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    The infamous “Green River Killer” otherwise known as Gary Ridgway was one of the more interesting cases that I had come across while researching criminals to choose as a topic, mainly because there was so much media coverage regarding this case. Gary was convicted of killing at least forty eight plus people, and had confessed to killing more than seventy people; I can only really wonder what could cause him to commit such atrocious crimes, which is what led me to choosing him as my topic of interest

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    Introduction Findings in this article are designed to ask questions and gain a better understanding of 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

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    For years criminal profilers within the FBI have assisted law enforcement agencies with solving cases. Criminal profilers identify criminal characteristics based on an examination of the crime scene, evidence, the nature of the crime, and the victim. According to Brent Turvey, in his book, Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, the criminal profile is a report that includes probable psychological, geographical, physical, relational, or social characteristics of the offender

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    “The Killer Clown,” is a nickname many won’t forget. Throughout the 1970’s, this man quietly rampaged the streets of a suburb in Chicago, kidnapping young men and shattering the lives of their families. He carried out his crimes until he was captured in the late ‘70s. The killer clown was revealed to be the man known as John Wayne Gacy. His case was very unique. He struggled with his sexuality and even had an alter ego known as “Pogo the Clown” (Morrison). According to Gacy, this alter ego controlled

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    3 of The Most Insane Vampire Criminals Ever If the greatest mystery in the world is aliens, then vampires are right behind them. For many people, when they hear the word vampire they think of a blood sucking fictional being. Over the years, there has been numerous stories on past vampire crimes. Whether these are actually true or not is still in question, but these three vampire crimes are still insane. FIRST VAMPIRE CRIMINAL Countess Elizabeth Bathory was a very despicable woman who spent her

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    Al Capone Crimes

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    Out of all the crimes committed by criminals such as, Al Capone, Charles Luciano, Dutch Schultz and Frank Nitti several crimes stand out. From murder to savage attacks the gangsters have done many ungrateful deeds within the last decade. The four criminals that were named have created moments that should be shared with the public. Al Capone has murdered several people when he lived his life on the streets and one memorable crime he committed was the mass murder of Saint Valentine. The massacre

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    The monster that I will be talking about is in the novel called “Twilight”. The novel is also a movie saga and there are four books of them. Twilight's creature is one of the supernatural monsters that has been around for a really long time. The monster and his family are basically legends who lived for over hundreds of years. The monster I am speaking of is Edward Cullen. He and his family are vampires. They are not like most vampires, they do not feed on human blood. They feed on animal blood

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    Sweeney Todd is a name known far and wide throughout 1785, London. He is referred to as a monster by many people, though how many know the history behind his mass murder spree? Sweeney was born on October 26, 1756, in East London. His parents were both silk weavers, his father, however, was an abusive drunk. He would often come home under the influence and would beat both his wife and his only child. His mother, however, would kiss him and call him a pretty boy. Though Todd didn’t quite like that

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    I have been directing all my focus on a kidnapping case for the past three months; an 18 year old girl was kidnapped at 8:45; three months ago. Without any leads I was only following whispers I heard on the streets. Until yesterday, when observing the bay and its wildlife, Tomas Moore a marine biologist discovered a box on the west edge of the bay. Being out of the ordinary he reported it to the police because of the immense amount of predators surrounding it. He described it, saying “Each predator

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    I found the article in the MCTC library, I 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

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