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Serial KillersChristine Marolda
Mary Daugherty
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Why Serial Killers?
(Paramount)
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Background Information
FBI definition of serial killings
Series of 3+ In the United States
Have common characteristics that suggest thepossibility that the crimes were committed by the
same actor or actors (Serial Murder) 4 types of serial killers
power and control visionary
mission hedonistic (Chase)
(Seal and Motto)
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Organized & Disorganized Criminals
Disorganized, Asocial Offenders Organized, Nonsocial Offenders
IQ below average, 80-95 range IQ above average, 105-120 range
socially inadequate socially adequate
lives alone, usually does not date lives with partner or dates frequently
family emotional abuse, inconsistent family physical abuse, harsh
usually a high school dropout may be college educated
may contact victims family to play games usually contacts police to play games
kills at one site, considers mission over kills at one site, disposes at another
usually leaves body intact may dismember body
responds best to counseling interview responds best to direct interview
not interest in police work a police groupie or wannabee
(OConnor)
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Nature vs. Nurture
(Current Worldwide)
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Nurture
68% of serial killers report some sort of
abuse
Abused children are 40% more likely to
commit a violent crime.
Absent Parents
(Scott, Shirley L.)
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Nature
Oxytocin: The cuddle hormone
This hormone has been proven to affect a persons
empathy.
Traumatic events affect this hormone. Monoamine oxidase A
Warrior Gene
Serotonin and Dopamine
Orbital Cortex Involved with ethical behavior.
(The Brain of a Serial Killer)
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PET Scan
From left to right: normal person, murderer with atroubled childhood, murderer with a relatively standard
childhood (Sabbatini)
(Sabbatini)
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Gary Ridgway (The Green River Killer)
Grew up poor withviolent parents.
Was described asfriendly but strange.
Had a low IQ andstruggled in school.
At sixteen he stabbed asix year old boy.
Began Killing at thirty-three
Committed moremurders than anyone in
the US.(Gary Ridgway Biography)
(Gary Ridgway Biography)
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Ted Bundy
Grew up in a good,Christian home with
four other siblings.
Was popular in high
school.
Graduates from UW
with a psychology
degree.
Started killing at 28.
Killed over 30 women,
all with a similar
appearance. (Bell, Rachael)(Bell, Rachael)
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Quotes From Ted Bundy
We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we
are everywhere. And there will be more of your childrendead tomorrow.
I didnt know what made people want to be friends. I
didnt know what made people attractive to one another.I didnt know what underlay social interactions.
I dont feel guilty for anything. I feel sorry for peoplewho feel guilt. (Vronsky)
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Jeffrey Dahmer
Parents absent
during childhood Outcast in high
school
Dropped out ofcollege, joinedmilitary
Raped, killed and
dismembered 17boys and men
(Jeffrey Dahmer) (Martinez)
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Dahmer Articles
"Jeffrey Dahmer." Milwaukee's Finest.
"Jeffrey Dahmer." Milwaukee's Finest.
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Dennis Rader
Appeared to be anaverage boy growing
up.
Developed fantasies
about bondage,control, and torture
at an early age.
Poor grades in
college, joined the airforce.
BTK killer.
Convicted of killing
10. (Dennis Rader-BTK)
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Dorothea Puente
Grew up in an orphanage
Multiple abusive
relationships
Brief time in jail for checkfraud
Killed for Social Security
checks
Murdered 3-9 elderly
and/or disabled at her
boarding house (Dorothea
Puente), (Vronsky)
(Female Serial Killers)
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Puentes Boarding House
(Home of Notorious Serial Killer)
(Dorothea Puente. True Crime XL.)
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Boarding House, contd...
(Home of Notorious Serial Killer)
(Home of Notorious Serial Killer)
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Conclusion
Scientists believe that psychopaths are
made from three ingredients:
Genetic
Makeup
Brain
Patterns
Childhood
abuse or
Violence
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Work Cited
Barker, Susan E. "Oxytocin : The Cuddle Hormone." Oxytocin : The Cuddle Hormone. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov.
2013.
Bell, Rachael. Ted Bundy. Crime Library. TruTV, 2013. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.
Chase, Jennifer. "Investigating Four Types of Serial Killers." CrimeSpace. Ning, 7 Jan. 2012.
Web. 7 Nov. 2013.
"Current Worldwide Homicide/Murder Rate." ChartsBin. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.
Dennis Rader-BTK Killer-a Biography. Blogspot.com.N.p. N.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.
"Dorothea Puente." NNDB. Soylent Communications, n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.
"Dorothea Puente." True Crime XL. N.p., 24 July 2012. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.
"Female Serial Killers." Dorothea Puente. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.
Gary Ridgway Biography. Bio.com.A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.
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Works Cited, contd.
"Home of Notorious Serial Killer Where Elderly Tenants Were Buried in the Yard Opens as a
Macabre Tourist Attraction (and There's Even a Model of the Murderer Holding a Spade)." Mail
Online. N.p., 13 Sept. 2013. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.
"Jeffrey Dahmer." Milwaukee's Finest. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.
"Jeffrey Dahmer." Serial Killers Murders. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.
Martinez, Phillip. "Third Coast Daily." Inside The Jeffrey Dahmer Files Comments. N.p., 1 Oct.
2012. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.
O'Connor, T. "Profiling Serial Killers." MegaLinks in Criminal Justice. N.p., 04 Nov. 2012. Web.
04 Nov. 2013.
"Paramount Re Announces "Zodiac." HighDefDiscNewscom RSS. N.p., 18 Sept. 2007. Web. 21
Nov. 2013.
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Works Cited, contd.
Ramsland, Katherine. "The Many Sides Of Ted Bundy." Forensic Examiner22.3 (2013): 18-25.
Criminal Justice Abstracts. Web. 7 Nov. 2013.
Sabbatini, Renato M.E. "The Psychopath's Brain." Brain & Mind. Brain & Mind Magazine, n.d.
Web. 04 Nov. 2013.
"Seal and Motto." FBI. FBI, 21 May 2010. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.
"Serial Murder." Federal Bureau of Investigation. Ed. Robert J. Morton. U.S. Department of
Justice, 21 May 2010. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.
Scott, Shirley L. "Childhood Abuse." What Makes Serial Killers Tick? Crime Library on
TruTV.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2013.
"The Brain of a Serial Killer." Best Counseling Degrees. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013."The
Brain of a Serial Killer." Best Counseling Degrees. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.
Vronsky, Peter. Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters. New York: