Thesis Statement: To prove that Ted Bundy is the most nefarious serial killer.

            

             Pleasantly handsome, piercingly intelligent, he was a master.

             manipulator, a silver-tongued charmer who had the power to lure women to.

             their deaths and confuse police and the court system for nearly a decade. The.

             day before his death, Ted Bundy was choking back sobs, and said " I don"t.

             want to die, I kid you not, but I deserve, certainly, the most extreme.

             punishment society has." (Lamar, 1). Ted Bundy was laid to rest at the age.

             of 42 by the electric chair on January 24, 1989, from his earlier conviction of.

             kidnapping, and the murder of Kimberly Leach (Lamar, 2). The following.

             paragraphs will describe just what it takes to be a serial killer and the grading criteria it takes to be the most nefarious serial killer of all time. The following paragraphs will discuss the difference"s between John Wayne Gacy Jr., Jeff Dahmer and Ted Bundy. This paper will prove that Ted Bundy is the most nefarious serial killer of all time.

             A serial killer is generally a white male, between the ages of 21 to 43,.

             who are sexually dysfunctional and have low self-esteem. To be a serial.

             killer you have to have an elaborate fantasy that builds up, and then leads to.

             the killing sprees. In order to be considered a serial killer, the killer has to have murdered at least 10 people. Serial killers generally murder strangers.

             with cooling off periods between each crime. Many killers enjoy.

             cannibalism, necrophillia and keep trophy-like body parts as mementos of the.

             killers work. In order to find the most nefarious serial killer of all time,.

             grading criteria is required. The grading criteria of this paper is number of.

             murders, the method of murder and overall insanity.

             Jeffrey Dahmer, a loner with a cleaned shaved appearance, preyed on.

             young men and boys in Milwaukee"s inner city. Dahmer lured his victim"s to.

             his apartment promising a good time or money.