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Criminal psychologists have been examining into cases if serial killers are born or made. In most of these cases, many psychologists have considered multiple clues or indications that lead to why people become these ruthless murderers. What appeared to be a common factor is childhood abuse. Mostly the reason why childhood abuse has appeared to be a noticeable element to consider is because of how serial killers bring up that they have been abused as a child. Because of this, many claim that childhood

this is the case, then what makes a serial killer tick? The definition of a serial killer is; a series of two or more murders committed as separate events usually, but not always, by one offender standing alone. (Brookes, 1988) Over the years, many murderers have been given this term. From the early days of Jack the Ripper, to the most recently publicized case of "the sniper", all have different motives and reasons to the crimes that they commit. Most of the serial killers suffer from mental illness/addictions

Female Serial Killers For the most part the domain of serial homicide is ruled by men. There is however some females that has and can be serial killers. According to Bartol & Bartol (2005) there have been at thirty six female serial killers throughout the United States. In general society we do not like to believe that women are capable of committing such acts, but as we continue to alter our views, moral, and beliefs of women’s equality and feminism there is room for women to be just as likely

Violence in America," on the World Socialist Web Site, they state a studied made by Dr. Lewis and Dr. Pincus supporting this idea. Dr. Lewis, who studies the childhood brain development, and Dr. Pincus studied all murderers and even the notorious serial killers, and said they are the product of child abuse mixed with neurological damage and psychiatric illness, but how? We all assume if adults were abused as children they would grow out of it and seek help, well this is a false thought. Through investigations

as the horrid serial killers that live among us and some even living incarcerated in prisons all across the country. A serial killer is described “as a person who murders three or more people in a period of over a month, with ‘cooling down’ time between murders” (Serial Killers Vs. Mass Murderers). One question being; were killers born with a sense of killing, or did they learn how to become killers over time? Many speculations come from all different kinds of people, but are serial killers born the

The topic of serial killers was chosen for my research topic because of my interest in the psychological of why someone would murder another. This topic was then refined to researching 10 serial killers and identifying why they become serial killers, through a mind map that focused on the idea whether serial killers are born as killers or made into one. This therefore led to the overall research question for this project which is: “Do circumstances create a serial killer or are they born that way

factor that differentiates serial murderers from other homicidal offenders is their reasons to commit such horrendous crimes. Usually, homicidal killers kill because of complex conflicts between families, mobsters, couples, and friends or because money problems. "A psychokiller, I should make clear, is not a regular murderer. A murderer has a vendetta, a nice specific personal thing against his victim" (Serial Killers). However, very different from normal killers, serial murderers are motivated by

The over dramatization of serial killers, and their apprehension has evidently distorted the facts. Civilian’s enthrallment with serial killers has both desirable and undesirable social effects (Gibson, 2006). Although all serial killers share similar characteristics they behave identically to everyone else. Civilians have been misled to believe that serial killers are different from the rest of human kind, that they possess distinguishable characteristics that can be readily identified (Haggerty

Serial Murder The mind behind the crime! Thesis statement: Serial Murderers are not just murderers but also victims of the rotten hand they were dealt. Abstract I. Definition History A. The Most Infamous Killer B. Myth Theory 1. WereWolves 2. Vampires III. Causes A. Serial Killer Characteristics B. Theories VI. Case Studies A. Charles Manson 1. Bibliographical Info 2. Childhood Trauma B. John Wayne Gacy 1. Bibliographical Info

The idea of serial killers has intrigued us all. today’s society profits off them with new television series and biographies of our most infamous killers. Psychologists and sociologists alike want answers as to what makes a serial killer kill. Scientists may explore serial killing through a sociological lens to see if there have been any findings to predispositions of serial killers due to social circumstances. This way, they may have an advantage to preventing serial killers from developing. While