Serial killers:what about them? the psychology of serial killers. some case studies. few spelling errors.over all content was said to be exlent by my teacher.

Essay by tinkerbell11High School, 11th gradeA, June 2004

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We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow" -Ted Bundy

"You feel the last bit of breath leaving their body. You're looking into their eyes. A person in that situation is God!" -Ted Bundy (on the joy of murder).

Before we can discuss what serial killers do, we must first define what a serial killer is. Some people might place serial killers into the same group as mass murderers, but this would be wrong mass killers and serial killers are 2 different times of killers. True, both of these individuals may kill many people, the difference is in the reason they kill and the period over which they kill their victims. An event or a build up of circumstance triggers mass murderers and causes them to act. This could be the result of a stressful situation or frustration either at work or in their private lives.

For whatever reason, they may choose to use a weapon and kill people that they feel are responsible for their problems. They may also kill total strangers in order to get even with whomever or whatever they feel wronged them. Whatever their reason, they are usually cooperative and quite often docile if they survive the episode. It seems that this one-time outburst of violence, usually is enough for the mass killer, and most likely does not happen in the future. While the mass killer may kill many people in one attack, when the attack is over, their mission is complete. The mass killer's victims may not be chosen for any other reason than being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Serial killers are a different and more dangerous threat to society. They kill at least...