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Serial Killers

 

            Serial Killers have been a part of our countries history as far as records .
             The average serial killer is a white male from a lower to middle class .
             background (Scott 4). The killer is usually in his twenties or thirties. Many were .
             physically or emotionally abused by their parents. As children, future serial .
             killers often set fires, tortured animals, and wet their beds. Some are very .
             intelligent while others may suffer from brain damage. They are also very .
             fascinated by police and other authorities. The killer is also usually a stranger to .
             his victim. However, a serial killer, appears to look and behave like a normal .
             person. Every serial killer is an individual; however, they all share the similar .
             traits and habits. Some kill differently than the others. They use different .
             methods. And they target different victims.
             Serial killers have tested out a number of excuses as to why they kill. .
             Henry Lucas blamed his upbringing. Jeffrey Dahmer said that he was born with .
             a part of him missing. Ted Bundy claimed that pornography made him do it .
             (Scott 3). The son of Sam, David Berkowitz, said that a dog spoke to him and .
             told him to kill. Herbert Mullin, blamed voices in his head that told him it was .
             time to kill again. Carl Panzam said that prison turned him into a serial killer. .
             Bobby Joe Long claimed that a motorcycle accident made him hypersexual and .
             eventually a serial killer. John Wayne Gacy however, blamed his victims and .
             said that they all deserved to die. Most serial killers get a sexual thrill from .
             killing. It arouses them in a way that nothing or no one else can. Others may do .
             it out of anger. They may have been hurt by someone at one time in their life, .
             and target people who may resemble the person who hurt them. Others do it .
             out of homosexual urges. They may have homosexual urges and not be able to .
             comprehend why. It could be because they don't want to accept the fact that .
             they may be gay. Every killer has his own motives.


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