[2][page needed] Mary herself says she was subjected to repeated sexual abuse, her mother forcing her from the age of four to engage in sexual acts with men. [2][page needed] The killings On 25 May 1968, the day before her 11th birthday, Mary Bell strangled four-year-old Martin Brown in a derelict house. [1] She was believed to have committed this crime alone. Between that time and a second killing, she and a friend, Norma Joyce Bell (no relation), aged 13, broke into and vandalised a nursery in Scotswood, leaving notes that claimed responsibility for the killing. The police dismissed this incident as a prank.
(cnn.com). If she were executed, she would be the first woman inmate to be executed in Mississippi since 1944. Edward Byrom Sr. also abused their son, Jr. starting when he was three years old. The abuse led to mental illness, violent tendencies, etc. Even though Michelle concocted the plan, it was Byrom Jr. who actually committed the murder.
Principles of Crime Causation: Biological and Psychological Basic Principles- Biological Perspectives of crime causation: • The brain is the organ of the mind and the locus of personality. In the words of the well-known bio-criminologist Clarence Ray Jeffery, "The brain is the organ of behavior; no theory of behavior can ignore neurology and neurochemistry. "(1) • The basic determinants of human behavior, including criminal tendencies, are, to a considerable degree, constitutionally or genetically based. • Observed gender and racial differences in rates and types of criminality may be at least partially the result of biological differences between the sexes and/or between racially distinct groups. • The basic determinants of human behavior, including criminality, may be passed on from generation to generation.
For five years this girl held this secret because of the uncle threatening her family. This secret began to affect her behavior at home, to the point where her mother could no longer deal with her behavior. Her mom is taking her to a detention center; but before they get to the center her mother asks her again “what is wrong; did someone touch you or hurt you?” Amanda begins sobbing and told her mother what had happen five years ago about her uncle raping her. In 2003 Amanda’s mother, Kim calmly brings her daughter home, then drives to where the uncle worked and called him out into the parking lot. Kim is hoping he will deny the accusations, but instead he laughed at her asking “what are you going to do about it”.
I would first like to discuss the only “hard evidence” that the state has offered in convicting me of this murder; the outgoing phone call on my cell phone to Nisha Inez Butler on the day Hae was murdered. The state offered that my motive for killing your daughter was due to my rage after our final breakup. Prosecutor Kevin Eurig said: “He became enraged, he felt betrayed that his honor had been besmirched, and he became very angry, and he set out to kill Hae Min Lee” (Serial, Ep. 10, 12:56). I would just like to clarify that Hae and I had already moved on: I to Nisha, and Hae to Don, whom I had met and was friendly with.
She claims to be a victim of assault and abuse and a battered woman. She was on the stand for 18 days where she portrayed Travis as a sexual deviant that was violent and very demanding sexually. She claims to have been abused as a child by her own father. She claims that Travis got mad at her for dropping a camera in the shower while taking pictures of him. Whichever story is correct, the fact that she continuously has changed it cannot be good for her.
Why did Wurnos become a serial killer? “You need to kill Aileen Wuornos, because she will kill again.” This comment was stated directly by the women herself, Aileen Carol Wuornos during one of her interviews. Ms. Wuornos, was named the first real women serial killer. Nicknamed “Lee”, Ms. Wuornos was apprehended in 1991, Daytona Beach, Florida, for the murder of seven men. She faced seven counts of first degree murder, where later she was found guilty on all charges.
This is because biology only counts as one section as to why people turn to crime. There are many other approaches such as someone’s upbringing about cognition that will determine if someone turns to crime. It is not just biology. Another reason why the biological approach does provide an explanation of criminal behaviour is because it is why the person is born with. If the person did not count upbringing and cognition, it would be up to someone’s biology, as to whether they committed crime.
The criminal trial process is a complex part of the criminal justice system as it must balance the rights of the individual and society. Over time the rise of new law creates different problems which must be considered in the criminal trial process. It is important to consider how different elements of the criminal trial process such as plea bargaining, legal aid, the role of the juries and the standard of proof. Ultimately at times the criminal trial process strives to achieve justice for all parties involved but may adversely affect one party differently. Plea bargaining has been another element of the criminal trial process which has caused controversial debate over it effectiveness.
His murderous mindset all started at a young age. He was the seventh child of thirteen of a prostitute in the village of Tolima, Colombia, and was later kicked out of his family at the age of eight when he was caught fondling his younger sister. He was then picked up by a man, taken to a deserted house and repeatedly sodomized . So him living off the streets, sleeping in alleyways, traveling from place to place and not being able to trust anyone had lethal damage to his mind. While living on the streets he was adopted by an American family who supported him, and gave him shelter.