Category: Serial Killer

The Zodiac Serial Killer: An Undiscovered Identity In July of 1969, the start of what would be one of the most nationally renowned unsolved cases began in the Northern areas of California. The San Francisco Examiner, a popular newspaper, received a coded letter that contained a shocking and eerie message. The sender of this letter…

The Zodiac Killer: An Astrological Horror In most American cities the late 60[ to early 70[ was a time of peace and tranquility, but for the residents of the San Francisco Bay area, that time is forever stained red by the blood of the Zodiac[ victims. From the late 1960s to the early 1970s a…

Serial Killers And Child Predators Throughout history, there has been a big discussion on what the definition of a serial killer is. The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines serial killing as a series of two or more murders, committed as separate events, usually, but not always, by one offender acting alone (United States, Congress, et.,…

The Golden State Killer: A Man Who Was Feared For Over 40 Years The United States was the leading country in producing serial killers during the 1970s. One serial killer who evaded law enforcement for 40 years is Joseph James DeAngelo; by understanding his background and the impact he had on communities throughout, it is…

Serial Killer: John Wayne Gacy Introduction John Wayne Gacy was the serial killer who killed 33 young men. He was born on March 17, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois and died on May 10, 1994, in Joliet, Illinois. During that time in history, no one was convicted of killing so many people. He was a pillar…

Serial Killers: Dorian Gray VS Ted Bundy Dorian Gray and Ted Bundy were both Serial Killers. But one is a Fictional Character and the other was a Real Person. Serial Killer, someone who commits a Series of Murders, most of the time with no single purpose and sometimes they do follow a predictable behavior pattern…

Essay on Serial Killers: Analysis of Social Factors Was conducting my research, I found that there is a massive debate in criminology over whether serial killers are born serial killers or made that way by things such as social factors. This is called nature and nurture; nature refers to all the genes and hereditary factors…

Development Of Ted Bundy As A Serial Killer Theodore Robert Bundy most commonly referred to as Ted Bundy was one of the most infamous American serial killers in history. His known active killing spree was between 1973 and 1978. Before his execution Ted confessed to over 30 murders, although police suspect the actual number is…

Inside The Mind Of A Serial Killer What makes a serial killer? What drives them towards sadistic murder? What are the roots of their cold-blooded brutality? Is it a result of an abusive childhood or were they born with it? This has been a question for hundreds of years. Is a Killer Born or made?…

Aileen Wuornos Serial Killer through Social Control Theory: Essay The case of Aileen Wuornos is a difficult one, there are many factors that combine when attempting to understand why she committed the murders of 7 men and her practice of prostitution. Wuornos had a difficult upbringing as she was raised by her grandparents her mother…