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.
He unconsciously has no sense of right or wrong, he only does good and bad based on what he has learned from the people around him. This is why he has the ability to “play it cool” throughout the novel against all the superstations of him murdering his wife. This is also the reason why he got away with murder in the first place. If we
George Harvey- This is the man who murdered Susie. The reader sees through Susie’s eyes all the events in his life, including the murders he committed and the childhood that molded him into a murder. Jack Salmon- Susie’s father, who is determined to find Susie’s killer. Abigail Salmon- Susie’s mother, who cannot face Susie’s death and yearns for a different life than the one she was dealt Lindsey Salmon- Susie’s little sister who faces Susie’s death with a silent, but great wall of grief. Buckley Salmon- the little brother of Susie, who begins to see her after her death These are the main
They realized one thing, murder changes everything in the victims life and their loved one. “Jack” Susie's dad, one of the main people who completely changed. After Susie's death he pursued her killer. He became obsessive! He was always recommending possible suspects to Detective Len for them to be searched of their background.He was relentless and kept searching until he finally figured out who it was,but he didn't have enough evidence to turn him
They see themselves planning deaths, to make themselves have power over everyone else. Many serial killers have a good job and look normal living their everyday life. In Grendel by John Gardner, Grendel has many characteristics as a serial killer and is often mistaken for a monster for all the many ways he has killed people to become the more powerful person. Elias Abuelazam was a serial killer in Michigan. He had attacked 18 men, and 5 were killed.
In his book “The black book of serial killers” (2), he describes and defines the two crime characteristics. He states that depending on their IQ they are either “organized” or “disorganized”. While speaking about the “Vampire of Dusseldorf” (Peter Kürten) the profiler says, “Peter Kürten is a hardened criminal whose career spans over thirty years. When he was denounced in 1930, it is because he knew he was about to get caught. Like any psychopath organized, it's him who wants to have the last word and manipulate those around him.” Indeed the principal characteristic of an organized serial killer is to control him self during the crime, to live with a partner (he asked his wife to denounce him so then she could get the reward) and to be able to the dominate the conversation.
Henry also developed a shocking amount of brain damage from the abuse (277). The brain damage may have contributed to his behaviors, but he also seemed to just purely enjoy killing and the fame that he gained from killing. Henry once claimed that he killed over 165 women (“Police Check Drifter’s...). Henry Lee Lucas made many false confessions and enjoy the notoriety he received from them (Gudjonsson 557). Although Henry Lee Lucas murdered many innocent people and partook in many disgusting and inhumane practices, he only confessed to the murder of three people- his mother, Becky Toole, and an elderly woman (Hudson n.p.).
Compare and Contrast In Cold Blood The mind of a killer is one that is not easily comprehended. The events of their lives deeply root and morph themselves into disturbed thoughts and mind sets that fuel a killer to commit murder. In Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, the case of the homicide of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas involved murderers who were two very different individuals that had teamed up to commit an awful crime. The plan was devised by Dick Hickock to rob and murder the Clutter family and he brought about his cellmate from prison, Perry Smith to assist him with the job. Each man’s past contains different events that contribute to their not-so-sound states of mind and each view the crime differently.
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.
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.