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    Cullen: A Serial Killer

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    Cullen admits to taking the lives of 11 other patients at St. Barnabas. After a short stay, Cullen left his job at St. Barnabas in 1992 and took a nursing job at Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg, where he continued his career as a serial killer. Cullen was an organized serial killer because he was very intelligent and well organized to the point of being perfect. Every detail of his crimes was planned well in advance, he also was very careful and made sure he didn’t leave behind any evidence. Has admitted

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    Serial Killer Theories

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    times without thinking about it they are right. In cases specifically involving serial killers, it is proven that many suffer from mental illness. Serial killers are people that murder more than three other people. The phrase ‘Serial Killer’ strikes fear deep into the hearts of just about every person. But, it is often thought that fear is what drives some curiosities, thus finding it congruous to understand why serial

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    be contributing anything positive. Such individuals seem to prey on the weak and innocent. The aim of this study is to attempt to understand just what makes a serial killer function and act on such a high level of aggression. Several theories will be observed and noted in an effort to properly analyze this issue of the psych of a serial killer. Hopefully the results will add behavioral experts in formulating strategies concerning prevention and intervention. Just what is violence? Violence is

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    Serial Killer Essay

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    Serial Killers are among the most frightening group of criminal in today's society. Unrecognized as everyday human beings, serial killers scared and horrify the whole world. They are classified as murderer with more than three victims, one at a time in a relatively short break serial killer apparently takes action without reason. Among all of the terrifying killers one of the popular killer in the history of the US was Ted Kaczynski , who committed three murders and dozens injured. For almost

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    or antisocial disorders showed distinct brain activity compared to those who were considered normal (Serial Killers: Nature vs. Nurture, n.d.). In cases with serial killers or with people related to violence, the studies tend to show that their personality and desire to kill come from mainly there DNA and nature, rather than their past. The Unabomber contradicts these stereotypes of a serial killer through the influence of his past and his motives for his bombs. Because of his family’s standards

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    emotional control. A tiny plastic toy with reddish-orange hair, stitches, staples, and scars covering his face with his left eye popping out of his head, wearing torn and dirty denim bibs. The doll’s personality and spirit originate from a violent serial killer. When he is killed, his spirit is transferred to the body of a doll to seek revenge for his death. A, horrific looking, terrifying

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    Dangerous sex crimes usually involve necrophilia, sexual sadists and other sexual motivated crimes. Some of the most heinous sex crimes have marked history and are still discussed today. Serial killers like Jeffery Dahmer, who not only sexually abused his victims, but also was a cannibal and would digest body parts of his victims. Sexual fantasies that generally have a darker side is where dangerous sex crimes generate from in my opinion and progressively get worse from there. In particularly, the

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    Serial Killer Diary

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    “Check it. It’s the diary from that serial killer. Maybe we can find his motives for all those murders that keep happening,” the investigator noted. He flipped through the pages of the journal and glanced at the last page. It was half written and there was a bloody handprint that smeared down near the bottom. “Read it. We got nothin’ better to do,” his partner replied hastily. “July 8, 2021. Beautiful day out here. We have had this pretty cool president for a few months. Overall life is good. My

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    Serial Killers Serials killers can be defined in different ways, depending on who you ask. If you ask me, I think a serial killer is someone who has killed more than a couple people. If you ask someone else more than likely you will get a different definition. But what really is the definition of a serial killer? According to Zoe McKnight “Serial murders usually refer to two or more murders at different places and times with a cooling-off period in between, rather than several unrelated murders

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    term serial killers has never really been defined until roughly 1998 when congress passes a Children Protection act from Sexual Predator Act of 1998. This Act defined serial killers as a series of at least three or more killings.However because of the definition of serial killers, they often get confused between serial killers and a spree murder. The Difference is that spree murderers often get killed or seriously killed, however spree murderers have also killed themselves. Although serial killers

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