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.
Jack the Ripper The definition of a serial killer is usually an individual who has killed three or more people over a time period of more than a month. Between the murders there have been what is called a down time, "a cooling of period". Often there is a sexual element involved in the killings and the offenders usually act alone and the victims often have something in common such as race, age or similar appearance. I have always been fascinated by the psychology of criminals and chose to write about Jack the Ripper because he does not quite fit the typical profile of a serial killer yet he is one of the most infamous serial killer to this day. The fact that his identity is unknown makes it even more interesting.
Jack the Ripper Jack the ripper who’s Murders occurred in Whitechapel, the east end of London in 1888. Jack only ever killed 5 victims, all being prostitutes, In the Area in which the killings occurred in was known for its vice and villainy, known as a breeding ground for social unrest, squalor and disease. And was never caught and put to justice for his crimes. - His wife had cheated on him and practically turned into a prostitute, this is what turned jack to go out and brutally strike out at prostitute to get a kick inside knowing that they had suffered just as he did. He longed for peace of mind but believed that will not come until he had sought his revenge on these women and their master.
Gary Ridgway-Essay #1 Sacha R Gary Leon Ridgway, also known as the Green River Killer (McCarthy, 2002), is known as one of the most infamous and notorious serial killers to have prowled the United States. Gary Ridgway killed at least 49 women, and some investigators believe he killed up to 90 (McCarthy, 2002). Gary’s preferred method of killing was through strangulation, often using his hands, or sometimes using ligatures. How did a boy named Gary come to become the highly feared and very hard to trace Green River Killer? This essay will describe and assess Gary Leon Ridgway’s story, from childhood to his darker days.
Throughout the murders there was also letters sent to the police telling them how he would kill the next person and mooching them because of their false accusations. It was hard to tell what letter were from jack the ripper because after the release of his first letter hundreds of letters started arriving at the Whitechapel police department for publicity. Since there was some many letters it was hard to tell the difference between the real ones and the fake ones. Experts of the time narrowed the letters down to three main letters. The first if which was the Dear Boss letter, in which he talked about how he thought it was funny that the police knew a lot about
The Boston Strangler operated in the Boston area during a two-year span in the early 1960s. The "Silk Stocking Murders" is another name given to the same series of crimes. Though Albert DeSalvo confessed to the murders, many experts and investigators have doubts as to his involvement in the crimes.In the Boston area, beginning in June 1962 and ending in January 1964, 13 women were killed, mainly by strangulation. Most of the victims were found with their own nylons wrapped several times around their neck and tied with a bow.
Serial killers are not just murders they are usually intelligent people with a history of abuse that motivates them to kill. Serial murder victims die as the killers try to regain control of his or her own life by controlling their victim’s life and death. The term “ Serial Killer” has always been loosely defined it usually means the sexual attack and murder of men, women, and children. Even before American society became aware of serial murder in the late 1880’s researchers had begun to classify multiple killers and assign labels and certain characteristics to them. A serial killers has also been defined as all offenders who have killed three or more people at different times over weeks, months, or years.
Bundy’s victims were pretty, with dark hair and always parted in the middle. He has murdered women in Pacific Northwest, Three in Florida, and two in the Chi Omega sorority house at the Florida State University. Bundy was caught and sent to jail in Aspen, Colorado after learning they didn’t approve of the death penalty he escaped and headed east to Florida where there is a high rate of death penalties. Ted Bundy was finally caught February 15, 1978 by a patrol officer. In July 1979 Bundy was found guilty of the murders and assaults.
She faced seven counts of first degree murder, where later she was found guilty on all charges. Most people wonder; what is it that created this monster? To understand a criminal and a serial killer, sometimes we have to look at their background. First, let us talk about Aileen’s upbringing and lifestyle. Born on February 29, 1956 in Rochester, Michigan, Aileen had a troubled
He would lure people, mainly women, inside this castle and torture and kill them there. Holmes was arrested in 1894 for life-insurance fraud. Through this investigation the police searched the castle and found the rooms where Holmes would torture and kill his victims. Holmes did confess to killing twenty-seven people. However, some estimates are said to be as high as 230 victims.