Category: Serial Killer

Table of Contents Introduction Role of his family How Gacy evolved into a killer How police captured him Number of victims Trial and execution Lessons learnt Conclusion References Introduction John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer who killed 33 victims. He was born in 1942 and died in 1994 after injection with a lethal…

Table of Contents Introduction Offender Profiling Overview Investigative Psychology Forensic Science Conclusion Reference List Introduction Crime prevention is one of the most prioritized objectives of law enforcement organizations globally. From these considerations, offender profiling or investigative analysis of the criminals behavior is an effective method of predicting the offenders future actions (Canter and Youngs, 2003).…

Introduction The phenomenon of female serial killers is a rare process that is widely used to research different aspects of criminology and psychology from the gender perspective. There are different reasons for women to commit crimes, but they can be both similar and different from males reasons. Female serial killers can have similar social issues…

Table of Contents Introduction Case Description and Background Family History and Upbringing General Strain Concept Social Learning Concept Psychological Character Conclusion References Introduction Laws of their specific countries govern all native citizens; failure to abide by them may lead to punishment (Ruggiero, 2021). However, despite the strict measures against law-breaking, there are still natives partaking…

Introduction Ted Bundy, also known as Theodore Robert Bundy, is among the renowned serial killers in history. He was linked to the kidnap, assault, and murder of many women across different states, including Washington, Utah, Florida, and Colorado. Due to the unique nature of his killings and how he used to lure his victims, several…

Serial murders are the most common form of multiple murder in the United States. It is characterized by the killing of three or more people over a period of days, week, or even years in between them. Research shows that the increase in the amount of serial murders, that has occurred in the second half…

For my paper, I chose to examine the case of Johann Jack Unterweger, a convicted serial killer who for a short time gained worldwide notoriety for his crimes but now is barely remembered except by those who were alive during his exploits. Unlike his more famous brethren such as Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, or…

Killing another human being is arguably the most cruel and unforgiving crime a person could commit, especially when they plan and execute multiple elaborate murders. When murders are planned out, and the killing continues, a serial killer is born. There are four different types of serial killers. Those who crave power and control, those who…

Abstract This paper focuses on the serial killings of John Robinson. Robinson was known at the first internet killer or Slavemaster. The paper will begin by analyzing the killer in serval aspects including criminal patterns, methods, means, modus operandi, and victimology. Robinsons criminal spree continued for well over a decade filled with gruesome and disturbing…

Psychology is the science of behavior and mental processes. Behavior is anything an organism does and any action we can observe and record. Mental processes are the internal, subjective experiences we infer from behavior- sensations, perceptions, dreams, thoughts, beliefs, and feelings(Myers). The key word in the psychology definition is science. It can help evaluate the…