serial killers

In Shirley Lynn Scott’s article, "What Makes Serial Killers tick? " from http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/notorious/tick/evils_1... the author talks about the mental issues of why serial killers do the things they do. Scott also talk about the warning signs of the killers and what makes them tick.

The most important thing I’ve learned on my topic mostly deals with the characteristics of a serial killer and how research on both men and women serial killers explains common rituals and characteristics. I also find it important to explore societies fascinations with serial killers and how this affects the development of future serial killers. When I first began this research paper, I had a different topic. I was going to do it on a murder house in Iowa but then I realized that although this story was fascinating, there wasn’t enough information to intrigue me and others.

To help with my research on the psychology behind serial killers, I looked inside the twitter and blogger world. Twitter was not as helpful as a resource as the blogs I was able to find. I found a blog that discussed the potential causes of psychopathology.

I have been researching serial killers for my research paper and from my new understanding, there are signs that serial killers portray while they live their alternate "normal" lives.

The infamous term “serial killer” is defined as a person committing two or more murders on separate occasions, often over an extended period of time. The motive behind the killings often relates to the offender’s psychological issues and sadistic connections they feel with their victims. These psychopathic and sadistic tendencies that serial killers often portray, most likely comes from dysfunctional familial backgrounds or complex emotional issues.

Something that I have been interested in learning more about has been, What goes through the minds of killers and rapists?( or others who commit violent crimes) I remember my mom talking about it when it came up in the news and she was saying that people that kill or rape had went threw some mess up things in their lives, but I didn’t pay that much attention to it because I didn’t watch the news that much. Lately, the issue has caught my eyes again. I know that many people have their own opinions on killer and rapists.