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| | Serial Killers | | | Saturday, May 10, 2008 (3:26 PM)
(I'm feeling determined) | | | Power and control
Their main objective for killing is to gain and exert power over their victim. Such killers are sometimes abused as children, leaving them with feelings of powerlessness and inadequacy as adults. Often they indulge in rituals that are linked, often very specifically, to forms of abuse they suffered themselves. Many power/control-motivated killers sexually abuse their victims, but they differ from hedonistic killers in that rape is not motivated by lust but as simply another form of dominating the victim.[13] | | | 45 Views | 0  Thumbs Up | 0 Comments |  |
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| | Serial Killer | | | Saturday, May 10, 2008 (3:25 PM)
(I'm feeling nostalgic) | | | Gain motivated
Most criminals who commit multiple murders for material ends (such as Mafia hit men) are not classed as serial killers, because they are motivated by economic gain rather than psychopathological compulsion. There is a fine line separating such killers, however. For example, Marcel Petiot, who operated in Nazi-occupied France, could be classified as a serial killer. He posed as a member of the French Resistance and lured wealthy Jewish people to his home, claiming he could smuggle them out of the country. Instead he murdered them and stole their belongings, killing 63 people before he was finally caught. | | | | 40 Views | 0 Thumbs Up | 0 Comments | |
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| | Serial Killer | | | Saturday, May 10, 2008 (3:23 PM)
(I'm feeling devious) | | | Hedonistic
This type kills for the sheer pleasure of it, although what aspect they enjoy varies. This is the most common type of serial killer depicted in slasher and horror movies, psychological thrillers, and so on. Yang Xinhai's post-capture statement is typical of such killers' attitudes: "When I killed people, I had a desire to kill more. This inspired me to kill more. I don't care whether they deserve to live or not. It is none of my concern." Some killers may enjoy the actual "chase" or "trolling" phase of hunting down and ensnaring a victim more than anything, while others may be primarily motivated by the act of torturing and abusing the victim while they are alive. Some, such as Dennis Rader, Wichita's notorious "BTK (Bind Torture Kill) Strangler," who killed 10 known victims, enjoyed both the hunt and torturing his victims after capturing and subduing them. Yet others, like Jeffrey Dahmer, may kill the victim quickly, and then indulge in necrophilia or cannibalism with the body. Usually there is a strong sexual aspect to the crimes, even if it may not be immediately obvious; some killers obtain a surge of excitement that is not necessarily sexual, such as David Berkowitz, who got a thrill out of shooting young couples in cars at random and then running away without ever physically touching the victims. It is hypothesized that these individuals have a high tolerance for endorphins. Normal individuals can get a natural high from activities ranging from taking a run to riding a roller coaster. The endorphin rush makes us feel good. Sociopaths have a high tolerance, meaning they must do something that causes more of an endorphin rush. Murdering someone is said to be the biggest endorphin rush one can experience. It is also worth noting that some killers of this type, such as Gary Ridgway, the infamous "Green River Killer," may attempt to justify their actions in missionary terms after being caught (Ridgway, for example, preyed primarily, though not exclusively, on prostitutes and runaways), but their choice of socially "undesirable" victims is often a matter of convenience more than anything else... i.e., they know these types of victims will accompany them alone to secluded locations willingly, will probably not be reported missing until a significant period of time after their deaths, and the deaths/disappearances will generally not lead to a large amount of public outcry.
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| | Serial Killer | | | Saturday, May 10, 2008 (3:20 PM)
(I'm feeling creative) | | | Missionary
So-called missionary killers believe that their acts are justified on the basis that they are getting rid of a certain type of person (often prostitutes or members of a certain ethnicity), and thus doing society a favor. Aileen Wuornos is often described as a missionary killer. In Wuornos' case, the victims were not prostitutes, but their patrons. Dr John Bodkin Adams, meanwhile, was a British fundamentalist Christian (a member of the Plymouth Brethren). His rich, 'non-believing' victims were killed partly in order to redistribute their wealth to people Adams considered more "deserving," usually - but not always - himself.[11] Missionary killers differ from other types of serial killer in that their motive is generally non-sexual.
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| | Serial Killers | | | Saturday, May 10, 2008 (3:16 PM)
(I'm feeling blah) | | | Visionary
Herbert Mullin killed 13 people after voices told him that murder was necessary to prevent California from suffering an earthquake. Mullin went to great pains to "point out" that California did indeed avoid an earthquake during his murder spree.
Edward Gein killed two women (or more, exact number is unknown) who bore passing resemblances to his mother. He also used the flesh of exhumed female corpses to fashion a "woman suit" (as well as various other household adornments, such as curtains and lamp shades) for himself so that he could "become" his mother. After his arrest he was placed in a mental institution for the rest of his life.
Later on There will be alot more about Ed Gein or as I call him- Eddy | | | | 48 Views | 0 Thumbs Up | 0 Comments | |
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| | Serial killer- Motives | | | Monday, May 5, 2008 (4:23 PM)
(I'm feeling Evil) | | | Motives.
The motives of serial killers can be placed into five different categories (suggested by Holmes and DeBurger, 1988), although there may be some serial killers that have characteristics of more than one type.
Contrary to popular opinion, serial killers are rarely insane or motivated by hallucinations and/or voices in their heads. Many claim to be, usually as a way of trying to get acquitted by reason of insanity. There are, however, a few genuine cases of serial killers who were compelled by such delusions. | | | | 35 Views | 0 Thumbs Up | 0 Comments | |
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| | Serail Killers | | | Monday, May 5, 2008 (4:19 PM)
(I'm feeling Evil) | | | Disorganized/Asocial Offenders are often of low intelligence, have a below average IQ (80-95), and commit their crimes impulsively. Whereas the organized killer will specifically set out to hunt a victim, the disorganized will murder someone when the opportunity arises, rarely bothering to dispose of the body but instead just leaving it at the same place in which they found the victim. They usually carry out "blitz" attacks, leaping out and attacking their victims without warning, and will typically perform whatever rituals they feel compelled to carry out (e.g., necrophilia, mutilation, cannibalism, etc.) once the victim is dead. They rarely bother to cover their tracks but may still evade capture for some time because of a level of cunning that compels them to keep on the move. They are often socially inadequate with few friends, and they may have a history of mental problems and be regarded by acquaintances as eccentric or even "a bit creepy." Usually they are very introverted people, too. They have little insight into their crimes and may even block out memories of committing the murders. Ed Gein and Jack the Ripper are prime examples of this type of serial killer.
Arguably the medical profession has produced the most serial killers, primarily as doctors but closely followed by nurses. One example is Harold Shipman, an English family doctor, who portrayed victims as having died of natural causes; between 1971 and 1998 he killed at least 215, and possibly well over 250, of his own mostly elderly patients – and until very near the end of his killings it was not even suspected that any crimes had been committed. | | | | 47 Views | 0 Thumbs Up | 0 Comments | |
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| | Serial Killers | | | Sunday, April 27, 2008 (7:54 PM)
(I'm feeling exanimate) | | | Organized/Nonsocial Offenders--- are usually of high intelligence, have an above average IQ (120+ range), and plan their crimes quite methodically, usually abducting victims, killing them in one place and disposing of them in another. They will often lure the victims with ploys appealing to their sense of sympathy. For example, Ted Bundy would put his arm in a fake plaster cast and ask women to help him carry something to his car, where he would beat them unconscious with a metal bar (e.g. a crowbar), and carry them away. Others specifically target prostitutes, who are likely to voluntarily go with a serial killer posing as a customer. They maintain a high degree of control over the crime scene, and usually have a solid knowledge of forensic science that enables them to cover their tracks, such as by burying the body or weighing it down and sinking it in a river. They follow their crimes in the media carefully and often take pride in their actions, as if it were a grand project. The organized killer is usually socially adequate, has friends and lovers, and sometimes even a spouse and children. They are the type who, when captured, are most likely to be described by acquaintances as kind and unlikely to hurt anyone. Some serial killers go to lengths to make their crimes difficult to discover, such as falsifying suicide notes, setting up others to take the blame for their crimes, and faking gang warfare or natural deaths. Coral Watts, Ted Bundy, and John Wayne Gacy are well-known examples of this type of serial killer. | | | | 50 Views | 0 Thumbs Up | 0 Comments | |
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| | Serial Killers | | | Sunday, April 27, 2008 (10:30 AM)
(I'm feeling weird) | | | A serial killer is a person who murders three or more people with a 'cooling off' period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification.[1] One hypothesis is that all serial killers suffer from some form of Antisocial Personality Disorder.[2] They are usually not psychotic, and thus may appear to be quite normal and often even charming, a state of adaptation which Hervey Cleckley calls the "mask of sanity." There is sometimes a sexual element to the murders. The murders may have been completed/attempted in a similar fashion and the victims may have had something in common, for example occupation, race, or sex.
The term serial killer is said to have been coined by Michigan State University alumnus and FBI agent Robert Ressler in the 1970s.[3] Serial killer entered the popular vernacular in large part due to the widely publicized crimes of Ted Bundy and David Berkowitz in the middle years of that decade. | | | | 48 Views | 0 Thumbs Up | 0 Comments | |
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| | No Clue | | | Thursday, April 3, 2008 (9:21 PM)
(I'm feeling mischievous) | | First Blog
Ok so this is my first ever blog. So what should I say to keep you reading this?? I could just ramble on about nothing to see how long I could keep you reading or I could pick a topic.
Hmm Well I will have to think off something sometime to write about-Maybe I will do a blog on famous quotes from serial killers and talk about the things they did. Yeah Maybe I will start a serial killer blog I am sure that people would be interested in that huh-- Cause people love blood and gore .
Well maybe later then I will do that- Do you like how the words are getting smaller-lol
Just another way to mess with your mind and strain your eyes-lol | | | | 55 Views | 0 Thumbs Up | 1 Comment | |
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