Father Ted

Introduction The lyric poem “Mirror” was written in 1961 by the late Sylvia Plath. This poem was not published until 1971; ten years after it was written. “Mirror” was written two years before Plath separated from her husband and shortly after committing suicide. “Mirror” speaks freely about women and their obsession with appearance and aging. In a way Plath used Mirror, in order to portray what she herself had been dealing with, in a time where she felt the most vulnerable and insecure as she was

Fredrick Deeming born on the 30 July 1853, was an English man, who was hanged in Australia for the murder of his two wives and their children. After his execution suspicions began to arise about whether he had any responsibility in the Whitechapel murders. The white Chapel murders were series of grotesque killings in 1888 which was mainly targeted at the prostitutes in the poverty stricken Whitechapel district. Fredrick Deeming was a renowned Australian con-artist, thief and serial killer. He was

serial killer does, we must define what a serial killer is. A serial killer is defined as someone who murders three or more people during separate events. A serial killer is additionally is a person whom everybody knows as a friend a lover of even a father but nobody knows this killer's instinct until it's too late. “His background had shown no clue that, one day, he’d kill..” A man or woman doesn't wake up one day and decide to kill. What makes a person want to kill and why can't we get into a serial

Imagine a scenario of a scorpion and a frog on the bank of a river and both need to get to the other side. A scorpion cannot swim across the river so it asks the frog if it can hop onto the frog’s back for a ride, but the frog knows that the scorpion will sting him once he hops onto his back since it is in his nature to do so. The scorpion uses his charm to eventually convince the frog to allow him to hop onto his back. As soon as the scorpion climbs onto the frog’s back, he stings him. This is what

Introduction Many researchers in the field of criminology, psychology as well as sociology have interests in serial killers, why they kill, and the reason for criminal behavior in general. One aspect of serial murders that is particularly intriguing are those who kill in teams, specifically male and female teams. One case that many researchers in these fields analyze is the case of Myra Hindley and Ian Brady. Birch (1994) looks into the details of male and female team killing and gives an overview

women across three different states. But how would the FBI find this person? The more they read in to the case, the victims, and how the crime was committed it became more obvious who was behind these horrific crimes. Eventually the FBI arrested Ted Bundy for the murder of over 30 women. Each one has a different motive which causes the victims and the crime to be different, but what about their brain chemistry. In many cases, it has been found that many murderers have a distinctive personality

72 years ago, 16 year old Paul Martin and 15 year old Betty Jo Booker were killed at the entrance to Spring Lake Park. The attack made people begin to realize that there was a serial killer on the loose in Texarkana, the “Phantom Killer.” According to my source, txktoday.com, they were not the first victims. Earlier that year, February 22nd, 1946, both Jimmy Hollis and Mary Jeanne Larey were attacked as well on a secluded road known as “lovers” lane, but survived. Mary Jeanne Larey ran to a nearby

Theodore “Ted” Bundy was an infamous, coast-to-coast American serial killer who kidnapped, assaulted, and raped numerous of young women. He faked injuries and posed as state officials to lure female victims, raped them, and used strangulation and/or blunt trauma as primary killing methods. Bundy was first convicted in 1976 after Carol DaRoach, who he failed to kidnap, identified him in a police lineup. He was sentenced 1 to 15 years for attempted kidnapping in Utah. Bundy was later transferred

Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. He crept around the East End of London looking for women who it seemed like no one would miss. Leaving very few clues behind and taunting letters, he mocked the police and people of London. Our ever changing understanding about Jack the ripper demonstrates how difficult it can be to identify a killer. So was this person that people called Jack the Ripper? “Now as then, monarchs, investigators and the general public do not know

Theodore "Ted" Bundy (American killer and rapist) was born November 24, 1946 in Burlington, Vermont. Bundy showed an unusual interest in the macabre at an early age. Around the age of 3, he became fascinated by knives. As a teenager, Bundy started to peer in people's windows and stole things he wanted from other people. Many of his victims resembled his ex girlfriend—attractive students with long, dark hair. He usually killed his victims by raping them before beating them to death. There is not an