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In the early 1800s, doctors who worked with mental patients began to notice that some of their patients who appeared seemingly normal had what they termed a “moral depravity” or “moral insanity,” in that they seemed to possess no sense of ethics or of the rights of other people . The term “psychopath” was first applied to these people around 1900. The term was changed to “sociopath” in the 1930s to indicate the damage they do to society . Currently researchers have returned to using the term “psychopath

1978, Robert Piest was reported missing by his mother. He was last seen meeting John Wayne Gacy for a potential job. On December 21 they searched Gacy's house finding bodies hidden under the house,garage and later found more in the Des Plaines River. The young men were lured by false jobs and were sexualy assulted and later strangled and buried. Over 33 bodies of missing boys were found in Gacy's house. Gacy is not the only one in the world who has taken the life of many innocent people. Over the

for their killings and behavior such as: Henry Lucas blamed his upbringing, Jeffrey Dahmer claims he was born with a “part” of him missing, Ted Bundy said porno made him do it and John Wayne Gacy turned the blame around and said the victims deserved to die. Many killers blame their families for

about their deeds. Serial killers have made many excuses for their killings and behavior such as: Henry Lucas blamed his upbringing, Jeffrey Dahmer claims he was born with a “part� of him missing, Ted Bundy said porno made him do it and John Wayne Gacy turned the blame around and said the victims deserved to die. Many

Art has been apart of humanity for about 300,000 to 700,000 years and has served as a form of expression ever since. With expression comes interpretation and with interpretation comes controversy. Controversy can be found in all forms of art such as music, illustrations, and even television shows. Controversy in artwork can affect the consumer in numerous ways and some may argue how the controversy affects the consumer. Author Jessica Hopper shows how controversy in art can lead to a stronger emotional

A serial killer is to be known as a killer that will pause for a long period of time before killed more peope. After a serial killer killed one person, they would wait months or years before they killed another and pause after that and they did that till they were caught. But, a man or woman doesn’t just decide one day that they will kill people, it all starts when they were a child. What makes a person want to kill and why can’t we get into a serial killers mind? It may be the way they were raised

During that time is typically when the father would leave and no longer be in the picture. When John Wayne Gacy was a young boy, his father would come home and head straight for the basement where he would sit and drink. If any of the family members would come near the intoxicated Mr. Gacy, he would chase them away. At dinner he would come up and fight and beat his wife and children. John Gacy later would kill thirty-three young men, burying them underneath his his home (Serial

Psychopaths have been around for more than a century, and have found themselves to be able to make the public fear them. Belle Gunness, the Zodiac Killer, and John Wayne Gacy are all examples for the character traits compatible with psychopathy and have been able to provide more reason to the research of psychopaths. Statistically, psychopathy is found in three percent of the male population and in one percent of one percent of the female population. A psychopath’s behavior of exploitation, lying

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 who he was and forced him to kill. Cases like Gacy’s is where the question of insanity appears. This has led many forensic psychologists to raise the question

childhoods. Whilst I will look at various different killers to reach more rounded conclusions (see appendix for comparison table), this essay will focus on four in detail to examine the debate; Ted Bundy (1946-89), Jeffery Dahmer (1960-1994), John Wayne Gacy (1942-1994) and Gary Ridgway (1949-present). What is definition of a serial killer? A Serial Killer is often defined as a person who murders more than three people in separate events with a "cooling off period" between the killings. Serial killers