Serial Killers Shawnie Skinner Central New Mexico Community College Criminal Justice 1001 April 12, 2015 Through the centuries there have been hundreds of documented cases of serial murder around the world but the term “serial killer” is moderately new. Up until the 1970s, serial killers were commonly called mass murderers by both the criminal justice system and the media. It wasn’t till the phrase “serial killer” was founded by former FBI special agent Robert Ressler who was also one of the founding members of Bureau’s Elite Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) in 1974. Serial killers have been acknowledged since the 1800’s but back then they were referred to as “murder fiends” or “blood thirsty monsters”. There
He had attacked 18 men, and 5 were killed. He would lure the victims by saying his car had broken down and needed help or would ask for directions. He had stabbed a teenager in the back when they had been out for a late night run. After this incident has occured, 2 days later an old man had got stabbed while he was sitting on his porch at his apartment. The next day Abuelazam had asked a man to help him fix a car of his and killed him as he hit him in the head with a hammer.
Scott Hain Case Study Scott Hain was a 17 years old at the time he and his friend carjacked, robbed, stuffed the victims in the trunk and set fire to the vehicle subsequently killing both Michael Houghton and Laura Sanders in what started out as a carjacking on October 6, 1987. The issues of the case were the death penalty and if it was just for a juvenile to receive that sentence. The case was contrary to the “normal” standards of justice because society tends to view minors as unable to commit such crimes that would end up in an execution. Hain had a history of theft, trespassing, theft, etc during his juvenile years. The case had brought much attention to the issue of executing juvenile offenders and caused the Supreme Court to address raising the age for such punishment to 18.
Though this theme persists through all multiple murderers, the term blankets both serial killers and mass murderers. The differences between the two are perhaps highlighted best by the contrast of serial killer Edmund Emil Kemper III - the “Co-ed Killer” - and mass murderer James Oliver Huberty, perpetrator of the “MacDonald’s Massacre”. The most obvious and notable difference between serial killers and mass murderers is the time it takes them to commit their crimes. While serial killers tend to enact their murders over an extended period of months or years, mass murderers kill in just minutes or days, and expect to be captured and killed. Kemper killed ten people through his career as a serial killer.
Reference Vigilante Justice; Scott Johnson; Dec. 20, 2004 An eleven year old girl is raped and the wrong man is attacked by a group of men, severely beaten he is sent to the hospital. The police had put a $10,000 reward for information to catch this criminal; because of mistaken identity an innocent man was beaten. The mob decided to be judge and jury. Amanda Cunningham of Knoxville, Tennessee was raped by her uncle when she was just nine years old, and again a couple months later. For five years this girl held this secret because of the uncle threatening her family.
As time went on his fantasies grew more horrific and ended with him murdering and eating his victims. He would also respond to personal ads in newspapers and ask women to participate in sado- masochistic acts including being paddled, with the same nail filled weapon he would use on his victims, until blood would run down his leg. He also found sexual pleasure in inserting needles deep into his abdomen. Two of the most talked about crimes that Fish committed were those of Grace Budd and Billy Gaffney. In 1928, Fish tortured, murdered and ate the remains of Grace Budd.
Some people mostly females’ kill out of jealously or hate. Angel of death is when the person systematically kills people who are in their care for medical reasons, and then there is when the killer acts alone and kills spouses, partners, or family members. (Schechter Pg.
These outbursts were stepping stools to Richard Kuklinski becoming a mass serial murderer and a paid hit man. His violent rage and nonchalant attitude had come from the relationship that he had with both of his parents. He had suffered more abuse than necessary from his mother and father, regardless of what he may have done. At the age of fourteen, Richard Kuklinski had committed his first
Pickton gave away thousands of dollars which attracted more hangers-on. Serial killers tend to kill with an element of sexual gratification attached to it. This is exactly what Willy did as he raped his victims then killed them. They need the excitement of killing someone like we need water or food. Serial killers normally take breaks or pauses between their killings; this is what Willy tried to do before being convicted.
How you ask? She poured bleach down his throat after claiming it was medicine. There was another case that Kim mentions about a 39 year old man. Cops got called to the house for a murder-suicide by the man’s common law wife. The man killed his eleven year old autistic son and then killed himself.