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The First 48: Personal Narrative

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I watched an episode of “The First 48” were there was a murder that happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Atlanta Georgia. The title of the episode is “Bloody Valentine/Storm Warning.” The suspect in the first story was the ex-boyfriend who shot the father of his ex-girlfriend’s son due to jealousy and anger. The first suspect had multiple arrests for assault and domestic violence. The ex-girlfriend broke up with the suspect because of domestic violence and she told him that her ex was over to spend the night with his son and this is what caused the suspect to come over to her house and eventually committed the murder. The second suspect murdered a rival gang member because he heard rumors that his gang was going to rob him. The suspect shot at the …show more content…

The suspects on this show usually are serial killers and commit multiple murders. One episode was about a serial killer who witnessed the murder-suicide of his parents. The boy at 8 years-old watched his father murder his mother and then shoot himself and this lead him to commit crimes as an adult. I think that this would be a case where chapter three would say would be an example of genetics leading to criminal behavior. The suspect physically was lean and physically fit and dressed well. His physical characteristics would not lead anyone to assume that he was a criminal. This shows the opposite of the characteristics that are showcased in reality crime shows. Serial criminals are usually profiled as white males. I think that the show cast actors that would fit this profile that they have studied of those serial killers that they are portraying in their shows and episodes. Another episode that I watched was about a man who was falsely accused of rape by a white woman during times of racism and he was brutally beaten and his genitals were mutilated. He received a letter from the dying accuser and this set him off to kill those who brutalized him or their family members to get revenge. The actor was an older African American man who would not be thought of as a serial killer based on his physical appearance. He was physically fit, well mannered, and a family man. The two suspects were not withdrawn and interacted with neighbors and worked jobs that helped other people. They would be the opposite of what is described as schizoid in the

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