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As one of the most famous hard-boiled crime fictions, The Long Goodbye enjoys its reputation not only for the story itself, but also for its delicate social criticism. In fact, this novel is representative of how female characters are formed in the noir world. There are basically three main female characters in the book: the victim Sylvia Lennox, her sister Linda Loring, and the criminal (or villain) Eileen Wade. These characters show the typical roles that women play in the noir world – women can be very emotional, and thus commit crimes. Compared with men, who may get involved with crime for money, revenge and other issues, women seem to have more emotional desires, which in most cases involve love. In The Long Goodbye, Eileen, the representative of “Blonde,” somehow also portrays the “femme fatale” image that would often appear in noir fiction, while Linda Loring, who is pure and innocent and who falls in

26 year old Maggie Shawcross lived the life of an average housewife. She stayed at home every day taking care of her two children Janice and Erich Shawcross, while her husband Robert was busy away as a prestigious lawyer. Few would guess that this average example of an all American woman would be capable of murder.

The reader immediately thinks of Mark Kinney and so does Susan McConnell. Right after her mom reads to her it a clinical description of psychopaths.

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“Women cannot be murderers.” Even though this was not explicitly stated in the newspapers, The Boston Herald in its article “Lizzie Borden” conveys the perception that the feminine ways associated with women would make it impractical for women to commit murder. Lizzie Borden, a young lady accused of brutally killing her stepmother and father with multiple blows to their heads with a hatchet was described as a religious, sincere, and modest human being in The Boston Herald’s article covering Lizzie’s life before and after the murders. During Lizzie’s youth, she suffered from isolation because of her reserved personality and belief that nobody appreciated her presence, but in womanhood turned her life around and attain friendships who vouched for her good character during the time of the investigation. The Boston Herald’s article “Lizzie Borden: Her School and Later Life - A Noble Woman, Though Retiring”, successfully persuades the reader of Lizzie Borden’s innocence with the focus on her femininity through diction and logic.

Overall the book gives a level of depth and openness that was startling as an uninformed individual. As the book is a direct insight to Lori’s schizophrenic mind as she recalls in detail her thoughts and experiences revolving her stays in the psychiatric ward and halfway houses. Indeed the progression of Lori’s illness is reflected in the author of the chapters in her book. For in the middle of the book, where Lori is in the depths of her psychosis, the story is carried on by her parents

Although serial killers come in all shapes and sizes, there is a general profile that criminologists go by when trying to profile a criminal. The typical serial killer is a white male in his late 20s to early 30s, kills within his own race, his targeted victims share specific characteristics, and his method of murder is “hands on” in means of strangulation. The types of serial killers include visionaries, missionaries, lust killers, thrill killers, gain killers, and power seekers. Depending on the type of serial killer, their profile may change; for example, certain clues from missionary-type killers can help decide their religious affiliation. Also, certain types of serial killers may generally have different age groups. Most serial

As if molded directly from the depths of nightmares, both fascinating and terrifying. Serial killers hide behind bland and normal existences. They are often able to escape being caught for years, decades and sometimes an eternity. These are America’s Serial Killers (America’s Serial Killers). “Even when some of them do get caught, we may not recognize what they are because they don’t [sic] match the distorted image we have of serial killers” (Brown). What is that distorted image? That killers live among everyday life, they are the ones who creep into someone’s life unknowingly to torture and kill them. The serial killers that are in the movies, Norman Bates, Michael Myers, and the evil master mind of SAW, these characters are just that

While reading the article the audience, she is wheeling in are individuals who are looking to have a conversation while having sympathy for Patty Hearst. Ironically, Patty Hearst is a key factor when reading this entire article. Hearst is the owner of Marie Claire and the one who is taken hostage by the SLA group. The relationship Hearst and Sara Jane Olson (Kathleen Soliah) is that Hearst had joined the group and made explosive devices which one of two were unsuccessful in killing a policeman (McKelvey, page 2). She also is linked in help robbing the Crocker National Bank in Carmichael, California by having marked bills in her apartment. She has a potential murder charge (capital offense) for killing a woman shot dead when escaping the robbery in California, by masked Emily Harris (McKelvey, page 2). McKelvey’s article isn’t focused on the SLA as a terrorist group and their actions, but rather on how an ordinary family goes through a difficult time due to a powerful secret kept by one of their

In her first book, it starts off with three characters, which is: Jessica Black, Darius Black, and Antasia Mitchell. Jessica Black is a broken teenage girl who has been in many foster homes because of her parents' death. Jessica is considered broken because, she has been sexually assaulted, abused in many ways, and put through way more than what a teenage girl should go through. Although Jessica has been in and out

Mary E. Wilkins Freeman’s short story “The Long Arm” is based on the famous Lizzie Borden narrative, following the prominent story of a daughter being accused of the murder of her miserly father. Both Lizzie and her fictional counterpart, Sarah Fairbanks, were made to look guilty based on the destruction (or alteration, in Sarah’s case) of a dress that was thought to hold incriminating evidence. However, they both were acquitted based on a lack of compelling evidence against them. Despite these similarities, Freeman did change some aspects of the tale in order to provide a commentary on gender and more closure than the Borden case provided. In the story, Freeman provided Sarah a love interest (whom her father disapproved of), which offered her an additional motive. The forlorn lover, Henry, gave authorities another possible suspect in the case. While there has been some speculation of Lizzie having a secret lover, no theories have been proven, and certainly no romantic interests were accused of the murders. Another addition to “The Long Arm” was a clear confession of guilt at the end of the story, including a clear motive and step-by-step depiction of the whole ordeal. Freeman also excluded prominent figures from her version of the narrative, such as Abby Borden (Lizzie’s stepmother and second murder victim), Emma Borden (Lizzie’s older sister), and Bridget (the family maid).

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.

A serial killer is a person who murders three or more people, usually in service of abnormal psychological gratification, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant break which can also be called a "cooling off period” between them. There are different types of serial killers. Some are mission oriented serial killers; others are visionary killers. There are equally power and control killers and thrill or hedonistic killers. There are many serial killers in the world at large with different motives for killing. Some people are serial killers on their own while others kill as a couple. In this case, we will talk about serial killers as a couple. We have the Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo who have a mix of hedonistic killers and power and control killers. We equally have Ray and Faye Copeland which also falls under power and control killers. The paper will focus on the background, victims, and trail of Ray and Faye Copeland and Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo.

Lisa Scottoline in the novel, Lady Killer, skillfully illustrates the reality between the law and relationships. Scottoline supports her demonstration by telling the story between Mary DiNunzio, her work, and friendships. Scottoline’s purpose is to capture the reader with realistic events that are normally not talked about in order to grasp the interest of her readers, and reveal the reality of criminal justice. Scottoline writes in a conversational tone for her young readers without previous knowledge about criminals nor law.

Kate Johnson is 25 years old and 5’4” tall; she has long brown hair, which she mostly keeps straight, and fair skin. She enjoys reading and the pursuit of knowledge; she has a bachelor’s degree in English and Journalism. She is from Yuma, Arizona, which is close to the Mexican border. When she was only 14, her younger sister, Amelia, 8 at the time, was kidnapped. Evidence has led the police to believe that she was kidnapped for the sex trade, but the case ran cold. Despite this, Kate hasn’t given up; knowing that she is fighting a losing battle, Kate focuses her reporting talent on human trafficking, and writes an ongoing series on the subject for The Times.