Richard David Falco: A Case Study

David was from Bethlehem, this is no coincidence seeing as Nathan is from Bethlehem, Georgia. Also David was a shepherd, this relates directly to Nathan in how Leah mentions that Nathan “planned to make a demonstration garden, from which [they’d]... supply food and seeds to the villagers” (Kingsolver 35-36). A shepherd's role is to supply food to their flock, as Nathan is doing in an attempt to feed the Africans (seeing them as animals who can’t be tamed or feed themselves). Also Leah feels that “the grace of [their] good intentions made [her] feel wise, blessed, and safe from snakes” (Kingsolver 36). This shows that Leah feels protected while her father is around as if he is a guardian and that she and the African people are safe from danger. Such as David. However upon reaching the end of the novel, Leah’s perspective shifts and she conversely believes her father is no longer the protecting David, but the threatening Goliath. She states that her “father came only once, with blue flames curling from his eyebrows and tongue”(Kingsolver

In the article “The Prisoner” by Skip Hollandsworth tells the life story of Edwin Debrow, a young boy who grows up in the streets and fell into an out of control spiral when he joined the neighborhood gang. Edwin Debrow will go on to kill a taxi driver at the age of 12 and would now spend most of his life in jail. The author who has done numerous stories about kids and their tragic life has now focused on the case of Edwin

It wasn’t until the final murder, the death of Stacy Moskowitz and brutal attack of Robert Violate where police officers had the most eye witness help. It was from this case, that the Son of Sam serial killer was eventually caught. David Berkowitz was interrogated for about 30 minutes before he willingly admitted that he was the Son of Sam. (Aden 2014)

David made another attempt at receiving a review in August 14th, 1991, claiming that Larry Fisher killed Gail Miller. Joyce’s assistance in convincing people of her son’s innocence through media reports increased public pressure. Consequently, the Minister went to the Supreme Court of Canada for an opinion on the next steps for David’s case. On April 14th, 1992, the Supreme Court of Canada put an end to David’s conviction for the purpose of a new trial. David was finally released from prison; however, his name was still not

Richard’s childhood flat out sucked, it was horrible. The second child of 4, Kuklinski was born in 1935 in Jersey city, New Jersey. Richard’s mother was, for the most part, a loving mother who was also a devout catholic. Richard’s father, Stanley, worked on the railroads. Stanley loved him a sip of some jack daniels, well, maybe not just a sip… Stanley was an alcoholic. Stanley beat Richard, and his other sons when he wasn’t drunk, and when he was drunk it apparently wasn’t any worse than when he wasn’t. All of Stanley’s beatings were brutal. One of Stanley’s sons, Florian, died from being beaten too brutally by

David Berkowitz better known as the “Son of Sam” is from New York. I choose him because I wanted to learn more about what drove him to commit such heinous crimes. I wanted to look into his mind and research why his mind was working like this. Could it be possible that a neurologic defect drove him to become a serial killer?

On the night of January 19,1991 a murder occurred in Laredo, Texas. The Laredo Police made a gruesome discovery in a luxurious home where they discovered three individuals brutually murdered in their sleep. The three involved in coercing this murder were Miguel Angel Martinez, Miguel Venegas, and Milo Flores. Milo, son of an intellectual City Judge, Manuel Flores was a heavy user of drugs and influenced Martinez to try them. Moreover, Milo and Venegas were into drugs and satanism which played a significant role in the murder they committed. One day, the three individuals partied at Milo’s house where there was drugs and alcohol involved. Suddenly, Milo comes up with an idea to vandalize a house and gets an ax and two knives from his home. Milo

Darlie stabbed her two older children to death and faked a home invasion. On the night of June 6, 1996 in Rowlett, Routier called the police telling the operator that an intruder had come into her home and stabbed her and her two little boys. When the police had arrived on the scene her oldest son Devon, 6, was deceased and they tried to revive Damon, 5, but was unsuccessful. She would later testify that she had fallen asleep in front of the television with her two oldest boys, when the intruder entered and attacked her and the children leaving her infant and husband upstairs asleep unharmed. A video was taken eight days after the boy’s deaths of their mother being full of joy and spraying silly string on the graves for Devon’s birthday. Twelve days after the brutal murders of the Routier boys, Darlie Routier was arrested and charged with capital murder. The experts testified that the blood splatter on the back of her shirt had to of come for her reaching over her head each time before she stabbed the boys. More evidence would come flooding in of what the detectives had found, that there were bloody footprints in the kitchen underneath the vacuum and broken glass. The defendant said that the vacuum was there and everything else was there before that dreadful night, if what conspired the way she stated then the evidence wouldn’t have been under the vacuum and it would seem as if she was trying to

In 1985, David Gavitt was convicted of arson and homicide. David and his wife had left candles burning after they had gone upstairs to enjoy some time together. Since his children went to bed, he began to hear his dog pawing at the door and checked to see what the dog wanted. Once he opened the door the living room was engulfed in flames, he smashed a window injuring himself in the process. David was not aware that by breaking the window this made the fire greater because of an increase in oxygen. He then tried to save his wife and children by fighting his way back into the nursery. David was severely burned and suffered second-degree burns. David, wife, and children, were killed in the fire, and he was not able to

Her apartment was also ransacked. She was also in a state of undress, with her legs wide open and the tops of her stockings were tied into bow around her neck. On the same day the next victim Helen Blake, was found. She was a 65 year old caucasian female. She was found at her apartment in Lynn, Massachusetts. This was one of the most gruesome murders. She was found with lacerations to her vagina and her anus. DeSalvo finished his handiwork with his trademark, by tying her bra around her neck in a bow. The next victim of DeSalvo was a 75 year old caucasian female, Ida Irga. Ida Irga was found in her Grove Garden apartment. She was found wearing a torn nightgown, exposing her, her legs were wide open resting on 2 chairs. DeSalvo’s next victim was Jane Sullivan. Jane Sullivan was a 67 year old caucasian female. She was found in her Columbia Road residence. She was found dead in her bathroom, strangled by her nylons. DeSalvo now took a 3 month cool off period and then struck again, murdering and raping Sophie Clark. Sophie Clark was a 21 year old African American student. She was DeSalvo’s youngest

On May 19, 1870 the child that would come to be one of the most disturbing serial killers in history was born. Hamilton Fish grew up in Washington D.C. in a working-class family. He seemed to have a normal life up until his father died when young Hamilton was five-years-old. In the aftermath of the death of the Fish family patriarch, the cost of raising Hamilton and his siblings became more than their mother could afford and the children were sent to orphanages. It was at the orphanage that young Hamilton discovered his proclivity for pain. Punishment within the walls of his new home was often doled out with whips and beatings. Eventually, Hamilton found he enjoyed not only being hurt but also seeing the other children abused, admitting that he loved to hear their screams. Nevertheless, Hamilton ran away every weekend in hopes of escaping the relentless abuse from his peers, who taunted him and made fun of his name by calling him Ham-and-Eggs. Fortunately, after three years his mother found employment with the government which paid enough for her to once again support her children. Upon his return home, young Hamilton begged his mother to change his name, citing the taunting he had received. She obliged by bestowing upon him the name of his deceased brother, Albert.

Good morning everyone, my name is Devin, and today I wanted to tell you the gruesome story of the Crawford family murders. On July 1st, 1970, in a quiet suburban neiboorhood of Melbourne, Australia, a man by the name of Elmer Crawford would brutally murder his wife and three children while they slept. According to a news article by Author Andrew Koubaridis, police alleged after bludgeoning his wife unconscious, Elmer Crawford then took a 50-foot electrical cord, crudely fastened with alligator clips, and attached the clips to his wife Therese’s ears, fatally electrocuting her. What happened next was truly disturbing and horrific, as Elmer Crawford then went room by room, one by one murdering his children “with what pathologist believed was a hammer” (Koubaridis,2015).

Albert DeSalvo, more commonly known as The Boston Strangler, was born on September 3, 1931 and died on November 25, 1973 due to a tragic stabbing while in prison. The reasoning behind DeSalvo’s placement in prison were the heinous acts he had conducted in which he raped over 300 women (The Boston Strangler, (n.d)). However, this was not DeSalvo’s first run-around in prison. Years prior to the imprisonment of DeSalvo, he had been imprisoned for breaking and entering into a house During his second imprisonment, DeSalvo admitted to committing a series of 13 murders called “The Silk Stock Murders.”(insert citation) These murders consisted of the killing of 13 women, ages ranging from 19 to 85, in the Boston area. Due to the extent and absurdity of DeSalvo’s crimes, an investigation was lead into his health to determine if something there was something psychologically altered about DeSalvo. It was later found that DeSalvo was a paranoid schizophrenic. However, in order to trigger these behaviors, something must have psychologically deepened his urge to kill.

In Kirkwood, Illinois, Benjamin and Mary Speck became the proud parents to a baby boy, named Richard Benjamin Speck. Richard was the seventh

David’s mother is dead, but it also figures this sacrificed character as productive of a