Serial Killers

There is many types of serial killers, four to be exact. But each of them are different and unique. Not all killers were born this way, it isn’t something which is picked up by visiting a strange toilet. But people have always asked what made someone want to be so evil to take another’s life, did they have their reasons, were they inspired by others, were they just wanting their own back on someone or were they just full of anger and hatred? No one really knows anymore because of the sudden violence that people get themselves involved in.

A Visionary Motive

This type is considered insane or psychotic .They often hear voices in their head telling them to commit the crime. They may also see visions

Mission-Oriented

This type displays no psychosis to the outside world, while on the inside the killer has a need to rid the outside world of what he considers immoral or unworthy. This type of killer will select a certain group of individuals to kill (prostitutes, young women, gay men, etc.)


Thrill-Oriented
This type is in it for the fun. This killer gets a high from killing. He is very sadistic and kills for excitement.

Lust Killer
This type is a sexual killer, and kills for the pure turn-on. The amount of pleasure the killer derives depends on how much they torture their victim. The more heinous the torture, the more aroused they become. This type is in touch with reality.
So you see not every killer kills for the same reason. They might just have something different. But what would someone do if their loved ones were murdered? Go on a rampage, find the killer and commit the same crime which they are being punished for. But what are the tell tale signs of young people becoming killers?

CHARACTERISTICS

It is said that there is many signs of a young child becoming a serial killer but how do we know? It is done by behavior, a child who has all of these things is more likely
to become a killer than a brain surgeon. But not always!
Compulsive Masturbation, Isolation, Chronic Lying, Bed Wetting, Rebelliousness ,suffers from nightmares, Destroying Property, Fire Setting, Stealing, Cruelty to children, poor body image, Temper Tantrums, Sleeping Problems, Assaulting Adults, Phobias ,Running Away, Cruelty to animals, Accident Prone ,Headaches, Destroying own and others possessions, Eating problems, Convulsions and self mutilation












A personality of a serial killer isn’t what everyone expects to find, most people look for the cold hearted self minded psycho. But not all killers are like that, they are far from it to be exact. A lot of people think that someone who is on the streets, low income, poor housing accommodation and an abusive childhood. But that’s not true at all there is cases when it is true but here is how most killers are never suspected.
Most killers are white male between 25-35 years old. Can have a high or low income support.
They can have a high intelligence. And is often married with children and got a career.

What kind of victims does a killer go for? Victim Characteristics show many things in the lines of why does the killer crave to kill.

Serial Killers enjoy extending the suffering of the victims, they get a lot of power by determining whether their victim will live or die and they may torture their victim for several days to obtain as much pleasure as possible.

Victims of serial killers have no profile. Most victims are chosen at random, just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some serial killers have a preference for their victims, choosing to eliminate a certain group of people (prostitutes, young women, children, etc.).
Unlike mass murderers, serial killers select the victim. The killer will fantasize about the murder until the fantasy is no longer enough to bring about pleasure, and he must commit the crime. The serial killer will survey the location, and take every precaution to not get caught. Then they seek out the victim and murder them.
Serial killers are seeking an object or prop to victimize, not a partner. Jeffrey Dahmer was searching for a living, breathing zombie who would do whatever he wanted and would never refuse or leave. The victims share personality traits such as vulnerability and confusion.
The killer’s actions
The normal person has already fantasized about killing a person in particular, they have thought about ways to kill that person whether its poison, a knife attack or decapitation. Once they have everything under control and they have prepared everything to prevent getting caught. Then the killer will watch and wait for the right moment to strike.
That right moment is normally when the person is alone and in no contact with other people. The killer will then move the victim to an area within his or her range of housing and then murder his victim and then dispose of the body, when the killer has finished he will clean up the murder scene and dispose of any clothing he was wearing to prevent it being found then used in forensic analysis .




Serial Sexual Murderer


This killer is feared by many, by prostitutes and by police. No one knows when they are going to pounce or where they are going to commit the next crime, it is mostly trial and error for the police to catch this killer before it is too late.

The offence begins with the abduction of the victim, triggered by fantastic urges experienced by the offender. An ideal victim may be sought, but often the offender will "make do", especially if no opportunity to seize an ideal victim has recently occurred. Victims may be tricked into accompanying the offender (who may impersonate someone in authority, especially police; many serial murderers are described as "police-groupies". Victims may be held captive for varying periods of time, sometimes days or weeks. Evidence of pre-/post-mortem mutilation are common (at the crime-scenes of erotophonophiliacs), generally of the breasts, genitals, rectum, and/or abdomen. Methods of torture include the use of hammers, pliers, whips, and burning by flame or electric shock (quantitative data on such phenomena are presented in Table 2). Bite marks may be found, and evidence of vampirism (drinking of blood) or anthropophagy (cannibalism) is sometimes reported. Victims may be tortured until unconsciousness and then revived. Evidence of pre-/post-mortem sexual activity may be evident, often of masturbation rather than penetrative intercourse. Equipment to restrain the victim may be used e.g. rope or duct tape (which are often found in the "rape kits" carried by many such offenders, particularly by the organized type), reflecting a theme of domination and humiliation.

Serial Sexual offenders will often rely on hands on methods such as strangulation asphyxiation and mutilation rather than use weapons like guns ,knives, baseball bats.
This "modus operandi" (MO) tends to remain constant throughout offences, deviating (if ever) only towards the end of an offender’s murder series as he becomes more disorganized. Organized offenders may take time to "stage" the murder scene. Evidence of "overkill" is particularly likely at the crime scene of the visionary serial killer. Souvenirs/trophies may also be taken.


Characteristicn%
A partner assisted in offence1136.7
Careful planning of offence2893.3
Impersonation of police in commission of offence(s)723.3
Victim taken to pre-selected location2376.7
Victim kept in captivity for 24 hours or more1860.0
Victim bound, blindfolded or gagged2686.7
Sexual bondage of victim2376.7
Anal rape of victim2273.3
Forced victim to perform fellatio2170.0
Vaginal rape of victim1756.7
Foreign object penetration of victim1240.0
Variety of sexual acts with victim2066.7
Sexual dysfunction during offence1343.3
Unemotional, detached during offence2686.6
Told victim what to say during assault723.3
Intentional torture (see below for methods used)30100.0
Instruments826.7
Painful insertion of foreign objects723.3
Beating620.0
Biting516.7
Whipping516.7
Painful bondage516.7
Electrical shock413.3
Twisting breasts until victim unconscious413.3
Asphyxiation until victim unconscious413.3
Burning310.0
Other e.g. amputation, injection, immersion723.3
Murdered victim (see below for cause of death of 130 murder victims total)2273.3
Ligature strangulation4232.3
Manual strangulation3426.1
Gunshot wounds3224.6
Cutting and stabbing wounds1310.0
Blunt force trauma43.1
Hanging21.5
Suffocation10.8
Torture10.8
Exposure10.8
Committed serial murder (3 or more victims)1756.6
Concealed victim’s corpse2066.6
Victim beaten (blunt force trauma)1860.0
Recorded the offence (writing, drawing, videotape etc.)1653.3
Kept victim’s personal item1240.0


Glorification


Public and media interest also serves to glorify the act of serial murder. Major films such as The Silence of the Lambs and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer have kindled and maintained public fascination with serial murderers, and have sometimes portrayed offenders as pseudo-heroes, by placing an emphasis on their positive characteristics and portraying their criminality in grandiose terms.


The role of religion

There is some debate about whether religion (particularly Satanism) plays a role in serial murder beyond the "God told me to do it" motivation of those killers suffering from psychotic symptoms (especially the visionary serial killer). Of a large catalogue of serial murderers only a few (e.g. H. Lucas) claim satanic links. R. Ramirez became infamous when he flashed an inverted pentagram drawn on the palm of his hand as he walked into a Los Angeles courtroom. Terry (1987) has claimed that a satanic sect links D. Berkowitz’s crimes with those of the Manson "family".
It is more likely that adoption of satanic religion (and its citation as a motive) is more a function of the morbid interests and psychological deficiencies of the serial murderer, rather than a prime-motivating force. Nazi imagery is another common interest of the serial murderer. However, it is interesting to note that many serial murderers, who feel unable to explain their actions, adopt demonic possession as an explanation. For example, J. Dahmer, who came from a religious family, is quoted as saying at interview:
Am I just an extremely evil person or is it some sort of satanic influence or what? I have no idea...do you? I know that sounds like an easy way to cop out and say I couldn’t help myself, but from all that the Bible says, there are forces that have a direct or indirect influence on people’s behaviour (Masters, 1993, p. 112).
An analysis of the role of religion in the life of the serial murderer and its relationship to internal justification of his crimes would be of considerable interest.


Disorders

Mental Disorders such as(MPD) Multiple Personality Disorder, is a psychological disorder connected with schizophrenia which is someone who has two or more personalities the person may wear clothes which resemble one personality then change to the other one the same way, some people can’t help it its just there but it can be treated but if that person stops taking the medication provided they end up suffering confusion and depression. Some other disorders such as ADD( Attention Defecate Disorder) can be linked to a motive for carrying out such horrifying crimes. But not every killer who suffers from a Personality disorder knows what they are doing, its like another part of them takes over their body’s and minds for a while then the normal person is left to take the blame.

I wrote this essay it might be able to help

That was super informative, thanks.

missand:

There is many types of serial killers, four to be exact. But each of them are different and unique. Not all killers were born this way, it isn’t something which is picked up by visiting a strange toilet. But people have always asked what made someone want to be so evil to take another’s life, did they have their reasons, were they inspired by others, were they just wanting their own back on someone or were they just full of anger and hatred? No one really knows anymore because of the sudden violence that people get themselves involved in.

A Visionary Motive

This type is considered insane or psychotic .They often hear voices in their head telling them to commit the crime. They may also see visions

Mission-Oriented

This type displays no psychosis to the outside world, while on the inside the killer has a need to rid the outside world of what he considers immoral or unworthy. This type of killer will select a certain group of individuals to kill (prostitutes, young women, gay men, etc.)


Thrill-Oriented
This type is in it for the fun. This killer gets a high from killing. He is very sadistic and kills for excitement.

Lust Killer
This type is a sexual killer, and kills for the pure turn-on. The amount of pleasure the killer derives depends on how much they torture their victim. The more heinous the torture, the more aroused they become. This type is in touch with reality.
So you see not every killer kills for the same reason. They might just have something different. But what would someone do if their loved ones were murdered? Go on a rampage, find the killer and commit the same crime which they are being punished for. But what are the tell tale signs of young people becoming killers?

CHARACTERISTICS

It is said that there is many signs of a young child becoming a serial killer but how do we know? It is done by behavior, a child who has all of these things is more likely
to become a killer than a brain surgeon. But not always!
Compulsive Masturbation, Isolation, Chronic Lying, Bed Wetting, Rebelliousness ,suffers from nightmares, Destroying Property, Fire Setting, Stealing, Cruelty to children, poor body image, Temper Tantrums, Sleeping Problems, Assaulting Adults, Phobias ,Running Away, Cruelty to animals, Accident Prone ,Headaches, Destroying own and others possessions, Eating problems, Convulsions and self mutilation












A personality of a serial killer isn’t what everyone expects to find, most people look for the cold hearted self minded psycho. But not all killers are like that, they are far from it to be exact. A lot of people think that someone who is on the streets, low income, poor housing accommodation and an abusive childhood. But that’s not true at all there is cases when it is true but here is how most killers are never suspected.
Most killers are white male between 25-35 years old. Can have a high or low income support.
They can have a high intelligence. And is often married with children and got a career.

What kind of victims does a killer go for? Victim Characteristics show many things in the lines of why does the killer crave to kill.

Serial Killers enjoy extending the suffering of the victims, they get a lot of power by determining whether their victim will live or die and they may torture their victim for several days to obtain as much pleasure as possible.

Victims of serial killers have no profile. Most victims are chosen at random, just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some serial killers have a preference for their victims, choosing to eliminate a certain group of people (prostitutes, young women, children, etc.).
Unlike mass murderers, serial killers select the victim. The killer will fantasize about the murder until the fantasy is no longer enough to bring about pleasure, and he must commit the crime. The serial killer will survey the location, and take every precaution to not get caught. Then they seek out the victim and murder them.
Serial killers are seeking an object or prop to victimize, not a partner. Jeffrey Dahmer was searching for a living, breathing zombie who would do whatever he wanted and would never refuse or leave. The victims share personality traits such as vulnerability and confusion.
The killer’s actions
The normal person has already fantasized about killing a person in particular, they have thought about ways to kill that person whether its poison, a knife attack or decapitation. Once they have everything under control and they have prepared everything to prevent getting caught. Then the killer will watch and wait for the right moment to strike.
That right moment is normally when the person is alone and in no contact with other people. The killer will then move the victim to an area within his or her range of housing and then murder his victim and then dispose of the body, when the killer has finished he will clean up the murder scene and dispose of any clothing he was wearing to prevent it being found then used in forensic analysis .




Serial Sexual Murderer


This killer is feared by many, by prostitutes and by police. No one knows when they are going to pounce or where they are going to commit the next crime, it is mostly trial and error for the police to catch this killer before it is too late.

The offence begins with the abduction of the victim, triggered by fantastic urges experienced by the offender. An ideal victim may be sought, but often the offender will "make do", especially if no opportunity to seize an ideal victim has recently occurred. Victims may be tricked into accompanying the offender (who may impersonate someone in authority, especially police; many serial murderers are described as "police-groupies". Victims may be held captive for varying periods of time, sometimes days or weeks. Evidence of pre-/post-mortem mutilation are common (at the crime-scenes of erotophonophiliacs), generally of the breasts, genitals, rectum, and/or abdomen. Methods of torture include the use of hammers, pliers, whips, and burning by flame or electric shock (quantitative data on such phenomena are presented in Table 2). Bite marks may be found, and evidence of vampirism (drinking of blood) or anthropophagy (cannibalism) is sometimes reported. Victims may be tortured until unconsciousness and then revived. Evidence of pre-/post-mortem sexual activity may be evident, often of masturbation rather than penetrative intercourse. Equipment to restrain the victim may be used e.g. rope or duct tape (which are often found in the "rape kits" carried by many such offenders, particularly by the organized type), reflecting a theme of domination and humiliation.

Serial Sexual offenders will often rely on hands on methods such as strangulation asphyxiation and mutilation rather than use weapons like guns ,knives, baseball bats.
This "modus operandi" (MO) tends to remain constant throughout offences, deviating (if ever) only towards the end of an offender’s murder series as he becomes more disorganized. Organized offenders may take time to "stage" the murder scene. Evidence of "overkill" is particularly likely at the crime scene of the visionary serial killer. Souvenirs/trophies may also be taken.


Characteristicn%
A partner assisted in offence1136.7
Careful planning of offence2893.3
Impersonation of police in commission of offence(s)723.3
Victim taken to pre-selected location2376.7
Victim kept in captivity for 24 hours or more1860.0
Victim bound, blindfolded or gagged2686.7
Sexual bondage of victim2376.7
Anal rape of victim2273.3
Forced victim to perform fellatio2170.0
Vaginal rape of victim1756.7
Foreign object penetration of victim1240.0
Variety of sexual acts with victim2066.7
Sexual dysfunction during offence1343.3
Unemotional, detached during offence2686.6
Told victim what to say during assault723.3
Intentional torture (see below for methods used)30100.0
Instruments826.7
Painful insertion of foreign objects723.3
Beating620.0
Biting516.7
Whipping516.7
Painful bondage516.7
Electrical shock413.3
Twisting breasts until victim unconscious413.3
Asphyxiation until victim unconscious413.3
Burning310.0
Other e.g. amputation, injection, immersion723.3
Murdered victim (see below for cause of death of 130 murder victims total)2273.3
Ligature strangulation4232.3
Manual strangulation3426.1
Gunshot wounds3224.6
Cutting and stabbing wounds1310.0
Blunt force trauma43.1
Hanging21.5
Suffocation10.8
Torture10.8
Exposure10.8
Committed serial murder (3 or more victims)1756.6
Concealed victim’s corpse2066.6
Victim beaten (blunt force trauma)1860.0
Recorded the offence (writing, drawing, videotape etc.)1653.3
Kept victim’s personal item1240.0


Glorification


Public and media interest also serves to glorify the act of serial murder. Major films such as The Silence of the Lambs and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer have kindled and maintained public fascination with serial murderers, and have sometimes portrayed offenders as pseudo-heroes, by placing an emphasis on their positive characteristics and portraying their criminality in grandiose terms.


The role of religion

There is some debate about whether religion (particularly Satanism) plays a role in serial murder beyond the "God told me to do it" motivation of those killers suffering from psychotic symptoms (especially the visionary serial killer). Of a large catalogue of serial murderers only a few (e.g. H. Lucas) claim satanic links. R. Ramirez became infamous when he flashed an inverted pentagram drawn on the palm of his hand as he walked into a Los Angeles courtroom. Terry (1987) has claimed that a satanic sect links D. Berkowitz’s crimes with those of the Manson "family".
It is more likely that adoption of satanic religion (and its citation as a motive) is more a function of the morbid interests and psychological deficiencies of the serial murderer, rather than a prime-motivating force. Nazi imagery is another common interest of the serial murderer. However, it is interesting to note that many serial murderers, who feel unable to explain their actions, adopt demonic possession as an explanation. For example, J. Dahmer, who came from a religious family, is quoted as saying at interview:
Am I just an extremely evil person or is it some sort of satanic influence or what? I have no idea...do you? I know that sounds like an easy way to cop out and say I couldn’t help myself, but from all that the Bible says, there are forces that have a direct or indirect influence on people’s behaviour (Masters, 1993, p. 112).
An analysis of the role of religion in the life of the serial murderer and its relationship to internal justification of his crimes would be of considerable interest.


Disorders

Mental Disorders such as(MPD) Multiple Personality Disorder, is a psychological disorder connected with schizophrenia which is someone who has two or more personalities the person may wear clothes which resemble one personality then change to the other one the same way, some people can’t help it its just there but it can be treated but if that person stops taking the medication provided they end up suffering confusion and depression. Some other disorders such as ADD( Attention Defecate Disorder) can be linked to a motive for carrying out such horrifying crimes. But not every killer who suffers from a Personality disorder knows what they are doing, its like another part of them takes over their body’s and minds for a while then the normal person is left to take the blame.

I wrote this essay it might be able to help

there is no proof at all the people on the ADD and ADHD spectrum will kill someone, or attempt to kill someone, that means that everyone young and old with ADD andADHD will kill, not true and definalty not right, i put that point to my son Dr (they both ahve severe ADD and ADHD) and he said that was rubbish, do you honestly think that people with the illness wil go on to kill?

Perhaps you should look into ADD and ADHD further b4 you come and make sweeping comments like that one,

I think that serial killers are never truly sorry because they are just such bad people.
They don't deserve second chances. If they wanted to be forgiven, they would have never killed a citizen in the first place.
I don't believe in Capital Punishment, I do believe in a life sentence in jail though. They deserve it.
T________T

One Voice.:

I think that serial killers are never truly sorry because they are just such bad people.
They don't deserve second chances. If they wanted to be forgiven, they would have never killed a citizen in the first place.
I don't believe in Capital Punishment, I do believe in a life sentence in jail though. They deserve it.
T________T

see, this is another one of those times I feel like saying "I really want to kill you" because you just come up with a cruel remark to something you haven't put thought or empathy into

you know what that's called?
discrimination
think before you talk, have empathy when you think, talk to understand

One Voice.:

I think that serial killers are never truly sorry because they are just such bad people.
They don't deserve second chances. If they wanted to be forgiven, they would have never killed a citizen in the first place.
I don't believe in Capital Punishment, I do believe in a life sentence in jail though. They deserve it.
T________T

Dude, it's not because they're bad people. Not at all. I'm not saying that they aren't sick, twisted individuals, because they totally are. But they're just screwed up mentally. It's not like they are completely sane, normal people who go out and attack other. They're just completely inbalanced.

I agree with spill_no_sick. That statement was completely ignorant.

WeFoundTheDuck:

Dude, it's not because they're bad people. Not at all. I'm not saying that they aren't sick, twisted individuals, because they totally are. But they're just screwed up mentally. It's not like they are completely sane, normal people who go out and attack other. They're just completely inbalanced.

I agree with spill_no_sick. That statement was completely ignorant.

Well, not all of them, but yeah, some of them are just plain fucking bad people. I mean, they're sick, they're twisted, and they're also just really bad people. Not all of them, some of them are just insane, but some of those people are bad people.

I watched From Hell a few days ago. Just thought i'd mention that becasue it came up in this thread.

Anyway. I was watching a documentary about the Ayran Brotherhood last night and one of the men claims to have killed 22 men. I was obviously surprised but as the show progressed he seemed like such a sweet man [and i should add that he left the brotherhood]. I don't believe in the death penlty because people do change. This man is helping by turning people in, lecturing people about this gang.
Maybe I'm too forgiving.

One Voice.:

I think that serial killers are never truly sorry because they are just such bad people.
They don't deserve second chances. If they wanted to be forgiven, they would have never killed a citizen in the first place.
I don't believe in Capital Punishment, I do believe in a life sentence in jail though. They deserve it.
T________T

That would make the whole concept of forgiveness null, though.
No matter what the crime, forgiveness is forgiveness. If you employ your logic, my teacher could say "If Meg wanted to be forgiven, she would have never forgotten her text book in the first place". And I would never be forgiven for my forgetfulness.

Besides, a serial killer probably only thinks of being forgiven after the crime, making the pre-emptive thoughts of forgiveness kinda unrealistic.
I do agree with the life sentence though. If they did it in cold blood, no crime-of-passion, impaired mental state, manslaughter etc. Yeah yeah, I might seem harsh, but really. You take a life, you spend the rest of your life thinking about it. I know I'm big and mean and cruel but killing is a verrrry serious thing to me, and people do deserve to somewhat suffer for it. I'm not so liberal that I don't believe the 4-year sentence a local woman from round here got for murdering her husband while he slept was entirely pathetic. Four years is nothing.

Coff:

WeFoundTheDuck:

Dude, it's not because they're bad people. Not at all. I'm not saying that they aren't sick, twisted individuals, because they totally are. But they're just screwed up mentally. It's not like they are completely sane, normal people who go out and attack other. They're just completely inbalanced.

I agree with spill_no_sick. That statement was completely ignorant.

Well, not all of them, but yeah, some of them are just plain fucking bad people. I mean, they're sick, they're twisted, and they're also just really bad people. Not all of them, some of them are just insane, but some of those people are bad people.

I'm a sick twisted bad person, but I take it out on myself instead of others
do I deserve whatever was just being talked about?

they need help, and it's a matter of society's fault,

Coff:

WeFoundTheDuck:

Dude, it's not because they're bad people. Not at all. I'm not saying that they aren't sick, twisted individuals, because they totally are. But they're just screwed up mentally. It's not like they are completely sane, normal people who go out and attack other. They're just completely inbalanced.

I agree with spill_no_sick. That statement was completely ignorant.

Well, not all of them, but yeah, some of them are just plain fucking bad people. I mean, they're sick, they're twisted, and they're also just really bad people. Not all of them, some of them are just insane, but some of those people are bad people.

Most of them suffer from chemical imblances in the brain, or screwed up childhoods. A lot of serial killers exhibited signs from birth.

I'm not making excuses for them, not at all, because there is no excuse for the atrocities they commiteted, but I really think that they are more to be studied, than just killed.

Although I do agree with you that a select few are just bad people who enjoy inflicting pain on others.

spill_no_sick:

I'm a sick twisted badwonderful, awesome,intelligent person,

Lets get the facts straight here.

Kurtni:

spill_no_sick:

I'm a sick twisted badwonderful, awesome,intelligent person,

Lets get the facts straight here.

I agree.

Charles Manson up for parole!

To be honest, I don't have favourite serial killers, but I do have favoutie murders and crimes. Not because I'm some sick, demented girl with a little mind and a big morbid curiosity factor, but who's to say I'm not. Just because it is fascinating. I am a C.S.I. freak, I just saw this evenings newest episode. I really find it interesting how people find the time to do these calculations into how the best way to kill someone is and how original each murder is and that no two are alike. I'm not talking about the show, I'm talking in general with all murders. And I just happen to have a few the really fascinate me.

VF Lover!:

There are so many people who think that these disgusting excuses for human beings are the most intelligent/brilliant. There are even books written on Serial killers.

You might not approve of what they did, but some of these people are intelligent/brilliant (brilliant meaning brilliant mind as opposed to OMG THAT'S BRILLIANT LIKE CHEESE ON TOAST).

I mean, so many people hate Hitler and that, but you can't deny he had a brilliant mind, to be able to get all these people behind him. It's the same principle really, incredibly intelligent, it's just how they use that intelligence that you disagree with.

And I don't disagree with books about serial killers at all, because there IS going to be curiosity about cases. I mean look at all the hype around the Jack the Ripper case, over a hundred years ago and people are still fascinated by it. [i[I'm[/i] fascinated by it.

There's nothing wrong with learning about these things, because if people didn't learn about them, (the police have to learn about it to solve the case) then they'd learn about something equally as morbid.

Flaming Phalanges!:

VF Lover!:

There are so many people who think that these disgusting excuses for human beings are the most intelligent/brilliant. There are even books written on Serial killers.

You might not approve of what they did, but some of these people are intelligent/brilliant (brilliant meaning brilliant mind as opposed to OMG THAT'S BRILLIANT LIKE CHEESE ON TOAST).

I mean, so many people hate Hitler and that, but you can't deny he had a brilliant mind, to be able to get all these people behind him. It's the same principle really, incredibly intelligent, it's just how they use that intelligence that you disagree with.

And I don't disagree with books about serial killers at all, because there IS going to be curiosity about cases. I mean look at all the hype around the Jack the Ripper case, over a hundred years ago and people are still fascinated by it. [i[I'm[/i] fascinated by it.

There's nothing wrong with learning about these things, because if people didn't learn about them, (the police have to learn about it to solve the case) then they'd learn about something equally as morbid.

Exactly, I'd like to see you kidnap a child, rape her, slit her throat, then eat her, and not be caught even as a high profile case.

Anji:

Flaming Phalanges!:

VF Lover!:

There are so many people who think that these disgusting excuses for human beings are the most intelligent/brilliant. There are even books written on Serial killers.

You might not approve of what they did, but some of these people are intelligent/brilliant (brilliant meaning brilliant mind as opposed to OMG THAT'S BRILLIANT LIKE CHEESE ON TOAST).

I mean, so many people hate Hitler and that, but you can't deny he had a brilliant mind, to be able to get all these people behind him. It's the same principle really, incredibly intelligent, it's just how they use that intelligence that you disagree with.

And I don't disagree with books about serial killers at all, because there IS going to be curiosity about cases. I mean look at all the hype around the Jack the Ripper case, over a hundred years ago and people are still fascinated by it. [i[I'm[/i] fascinated by it.

There's nothing wrong with learning about these things, because if people didn't learn about them, (the police have to learn about it to solve the case) then they'd learn about something equally as morbid.

Exactly, I'd like to see you kidnap a child, rape her, slit her throat, then eat her, and not be caught even as a high profile case.

Well yeah, and the fact that these people have killed a series of people, shows that they're not daft, otherwise they probably wouldn't have even got round to killing the first one, cos if they were daft as a brush, then they'd have been distracted by a new flavour pringle or something.

mine is Myra Hindley.

Serial killers are just people. Humans die anyway. I don't really see the threat.

Joan Greenwood:

mine is Myra Hindley.

Serial killers are just people. Humans die anyway. I don't really see the threat.

I see the threat that somebody's killed a series of people, and if they ever were released, chances are they might not have kicked the habit...

Anji:

Charles Manson up for parole!

To be honest, I don't have favourite serial killers, but I do have favoutie murders and crimes. Not because I'm some sick, demented girl with a little mind and a big morbid curiosity factor, but who's to say I'm not. Just because it is fascinating. I am a C.S.I. freak, I just saw this evenings newest episode. I really find it interesting how people find the time to do these calculations into how the best way to kill someone is and how original each murder is and that no two are alike. I'm not talking about the show, I'm talking in general with all murders. And I just happen to have a few the really fascinate me.

hells yeah
I'm really interested in Jeff Weisse, Eric Harris, and Dylan Klebold, but that doesn't mean I'm going to shoot up my school

I just might, but it's not related to the psychological fascination with it
in fact, if more people were interested in how it worked it would be a lot more predictable