Essays Tagged: "Serial killer"

Serial Killers

During the last decade the world has witnessed a staggering elevation in serial killings.To give some insight into the scale of the problem posed by the serial killer, in th ... d homicides, of which some 5,000 are unsolved. Unofficial sources believe that as many as a hundred serial killers may be at large at any given time. Add to this the number of known victims of serial ... is the number of known victims of serial killers, then between 3,500 and 5,000 people are killed by serial murderers every year. (Lane and Gregg 3)These numerous multiple murders, often without conseq ...

(6 pages) 414 0 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Ted Bundy From the Beginning of Taking Life Until the End of His

y's Trail of Terror From the Beginning of Taking Life Until The End of His        Serial killers tend to be white heterosexual males in their twenties and thirties. While it is impos ... erosexual males in their twenties and thirties. While it is impossible to predict who will become a serial killer there are traits that appear to be similar in all killers. These behaviors include cru ...

(9 pages) 319 4 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Silence of The Lambs

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBSClarice Starling, a student preparing for a life in the FBI, hunts a serial killer byuse of vague information given to her by an incarcerated psychologist. Hannibal "The ... he becomes more daring and risk-taking than ever before. From disobeying directorders to pursuing a serial killer in his own dungeon of a basement, Clarice is finallysatisfied with herself and could c ...

(3 pages) 210 1 4.6 Oct/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Consumer Appeal

a mystery-thriller series. The story line is of a young, beautiful white female trying to capture a serial killer/stalker, who killed her husband and continues to stalk her. The show is very detail or ...

(4 pages) 194 0 3.1 Mar/1997

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

WHAT MOTIVATES SERIAL KILLERS?

One of the most controversial questions is that ?Are some children just born bad?? Most serial killers are a victim of or are witnessed to sadistic violence at a very early age. Many other ... nessed to sadistic violence at a very early age. Many other events in childhood may also motivate a serial killer. Ed Kemper, a serial killer as a child took his sister?s dolls? heads off, played exec ... er first. In most cases, the parental abuse is seen barbaric and it also seems little wonder that a serial killer would come from such horrible squalor. As a child, Albert De Salvo; the ?Boston Strang ...

(5 pages) 513 12 4.2 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Jeffry Dahmer "heart Of Darkness". A look into the makings of a killer as exemplified by Jeffry Dahmer

difference anyone can crossover in either direction at any time. One click of the switch and a new serial killer is born. The evil thoughts residing in the subconscious can surface with morbid conseq ... er seemed to be normal, little did anyone know that he would grow up to be one of the most infamous serial killers of all time, let alone the subject of countless books, articles, and essays. Much as ...

(4 pages) 138 2 4.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Beowulf, the one who will be king

posing force arrives in the form of Grendel, a vile creature who's rampages mirror that of a modern serial killer. As the poem draws toward the conclusion, it focuses on the dragon, a creature develop ... yed evil. Likewise, if Grendel is human, then Beowulf has served mankind by eliminating a pestilent serial killer who is beneath (and outcast from) society.However, eliminating the enemies isn't as im ...

(3 pages) 65 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Fantasy's integral role in the creation of a killer

ler, who assaulted and murderedthirteen women keeping the entire city captivated in a state of fear.Serial Killers... Fantasy plays a very important role in creating and ormodeling a serial killer and ... have or follow a trademarked style. All of theseelements combined expose the fantasy portrayed by a serial killer.Pain, does a serial killer have or feel pain for their victims?Sometimes the killer ma ...

(5 pages) 120 0 3.3 Jan/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The date of death

ore window. 'Police are still baffled as the death toll rises now to nine about the identity of the serial killer who still stalks the streets of Brisbane always using a small knife to slay his victim ... think it's him?' Melissa whispered so quietly John had to lean over.' Who?'' Who do you think? The serial killer!' she scowled, becoming irritable from the fear.' Oh Jesus..........' he vacantly star ...

(6 pages) 61 0 4.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Biography of a Serial Killer - Ted Bundy

The Biography of a Serial KillerSerial killers tend to be white heterosexual males in their twenties and thirties. Whil ... erosexual males in their twenties and thirties. While it is impossible to predict who will become a serial killer there are traits that appear to be similar in all killers. These behaviors include cru ... ing, lying, drug and alcohol abuse, and a history of violence. According to Robert Ressler et al., "serial homicide involves the murder of separate of separate victims with time breaks between victims ...

(9 pages) 260 4 4.5 Aug/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Serial Killers

Excellent essay on Serial Killers -Before we can discuss what serial killers do, we must first define what a serial kil ... scuss 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. This would be incorrect because they are two t ... er's victims may not be chosen for any other reason than being in the wrong place at the wrong time.Serial killers are a totally different and more dangerous threat to society. They may not kill many ...

(16 pages) 372 0 3.2 Feb/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Serial Killers

Serial Killers'God, I've never done anything. Help me, help me! God, why is this happening?Help me!' ... creamed as the Son of Sam's .44 caliber bullet tore throughhis temple (Eyes of a Killer, http.//www.serialkiller.com). Serial killers are the mostfamous of all murderers because of their mass numbers ... f all murderers because of their mass numbers of victims and their odd rituals ofkilling. What is a serial killer? A serial killer falls into two categories: psychotics andpsychopaths. Psychotics are ...

(16 pages) 296 0 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

This is about Fitz Lang's Pictures in Motion. This essay dicusses scene analzing. It analyzes some scenes in a movie by Fitz Lang

ost of the shots make the audience feel as if it was part of the movie. This film is the story of a serial killer in Germany and the public's response and fear of him. When police efforts to track him ... most worthless the underground crime scene takes responsibility to track him down and prosecute the serial killer. The film's final scene is a trail for the killer by the underground criminals and a l ...

(3 pages) 30 0 4.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays

This is an essay about the originality of mental health and where it is going from here. How mental health use to be viewed and how far we have come from there.

s of mental illness, like the ones that threaten the social order such as a sociopath who becomes a serial killer. The number of individual in society with these disorders is small, but they constitut ...

(7 pages) 410 2 4.2 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

The Hillside Stranglers by Darcy O'Brien. Crime is the biggest problem facing our society today.

is the biggest problem facing our society. Today society's outrage to crime is misplaced. However a serial killer's act may contribute to society's outrage, and the outrage should be directed towards ... ds of people are killed each year, yet these crimes go unnoticed for the most part. It is only when serial murders are committed that the public takes notice - possibly because of a fear factor. The H ...

(6 pages) 57 0 3.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Capital Punishment -pro Death penalty

person, who stole bread from a grocery store, definitely does not deserve death penalty. However, a serial killer, who kills people for fun or for his personal gain, definitely deserves death penalty. ... they would never be caught, and just keep committing crimes. The perfect example for this would be serial killers. For such people, death penalty should be there, so that others, who even think about ...

(8 pages) 668 3 4.4 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Who was the "Boston strangler"? Discusses the unsolved case.

1962 and January 4, 1964, thirteen single women in the Boston area were victims of either a single serial killer or possibly several killers. At least eleven of these murders became known as victims ... the strangler murders ceased eleven months before De Salvos arrest. And she notes that, while most serial killers pick the same sort of victim, in this case the first six victims were older white wom ...

(4 pages) 70 0 5.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Serial Killer - John Joubert

JOHN JOUBERTA Not-So-Well Known Serial KillerABSTRACTOn a warm summer morning in September of 1983 a young boy's life was about to e ... ind Danny's body. The search was lead by local police and the Nebraska and Iowa FBI. What does this serial killer do after he has killed an innocent boy? This one slept until the afternoon and then th ... e mark on the bodies. When questioned, Joubert confessed to this crime as well.So what made up this serial killers life? He spent his first eight years in Massachusetts. His parents split up and he li ...

(4 pages) 109 0 4.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

The best and worst theories that discribe why crimes happen (eg biological, psychological and sociological.

east describes why crime happens. For example, let's take the case of Jeffery Dahmer. Jeffery was a serial killer that focused on cannibalism. From all of the interviews that were given you would be a ... There was no obvious touchstone in Dahmer's past that can be pointed to as the event that created a serial killer. He had a seemingly normal childhood, living with his father, mother and younger broth ...

(3 pages) 223 0 3.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

The death penalty: pro viewpoint

ore, does not deserve death penalty; rather a hand cut off would serve a better purpose. However, a serial killer, who kills people for fun or for his personal gain, does indeed deserve the death pena ...

(3 pages) 101 0 1.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty