serial killer is traditional defined as the separate killings of three or more people by an individual over a certain period of time, usually with breaks between the murders. (Angela Pilson, p. 2, 2011) This definition has been accepted by both the police and academics and therefore provides a useful frame of reference (Kevin Haggerty, p.1, 2009). The paper will seek to provide the readers with an explanation of how serial killers came to be and how they are portrayed in the media.

I was riding my bike at dinnertime, heading east down this street, with the sun setting behind me. I heard a loud roar like an animal’s snarling….. The roar of an engine revved up to full throttle… I saw a man hanging out of the passenger window. He had something pulled over his face, some kind of ski mask, and he was holding a long metal baseball hat, like a murder weapon….

Serial killers almost without exception enjoy playing games. Whether played with their victims’, or the police forces trying to track them down, the game of the kill is almost as essential as the murder itself. In most instances this need to draw out the experience leads to the downfall of the culprit. This was not the case with the elusive Zodiac Killer of the San Francisco Bay Area.

The police come to investigate because a neighbor reported there being a disturbance. The killer is not worried though because it is the perfect crime. The killer invites the police in, sits down and chats with them. Eventually the killer grew old of chatting and started to hear a thumping. He thinks it is the heart. Even though the man is dead he can still hear the man’s heart. He does not actually hear the man’s heart, but he is having a schizophrenic episode. In the Cask of Amontillado the killer lures the man to his family’s crypt, intoxicates him and chains him to a wall. Then after he is chained to the wall the killer builds a wall that will wall him in. When the killer is placing the last brick he throws the torch in therefore suffocating the victim. This murder was not discovered for half a century.

Strange and bizarre fantasies thrive in isolation and anger. Eventually, to sustain the fantasy, serial killers come to a point where they need to live it out. They will dwell on the murder act for years, and drift into almost trance-like states days before the murder, completely involved by their fantasy. Their victims are reduced to innocent

It was May 16th, 2025 when I got the call asking if this was Jason and I was asked to go to small house outside of Fayette. I’m a homicide detective for the state of Iowa. When we reached the crime scene it looked like a party, but not just a regular party, it was a party of massacre. There were five victims and one survivor. The victims had six slashes and six stabs to the heart. The slashes ranged from one to three inches deep into the flesh. He also carved a satanic star in the top of each victim’s head. All this shows that the killer is psychotic, that was abundantly clear, and more than likely very dangerous to the public. I have to stop whoever did this fast before he strikes again. As I was finishing up looking threw the house to make sure there was no more evidence in the house. The whole house was full of blood splatters all over the walls. We concluded that the murderer had some sort of relation with all the victims because of how brutal the attacks were on each one.

The walls crumble into dust and debris; you frantically try to put the pieces back into place, try to rebuild the cage in desperation. But it’s already too late, Mr. Monster has escaped. He stretches his legs, licks his lips, and lets out an ear wrenching roar. He wants to hunt. Dan Wells’ I Am Not a Serial Killer has a new and original protagonist whose mind works in ways normal people can’t understand, an interesting plot with a twist that takes the breath away, and a first-person view that takes us into the psyche of a serial-killer-to-be.

The topic I chose to research is serial killers who murder three or more people. Typically, they have breaks in between their kills known as the “cooling off” period. Most serial killers go years without being caught and typically will live most of their lives never being brought to justice. There are many psychological theories to explain serial killings, but the FBI believes they are seeking attention. By using the behavioral, biological, and social perspective I will explain why people are serial killers. I find it interesting why people decide to take another life and by doing so end theirs. They can commit the ultimate crime by taking the life of another and feel no sympathy. They generally interest me in the way they can do these horrid things without any sense

A serial killer could be dining, sitting, or even living next to you at this very moment. Most killers offer little to no obvious clues that will lead anyone to detect their often secretive, undercover actions. I ask myself, “How can we be so naive to these types of people?” Serial killers amongst us are often well educated, portray an All-American image, yet have a psychotic side to them.

The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda Melanoleuca) lives in the bamboo forests of southwestern China. This type of panda is endangered and to this day "there are only around a thousand pandas left" (http//:panda.org, 1). "Adult giant pandas have a length of 160 to 180 centimeters (5/14 to 6 feet). The weight of an adult male giant panda is normally between 80 and 125 kilograms (176 and 276 pounds) with males typically weighing about 10% to 20% more than females--about the same size as the American black bear.