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"When I killed people I had a desire. This inspired me to kill more. I don't care whether they deserve to live or not. It is none of my concern...I have no desire to be part of society. Society is not my concern."

Born | 29 July 1968
Zhengyang County, Zhumadian, Henan, China
Died | 14 February 2004 (aged 35)
China
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad
Other names | The Monster Killer
Criminal penalty | Death

Killings
Victims | 67

Span of killings

| 1999–2003
Country | China
State(s) | Anhui, Hebei, Henan, Shandong

Date apprehended

| 3 November 2003

confessed to committing 67 murders and 23 rapes

At night, he would enter his victims' homes, and kill all of the occupants—mainly farmers—with axes, hammers and shovels, sometimes killing entire families. Each time he wore new clothes and large shoes.

Yang's motive for the killings was revenge against society as a result of a break up.[2][9] Allegedly his girlfriend had left him because of his previous sentences for theft and rape.[2][9] Later media reports claimed that his enjoyment of robbery, rape and murder was the motive.

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Gary M. Heidnik (November 22, 1943- July 6, 1999) (Psycological

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Gary M. Heidnik (November 22, 1943- July 6, 1999) (Psycological

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- Gary M. Heidnik had a cellar where he held six young woman captive . He would sexually abuse them and torture  them in front of each another, or sometimes together. He would throw them into a ditch and fill it with heavy sharp object at every night.  During the day, he would take them out of the ditch and put them through horrific pain and abuse. He fed them dog food and eventually  stored their limbs in a freezer, where he labeled them as dog food. it was also discovered that after killing a woman, ge cooked her head and ribs.
Method of the murder is starvation, excess torture or electrocution. the characteristics is cannibalism, kidnapping, torture  and serial rapist.

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"Ted" Bundy. Bundy was a law student who was involved in politics and very successful with young women. Nobody would have suspected him of doing anything wrong. In fact his name came up a few times as a suspect of murder and was quickly disregarded.

Bundy is considered a Power/Control serial killer. This is described this way because the killer has the (power) ability to control the behavior of others according to the wishes or demands of the dominant actor (Holmes 130). His victims were between the ages of 8 and 26 and were females who were petite and had brunette hair that was at least to their shoulder in length. He would usually sodomize his victims, and then he would bludgeon them or sometimes strangle them to death. Some people contribute his crimes to the fact that he was an illegitimate child and did not realize that until he was 13 years old (Holmes 130).

The total number of Bundy's victims is still unknown however he had confessed to the murders of over 30 women. Bundy's reign of terror spanned from 1964-1978. In 1979 Bundy was convicted of 2 counts of murder in Florida. He was only convicted of two counts because that is all the authorities could actually pin him to at that time. However, this conviction would bring the death penalty with it. After being in jail for 10 years and not being granted any appeals Ted Bundy was executed in 1989.

The media has gained on the crimes of Mr. Bundy. There have been numerous books written specifically about him or mention his crimes within the text of the book. Also there have been 4 movies made about him. 3 of the movies were made for TV movies they include: The Deliberate Stranger (1986), The Stranger Beside Me (2003), and Riverman (2004). There was also one major feature film about the murderer. Its name was simply Ted Bundy (2002) the movie did not make it that big, but 4 films about one man and his evil doings is quite a bit. This monster may be dead however with the films and books his evil legacy will never be forgotten.

Ted Bundy
Bundy in police custody on July 27, 1978
Born | Theodore Robert Cowell
November 24, 1946
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Died | January 24, 1989 (aged 42)
Florida State Prison, Bradford County, Florida, U.S.
Cause of death | State-sanctioned homicide (execution by electrocution)[1]
Other names | Chris HagenKenneth MisnerOfficer RoselandRichard BurtonRolf Miller[2]
Spouse(s) | Carole Ann Boone (m. 1979–86)

Conviction(s) | Aggravated kidnapping
Attempted murder
Burglary
Murder
Killings
Victims | 30+

Span of killings

| August 13, 1961, or February 1, 1974 – February 9, 1978
Country | United States
State(s) | Washington, Utah, Florida, Colorado, Oregon, Idaho, California

Date apprehended

| August 16, 1975;escaped June 7, 1977;re-apprehended June 13, 1977;escaped December 30, 1977;re-apprehended February 15, 1978

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The next man I will highlight is a man by the name of Jeffrey Dahmer. Dahmer was also an ordinary man who was just a simple factory worker in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was also a very shy gentleman who stuck to himself and really did not socialize much.

Dahmer unlike Bundy did not target young women or women at all. Dahmer focused on young men and boys. Dahmer said that as a teen he had fantasies of raping and mutilating young men (Burns). He knew at a young age that he was different than everyone else. His family may have suspected that he was different however there was no way for them to tell that he would become what he did.

He would frequent gay bars in the Milwaukee area to find his victims. His total death toll was 17 men. Not only did he murder these individuals he would dismember them, sodomize them, and sometimes eat them. Dahmer was what is called a necrophiliac he had a fetish with having sex with individuals who were already dead. For someone to do this there defiantly has to be something wrong with them mentally.

Dahmer's killing spree lasted over a span of 13 years. With 16 of the 17 murders he committed being between 1987 and 1991. He was arrested in July of 1991 when police investigated his apartment upon receiving a complaint of him drugging a young man. When police arrived at the apartment they found the unbelievable, several skulls, a human head in the refrigerator, polaroids of mutilated bodies, and several male genitalia kept in formaldehyde. Also in the closet in his bedroom there was a shrine made from human bones and several skulls (Burns). He was then kept till trial on a $1million bond. Dahmer was sentenced to 15 consecutive life sentences a minimum of 936 years in prison. In 1994 Dahmer was beaten to death while in prison (Burns).

Jeffrey Dahmer
Mug shot of Jeffrey Dahmer, taken after his 1991 arrest by the Milwaukee Police Department
Born | Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer
May 21, 1960
West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died | November 28, 1994 (aged 34)
Portage, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of death | Homicide (severe head trauma)
Other names | The Milwaukee Cannibal
The Milwaukee Monster
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg)
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (16 life terms)

Conviction(s) | Child molestation Disorderly conduct Indecent exposureMurderPublic intoxication
Killings
Victims | 17

Span of killings

| June 18, 1978–July 19, 1991
Country | United States
State(s) | Ohio, Wisconsin

Date apprehended

| July 22, 1991
Imprisoned at | Columbia Correctional Institution

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Charles Frederick Albright   ( Psycological )

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Charles Frederick Albright   ( Psycological )

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Mug shot
Born | August 10, 1933 (age 83)
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Status | Incarcerated
Other names | The Dallas Ripper
The Dallas Slasher
The Eyeball Killer
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment without parole

Conviction(s) | Burglary,
Forgery,
Murder,
Theft
Killings
Victims | 1 conviction, 2 lack of evidence

Span of killings

| December 13, 1990–March 18, 1991
Country | USA
State(s) | Texas

Date apprehended

| March 22, 1991

Victims:
1. December 13, 1990

Mary Lou Pratt, 33, a well-known prostitute in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas was found dead. She had been shot in the back of the head with a 44-caliber gun. The medical examiner reported that the killer had removed both of her eyes and had apparently taken them with him.

2. February 10, 1991

Susan Peterson, a prostitute, was found nearly nude. She had been shot three times: in the top of her head, in her left breast, and in the back of her head. She had been dumped in South Dallas, just outside city limits. The medical examiner found that her eyes had been removed.

3.March 10, 1991

Shirley Williams, a part-time prostitute, was found dead, laying near a school. Her eyes had been removed. She had facial bruises and a broken nose, and had been shot in the face and through the top of her head.

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Arthur Shawcross is a serial killer who murdered 14 people over the span 17 years in Rochester , New York. He murdered people from prositutes to children. Supposedly he received an MRS scan of his brain that revealed he had an abnormality that is shared between the majority of serial kilers that can also lead to ectreme violence and it is beleived that if Arthur Shawcross didn't have this abnormality, he wouldn't have become a serial killer. He also suffered from a condition known as a 'Partial seizure' where if one of his victims would say trigger words like "i will tell your wife what is happening" he would see a bright white light and the next time he was functioning normally would be when he was in his car with a body besides him , which lead psychologist to believe he didn't  have conscious control over what he was doing and that a brain abnormality , mental illness and being sexually abused as a child resulted in an almost deadly cocktail that all played a part in him comitting these awful murders.

Arthur Shawcross
Mug shot of Shawcross
Born | Arthur John Shawcross
June 6, 1945
Kittery, Maine, United States
Died | November 10, 2008 (aged 63)
Albany, New York,
United States
Cause of death | Cardiac arrest
Other names | The Genesee River Killer,
The Monster of the Rivers,
The Rochester Strangler
Criminal penalty | Life in prison without parole

Conviction(s) | Arson, Burglary, Manslaughter, Second degree murder
Killings
Victims | 14

Span of killings

| May 7, 1972–December 28, 1989
Country | United States
State(s) | Rochester, New York
Watertown, New York

Date apprehended

| January 5, 1990

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First Degree Murder: Definition

In most states, first-degree murder is defined as an unlawful killing that is both willful and premeditated, meaning that it was committed after planning or "lying in wait" for the victim. For example, Dan comes home to find his wife in bed with Victor. Three days later, Dan waits behind a tree near Victor's front door. When Victor comes out of his house, Dan shoots and kills him.

Second Degree Murder: Definition

Second-degree murder is ordinarily defined as: 1) an intentional killing that is not premeditated or planned, nor committed in a reasonable "heat of passion"; or 2) a killing caused by dangerous conduct and the offender's obvious lack of concern for human life. Second-degree murder may best be viewed as the middle ground between first-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter.

For example, Dan comes home to find his wife in bed with Victor. At a stoplight the next day, Dan sees Victor riding in the passenger seat of a nearby car. Dan pulls out a gun and fires three shots into the car, missing Victor but killing the driver of the car.

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Chilling photos taken by serial killers, mostly of their victims, before death (with disturbing backstories). These pictures may be shocking to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.

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5 most disturbing serial killer interviews on camera

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5 Most Disturbing SERIAL KILLER Interviews On Camera

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-Psychopaths are described as being purposeless, irrational, lack conscience and are thrill seekers and literally fearless.

-Psycopath sees the victim as a symbolic object.

-Psycopath have significant differences in their brain, such as reduced prefrontal gray matter (Raine et al., 2000), amygdalar abnormalities (Blair, 2003) and asymmetric hippocampi (Raitne et al., 2004)

-" In the 19th century, psycopathy killers examining psychopathy was considered to be moral personality disorder" (Scott, 2000, p.1).

- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is characterized by emotionally instability, anxiety and psychotic-like symptoms where those afflicted can suddenly
become very paranoid or suspicious of others (Skodol et al., 2002).The serial killer causes form psychology may be suffer from this syndrome.

- This means the conditions where the afflicted does not seem to have any empathy for others (zero degrees of empathy) (Skodol et al., 2002)

Fantasy was also a common theme among these murderers as often
being isolated they unpleasant environment. "
(Federal Bureau of Investigations , 1984 )

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Jack The Ripper

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Seven aspects of the sociological explanation   

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Seven aspects of the sociological explanation   

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1. Childhood deprivation
- Serial killer's childhood tends to be marked by a lack of nurturing and love
- Grow up in neglectful and abusive and at times violent environment
- Adults who were abused as children tend to exhibit violent outbursts
-Childhood trauma are often found in homicide literature

2. Intense frustration
-An inadequate home life of the the serial murderer creates an inability to cope with failures
- Failed interpersonal contacts,school, military or employment

3. Need for power
- Seeks a sense of power and control that his life seems of lack.
- Achieve  this power and control by killing others

4.Undercontrolled or overcontrolled  behavior
- Have limited ability to control aggressive behaviors and often engages in violence
- Responds by the use of aggression when frustrated

5.Excitement of the hunt
- It is not the murder itself that motivates the crime of a seriel murderer, but instead it is  the exhilaration felt by the serial killer as he stalks his victim.

6. Societal roles  media influence

7. Media influence and pornography

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1.Retardatin in development of the brain.
-Researching have examined electroencephalogram ( EEG) reading of murderers' abnormality tates in individuals identified as psychophatic or psychotic.

2.Head trauma
-"Although it is true that many serial killers suffered some type of severe head injury during childhood , many others have no scuh history " (Sears ,1991 , p.112).

3.Heredity and Genetic
-Despite the series of genetic research ,there has been no "crime gene " located. Many studied involving children who had been separated from thier biological parents at birth examined the concept of inherited criminal characteristics.Researchers have found that what may be inherited aggression is a metabolic condition known Lesch-Myhan disease.It may be possible that serial murdererd inherit a tendency for aggressive behaviors and turn to murder as a last resort when other more appropriate outlets are not visible.

4.Increase in the male sex drive
-According to Levin and Fox have theorized that the "serial murderer pursues this increased need for sexual stimulation to the point of murder"(Sears,1991,p.116).

5.Sears is focusing the attention on the thalamus , hypothalamus and thier connection to aggression.If a serial killer suffers from an impaired thalamus it may cause a lack of empathy fo rthe pain he inflicts on others as the thalamus is responsible for the relay center for processing sensory information.

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In the book " To kill again : The Motivation and Development of Serial Murder ", author Donald Sears. ( 1991 , pg

" Most serial Kills tend to come from homes where they are physically or pschologically abused "

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( Holmes and DeBurger,1988 )

1.Visionary Type
-Respond to "voices" within.

2.Mission Oriented Type
-Has a goal of eliminating a particular group or category of people.

3.The Power/Control Oriented Type
-Seeks satisfaction from having complete life and death control over the victim.

4.Hedonistic Type
-Oriented toward pleasure or thrill seeking

Type of Murder
1.Serial Murder
-Kills two or more victims geographically unrelated

2.Mass Murder
-Kill 4 or more at one time and place

3.Spree Killer
-Single eventwith two or more location

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" Serial homicide involve the murder of separate victims with time breaks between victim as minimal as two days to week or months referred to as a ( cooling off period ) "
-Mr.Ressler , 1984

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1.Biological Predisposition
2.sociological Influence

3.Phychological Factor