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Serial Killers Christine Marolda Mary Daugherty

Why Serial Killers?

(“Paramount”)

Background Information ● FBI definition of “serial killings” (“Seal and Motto”) ○ Series of 3+ ○ In the United States ○ Have common characteristics that suggest the possibility that the crimes were committed by the same actor or actors (“Serial Murder”) ● 4 types of serial killers ○ power and control ○ visionary ○ mission ○ hedonistic (Chase)

Organized & Disorganized Criminals Disorganized, Asocial Offenders

Organized, Nonsocial Offenders

IQ below average, 80-95 range

IQ above average, 105-120 range

socially inadequate

socially adequate

lives alone, usually does not date

lives with partner or dates frequently

family emotional abuse, inconsistent

family physical abuse, harsh

usually a high school dropout

may be college educated

may victim’s family to play games

usually s police to play games

kills at one site, considers mission over

kills at one site, disposes at another

usually leaves body intact

may dismember body

responds best to counseling interview

responds best to direct interview

not interest in police work

a police groupie or wannabee (O’Connor)

Nature vs. Nurture

(“Current Worldwide”)

PET Scan

(Sabbatini)

From left to right: “normal” person, murderer with a troubled childhood, murderer with a relatively standard childhood (Sabbatini)

Gary Ridgway (The Green River Killer)

(“Gary Ridgway Biography”)

● Grew up poor with violent parents. ● Was described as friendly but strange. ● Had a low IQ and struggled in school. ● At sixteen he stabbed a six year old boy. ● Began Killing at thirtythree ● Committed more murders than anyone in the US.

Ted Bundy

(Bell, Rachael)

● Grew up in a good, christian home with four other siblings. ● Was popular in high school. ● Graduates from UW with a psychology degree. ● Started killing at 28. ● Killed over 30 women, all with a similar appearance.

Quotes From Ted Bundy “We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow.” “I didn’t know what made people want to be friends. I didn’t know what made people attractive to one another. I didn’t know what underlay social interactions.” “I don’t feel guilty for anything. I feel sorry for people who feel guilt.” (Vronsky)

Jeffrey Dahmer ● Parents absent during childhood ● Outcast in high school ● Dropped out of college, ed military ● Raped, killed and dismembered 17 boys and men (“Jeffrey Dahmer”)

(Martinez)

Dahmer Articles

"Jeffrey Dahmer." Milwaukee's Finest. "Jeffrey Dahmer." Milwaukee's Finest.

Dennis Rader ● Appeared to be an average boy growing up. ● Developed fantasies about bondage, control, and torture at an early age. ● Poor grades in college, ed the air force. ● BTK killer. ● Convicted of killing 10.

(“Dennis Rader-BTK”)

Dorothea Puente

(“Female Serial Killers”)

● Grew up in an orphanage ● Multiple abusive relationships ● Brief time in jail for check fraud ● Killed for Social Security checks ● Murdered 3-9 elderly and/or disabled at her boarding house (“Dorothea Puente”), (Vronsky)

Puente’s Boarding House

(“Home of Notorious Serial Killer”) (“Dorothea Puente.” True Crime XL.)

Conclusion Based on our research, we conclude that, while environmental and societal factors are important, psychological factors have the most impact on the development of serial killers. There is not just one factor, but the perfect combination of both nature and nurture that create serial killers.

Work Cited ●

Bell, Rachael. “Ted Bundy.” Crime Library. TruTV, 2013. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.

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Chase, Jennifer. "Investigating Four Types of Serial Killers." CrimeSpace. Ning, 7 Jan. 2012. Web. 7 Nov. 2013.

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"Current Worldwide Homicide/Murder Rate." ChartsBin. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.

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“Dennis Rader-BTK Killer-a Biography.” Blogspot.com. N.p. N.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.

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"Dorothea Puente." NNDB. Soylent Communications, n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.

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"Dorothea Puente." True Crime XL. N.p., 24 July 2012. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.

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"Female Serial Killers." Dorothea Puente. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

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“Gary Ridgway Biography.” Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.

Works Cited, cont’d. ●

"Home of Notorious Serial Killer Where Elderly Tenants Were Buried in the Yard Opens as a Macabre Tourist Attraction (and There's Even a Model of the Murderer Holding a Spade)." Mail Online. N.p., 13 Sept. 2013. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

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"Jeffrey Dahmer." Milwaukee's Finest. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.

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"Jeffrey Dahmer." Serial Killers Murders. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.

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Martinez, Phillip. "Third Coast Daily." Inside The Jeffrey Dahmer Files Comments. N.p., 1 Oct. 2012. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.

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O'Connor, T. "Profiling Serial Killers." MegaLinks in Criminal Justice. N.p., 04 Nov. 2012. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.

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"Paramount Re Announces "Zodiac." HighDefDiscNewscom RSS. N.p., 18 Sept. 2007. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.

Works Cited, cont’d. ●

Ramsland, Katherine. "The Many Sides Of Ted Bundy." Forensic Examiner 22.3 (2013): 18-25. Criminal Justice Abstracts. Web. 7 Nov. 2013.

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Sabbatini, Renato M.E. "The Psychopath's Brain." Brain & Mind. Brain & Mind Magazine, n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.

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"Seal and Motto." FBI. FBI, 21 May 2010. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

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"Serial Murder." Federal Bureau of Investigation. Ed. Robert J. Morton. U.S. Department of Justice, 21 May 2010. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.

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Vronsky, Peter. Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters. New York: Berkley, 2007. 3-28. Print.