Serial Killers 2
Prior to discussing what serial killers do, we must identify and pinpoint what a serial killer is. We generally tend to attribute the same name for serial killers and mass murderers. This is incorrect because they are two independent and different types of killers. While both of these individuals may kill many people, the difference lies in the reason they kill and the period over which they kill their victims. An event or a build up of circumstance triggers mass murderers and causes them to act. This can be the result of a stressful situation or frustration either at work or in their private lives. For whatever reason, they may choose to use a weapon and kill people that they feel are responsible for their problems. They may also kill total strangers in a bid to get even with whomever or whatever they feel wronged them. Whatever their reason is, they are usually cooperative and quite often docile if they survive the episode. It seems that this one-time outburst of violence, once enacted, puts an end to any future events of this type for that individual. While the mass killer may kill many people in one attack, when the attack is over, their mission is complete. The mass killer's victims may not be chosen for any oth
Ed Gein's final victim was a local shop owner named Bernice Worden. The killing took place on November 16, 1957. It was opening day of deer season so very few men or women were around town. Gein came into the store to buy anti-freeze for his car. He also wanted to buy a new .22 caliber gun. Gein had a .22 shell in his coat pocket. He loaded it into the gun and shot Worden once. He then either cut off her head or slit her throat, making a large pool of blood in the store. Gein then dragged her out the back of the store and put her in the hardware store truck. Gein drove out to a secluded area and parked the truck. He then walked back to the store and got his own truck and transferred the body from one to the other. Now it was time for Ed to do his work. It is hard to predict whether a person will become a serial killer. A set of childhood characteristics believed by many to be symptoms of violent behavior has been named the "McDonald Triad". Named after psychiatrist John M. McDonald, it speculates that three factors in a person's childhood may determine violent behavior. These three factors presumably linked to homicidal behavior are bedwetting, pyromania, and torture of small animals. There is evidence that many serial killers have some or all of these factors in their past. The fact remains, there are many people with symptoms of the McDonald Triad who do not become serial killers; unfortunately some do. One of the Hillside Stranglers, Kenneth Bianci, had a bedwetting problem and had killed a cat before as a prank. The Son of Sam, David Berkowitz, had set many fires, kept a diary and even nicknamed himself the "Phantom Fireman". Alaska's Robert Hansen, murderer of at least 17 women, was convicted of arson as a youth. An important fact is the "McDonald Triad" is not believed to be a cause of violence, but only a set of symptoms. Serial killers also tend to have something that we refer to as "Mask of Sanity", the title of a classic study made in 1976 on psychopathic personality. It refers to the ability of a serial killer to appear perfectly normal ; " to conceal his cold-blooded nature beneath a normal facade. Not all psychopaths are criminals. Some are highly successful people. After all, they are masters of manipulation. They can make you believe that they are the most caring, sensitive, charming people in the world. But it's all a show. Under the surface, they're hollow to the core-complete egocentrics who care about nothing except their own greedy desires." In 1954, Ed committed the first murder he admits to. Mary Hogan, the owner and operator of a local tavern was killed. She was shot and her head was possibly cut off at the scene. At the scene, the police found a large pool of blood but no drag marks. Therefore Mary Hogan had been carried from the bar. After Gein had been caught, the police realized he was too small too carry the large stature of Mary Hogan from the scene and believed he may have had an accomplice for this murder and the grave robbings, but Gein constantly denied this. This left Ed alone. He began reading books about the female anatomy and became very interested in adventure stories involving headhunter and cannibals. At one point, a well-meaning person brought him back two shrunken heads from the Philippines. Ed found them very interesting and showed them off to many people in the community. Goff, Colin. Criminal Justice in Canada. ITP Nelson. Scarbourough. Canada. 1997 The classic example of the sexual sadist type of killer is the six foot nine inch, 280 pound, Edmund Kemper. At the age of fifteen, he shot and killed both of his grandparents resulting in his being committed to a maximum-security hospital for four years. This was only the beginning for Kemper, and upon his release he shot, stabbed and strangled to death six coeds as they hitchhiked from college. He also severed their heads and limbs, attempted to have sex with the corpses, and devoured their
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