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    Cannibal). Many think that serial killers are insane, not realizing how much thought goes into their killings and picking their victims. They also do not realize how much Serial Killer have in common, all the way from their personality, family life to neurological traits. Yet a very crucial fact that people tend to overlook is the very definition of insanity” A mental illness of such a severe degree that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality” and although Serial Killer may have a very twisted

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    Works Cited “A Condemned Man’s Last Bequest”. People 6 February, 1989 p. 44-51. Gerdes, Louise. Serial Killers. San Diego: Greenhaven Press Inc.2000. Knappaman, Edward W. Great American Trials. Detroit: New England Publishing, Associates, Inc. 1994. Ted Bundy was a brutal serial killer. He was also very charming and handsome to the ladies, which made it easier to prey on them. He admitted to killing over twenty people just before his execution. Many families were relieved when he was finally executed

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    TOPIC: The minds of serial killers and why they do what they do. RHETORICAL PURPOSE: Informative SPECIFIC PURPOSE: I want to inform my classmates more about the misconceptions, behaviors and types of serial murderers in the United States THESIS: There are many false information about serial murderers that get passed around but there are common traits and characteristics to help spot who they are and why they do what they do. Introduction I. Attention-getting device: Dennis Rader was a seemingly

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    Serial Killers: When defining a serial killer many people tend to confuse the various forms of killers with this very popular and highly glorified category. From movies, to books, and everything in between this category makes for a very gruesome and yet interesting view into the human mind and its works better than any of the other forms of murder. When defining a serial killer in my mind, I think of someone who has killed a high volume number of people and simply cannot stop, he shows no remorse

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    the murders of many women from various states within the past five years. From that day forward, Gini always trusted that little voice in the back of her head. The voice that was present that very day when she escaped from one of the most famous serial killers of our time: Ted Bundy.   __________background__________ Theodore Robert Bundy was born November 24th, 1946 in Burlington, Vermont. His mother, Louise Cowell, was twenty-one when she gave birth to him. The only thing that Ted knew about his

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    Lonnie David Franklin Jr. was born August 30, 1952 in Los Angeles, California. Franklin is responsible for 10 murders, but is believed to have committed many more. He received his nickname “Grim Sleeper” due to his 14 year break from his crimes from 1988 to 2002. Most of his victims were black prostitutes or drug addicts. He is believed to prey on this specific type of woman, because he wanted to seek vengeance against a female figure who wronged him in the past. To do so, this meant that he hurt

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    This paper will focus on the well-known Canadian serial killer, Clifford Olsen. Born on January 1st, 1940 in British Columbia, Clifford Olsen can be described as a short and stocky man with brown hair and charming brown eyes. (Martin, 2011) Olsen, at an early age participated in delinquency, and was known for his criminal history of fraud, robbery and assault charges. He was first arrested at the age of 17 and had escaped jail over seven times. (CBC News, 2011) After being released from jail

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    This is a cop show about a unit that specialises in serial killers and other major criminals. Each season or two will focus on a single criminal. There are two special episodes in each season that go back into the criminals past. One of the specials will be dedicated to how the criminal’s childhood affected their live’s. The second special will be about the criminal’s first killing, robbing, raping, etc.The rest of the episodes will be about the criminal’s current crimes. What will make this show

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    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

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    RBAA First Draft: Serial Killers Serial killers have always fascinated society because no one knows how they come to be. People tend to think that being a psychopath is the same as being a serial killer. The acts committed by serial killers are too heinous and horrifying for a normal person to understand. Which is where one of the theories of how serial killers came to be came from. Nature vs. Nurture has been a topic of debate when it comes to serial killers for centuries. The debate is about

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