Hannibal Lector, Profile of a Serial Killer

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Hannibal Lector, Profile of a Serial Killer Hannibal Letcher, Profile of a Serial Killer Elizabeth A. Glaser Southeastern Technical College Hannibal Lector, Profile of a Serial Killer References (2011, 03). Hannibal Lector. StudyMode.com. Retrieved 03, 2011, from http://www.studymode.com/essays/Hannibal-Lector-634757.html http://www.bukisa.com/articles/16779_diagnosis-of-hannibal-lecter#ixzz2UPwZO0QW NPR.org Fanfiction.net Wikipedia Hannibal Lector, Profile of a Serial Killer Hannibal Lector was born in 1938 in Vilnius, Lithuania. He was brought up in an affluent family, with a fine reputation. His parent’s ancestry was Italian from the city of Milan, he had younger sister named Mischa. During a very harsh Balkan winter the Lector home was invaded by wayward, pillaging German soldiers seeking food shelter and items of value. The men brutally murdered Hannibal’s parents in his presence. This left a frightful young boy with only one prerogative; to protect his precious little sister. The children were spared only to be cannibalized when the food in the house ran out. Unbeknown to Hannibal, he was given the sustenance of his little sister in the form of a broth, so he too could be consumed by his captors however, he managed to escape only to be scarred for life by the ordeal. As a child, Lector began to exhibit the signs of sociopathic behavior in the form of pathological lying and the torture of animals without compunction. At the State run cash poor institution young Lector did not receive the psychiatric care or emotional support he desperately needed at the orphanage nor the understanding of his condition. Hannibal told his told his guardians he would hear his sisters voice instructing him to do her bidding and he would carry out her orders every day. Young Lector frequently attempted escape

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