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    female serial killers (Newton, 2002). Therefore, I wanted to take her story and apply it to a criminological theory. Aileen had a traumatic childhood and according to Gottfredson and Hirschi this gave her a low self-control personality. Having a low self-control personality leads to instant gratification and completely fast tasks with little sensitivity to others. Applying the theory of self-control to Aileen as well as the 2003 movie “Monster” gave me an idea of how she became a serial killer. Aileen

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    known serial killers are male, but there are in fact female serial killers as well. Female serial killers make up less than 20% of the serial killer population. The mentions of female serial killers has people thinking of Aileen Wuornos. Aileen was a prostitute who shot and killed seven men; men that she claimed raped or attempted to rape her. The discovery of Wuornos’ killings was one of shock, because it had not been thought of for there to be female serial killers. Opposed to male serial killers

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    what a serial killers mind is like, why serial killers are so popular in American pop culture and, the basic fascination and interest in serial killer cases and, review basic facts and ideas of how we can stop or try to limit cases of serial killer violence and crime, through studies and research. Covering a range of historical, medical and, scientific views in a wide variety of cases and findings, the goal is to expand on the ideas and theories of what causes people to become serial killers. What

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    “Serial killers are human black holes; they scare us because they mirror us,” spoke Shirley Lynn Scott, known author and psychologist. This stands true throughout history, as most serial killers blend in with society. Serial killing is formally defined by the FBI as “a series of three or more killings, having common characteristics such as to suggest the reasonable possibility that the crimes were committed by the same actor or actors.” But what exactly drives someone to kill another human being

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    John Wayne Gacy, who was also referred to as the serial killer clown was born on March 17, 1942. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to the late Marion Elaine Robinson and John Stanley Gacy. Unfortunately, he didn’t have a good relationship with his father being that he was an abusive alcoholic who was also strict since he was Irish and Catholic. During his childhood, he would constantly get beaten by his father, and being that he had certain health conditions he wasn’t allowed to do any school sports

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    the essay “What Makes a Serial Killer?” author LaDonna Beaty discusses the causes of serial killers. Beaty states, serial killers are the most hated and feared out of all the criminals. Over 5000 people will be victimized each year by serial killers alone, says Beaty. Her research estimates there are 350 serial killers within a large society. Beaty stated that investigations on serial killers had been dated back to 1911. However, she also asks, what does a serial killer look like? Beaty gives the

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    searched for the article using the term serial killer. The article was the first to pop up in the list. I went through the article and decided this was a go for it. The title is Healthcare Serial Killers As Confidence Men. The authors are Christine K. Lubaszka, Phillip C. Shon, and Ronald Hinch. The article was published in July 2013 and the genre is a journal. The audience of this article could be a person who wants to know how the mindset of a serial killer works, student using it for a project

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    all over the world came to experience the Chicago World Fair in 1893. Little did they know, about 200 of them would fall victim to Herman Mudgett. Herman Webster Mudgett, or more commonly referred to as H. H. Holmes was known as “America’s First Serial Killer”. Holmes had over 200 estimated victims, whom he had specifically picked out from the Chicago World’s Fair crowd. Chicago’s encounter with Holmes changed how people lived their own lives, people’s outlook on America, and even how the law was enforced

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    What’s the different between a serial killer and a mass killer? A serial killer kills 3 or more people with a pause between each kill. A mass killer kills everyone at once, usually commits suicide or suicide by cop. Why are serial killers hard to catch? It’s because they usually have no connections to their victims. After watching the film Mr. Brooks, I believe he is a psychopath because he understands human emotions well. Example is he can sense when something is being hidden from him such as Mr

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    Serial Killers (Richard Chase vs. Richard Ramirez) Mrs. Stubbs-Mesumbe Business Law Nigel Payne 11/29/15   Most serial killers do horrific crimes because of something that affected them while they were in their childhood. Richard Ramirez • Early Life Richard Ramirez was born in El Paso, Texas, on February 29, 1960.Richard Ramirez father was a Mexican national and was also a former Juarez policeman, who later became a laborer on the Santa Fe railroad. Richard Ramirez father Julian Ramirez father

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