After two high profile murders take place in Cinnamon Bay, Spearman begins looking at the case through the eyes of an economist. Throughout the novel, Spearman notices details that Inspector Vincent over looks. Regarding the murders of retired General Hudson T. Decker and Supreme Court Justice Curtis Foote, Inspector Vincent was searching for more physical evidence. After a confession from his two prime suspects Vincent put the case to rest. However, Dr. Spearman was not sold on the confessions and knew the real culprits were still out there.
Each victim was strangled and then mutilated, usually dismembered sometimes missing organs when the police arrived. It was a string of crimes that was known to be London's first serial killings. Many experts credit the investigation of Jack the Ripper with the starting of criminal profiling and, provided police not only with physical details of the crime but also with psychological characteristics believed to be associated with the manner of the killings. The surgeon, Dr. Thomas Bond, believed the killer would be unassuming in appearance and manner, and daring and calm in the face of unimaginable violence; he thought he would be middle-aged, leading a solitary life and wearing a long coat to cover up any blood from his crimes, since he killed in public spaces. Jack the Ripper was never caught, and many have assumed this is because no one ever saw him except for his victims.
Kelvin Hernandez Mexican Cartels Lure American Teens as Killers LAREDO, Tex. — When he was finally caught, Rosalio Reta told detectives here that he had felt a thrill each time he killed. It was like being Superman or James Bond, he said. Gabriela Maldonado, whose son Gabriel Cardona became an assassin for a Mexican drug cartel as a teenager. “I like what I do,” he told the police in a videotaped confession.
It is supported through murder of Mr. Were where the judge of the case accused the state of trying to cover up the murder by “cover up the DNA test results”( Judge Accuses State of Cover-Up in Were Murder) Also in the case of James (Whitey) Bulger was a big time crime lord but by being an “informant….government did not vigorously pursue during his trial” (Seelye, Katharine Q) Both of the stories had ways where their connections that allowed them to not be prosecuted for a certain period of time. Though in the Bulger case his connections in the CIA granted him immunity ran out as, he was then charged with all the murders that he committed over 50 years ago. Money and connections can only get you so far. The president used his connections to not be prosecuted what he thought was indefinitely was soon found out by Elise.
Therefore, I try to dig out every clue that causes his motives to kill people and every detail that built up his personalities so that it would help me understand why a genius becomes a villain. “Understanding the mindset of a psychopath is very important in order to understand why a criminal would not feel the need to justify his or her transgressions; psychopaths do not believe that they are doing anything abnormal or morally inept” (Siler 3). In this research paper, Freudian psychoanalysis will be applied to explore the protagonist’s mental journey and explain the motives of his crimes. Tom Ripley is a fictional character in a series of novels composed by Patricia Highsmith, including The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley's Game, The Boy Who Followed Ripley, Ripley Under Water. This research paper is expected to focus on Highsmith’s first book about Tom Ripley and try to dig out any Freudian imagery of Ripley’s personalities.
Natasha Herrera English 124 April 2, 2013 Justice is an idea of honorable rightness grounded by ethics, rationality, religion, equality or fairness, but it is not like that in all cases. Errol Morris, a well-known filmmaker explores the idea of the justice system and attempts to expose their dishonesty through his ground-breaking documentary, “The Thin Blue Line” a story of two complete strangers who’s path meet with one another and were caught in the middle of a Dallas police murder. Through out the documentary Morris provides the viewers with different details about the murder while attempting to convince us that Adams is innocent, Harris is guilty, and that the American justice system is corrupted. Through the juxtaposition of images and opening statements, ironic reenactments, and archival movie footage Morris cleverly directs the audience towards the obvious conclusion in order to expose how corrupt our justice system is. Morris begins the film with a juxtaposition of introductory statements from both parties who were involved in the murder of officer Woods.
What Are the Normative Social Influences of Charles Manson? by Sally Taylor, Demand Media Decades after the vicious Hollywood Tate and LaBianca murders by Charles Manson's terror cult, known as "The Family," Manson remains an enigmatic subject of scientific study. He clearly understood normative social influences, the influences that make people conform in order to be liked and accepted even when it is dangerous to do so. His skilled use of these principles put him near the top of the list of history's more destructive cult leaders. Charisma The anti-establishment counterculture of the 1960s provided a strong base for Manson to achieve a charismatic influence on his followers.
Marie Caccavale Bundy vs. Kuklinksi 10/10/11 Richard Kuklinski and Ted Bundy are two American psychopaths. These men both murdered many people but their motivations, victims and styles differed vastly. They are very different types of psychopath which can be seen in how each committed their crimes. Luckily there is a number called a PCL-R score that can tell us exactly how psychopathic someone is quantitatively. Though as a citizen you would probably deem one the lesser of two evils based on whether you are a college girl or a person in debt to the mafia, Hare’s checklist is very reliable.
Michael Moore handled the documentary very well. He had well worded questions and responses that really nailed the people he was interviewing. Michael Moore really knows how to persuade and talk. For example, he convinced Kmart to stop selling ammunition to handguns and assault weapons. Another subject he spoke about in the documentary was “Why does America have so many more gun murders than the rest of the world?” He spoke of many different possible reasons, but never really found the real reason.
Mason Christopher 1/30/14 Psy 200-07H Professor Smith Psychology Analysis Lie to Me is an American crime drama television series, which was inspired by the work of Paul Ekman, the most advanced expert on facial expressions. In the show, Dr. Cal Lightman is an expertise in body language, (micro expressions to be technical,) and the founder of the Lightman Group, which assists in investigations of local and federal law enforcement through applied psychology. The reason behind him becoming an expertise in micro expressions is due to the fact that his mother committed suicide while he was still at a young age, and he only could question “why?” Now for example, say the federal officials bring a suspect into interrogation, yet the person will not speak? While asking questions, Lightman will read body expressions, but mainly facial expressions, to notice emotions the person will produce in response to the question. One example of facial expressions would be chin thrusts, a gesture associated with anger.