The Causation Of Serial Killers

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Term Paper Title	The Causation Of Serial Killers
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The Causation of Serial Killers

     People become serial killers for many reasons.  Serial Killers are people with three or more
seperate events with an emotional cooling off period between homicides with an emotional cooling- off
period between homicides with each murder taking place at a different location. (Schechter and Everitt, 69).
Serial killers are the most frightening psychopaths because they do not reveal any of the basic human
emotions- empathy, conscience, or remorse, (Schechter and Everitt, 179).  According to Schechter and
Everitt, authors of the A-Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers,  Serial Killers tend to be Caucasian men who kill
white victims.  Their studies have shown that 84% of serial killers are Caucasian, 90% are males, and 89%
of the victims are white.  There are four types of serial killers*.  The most common one is the Lust Killer
who kills to sexually stimulate themselves.  The more they torture a victim, the pleasure the serial killer
receives (Who is a Serial Killer?, 5).  Although serial killers are well known today, they originated as far
back as ancient Rome.
     Serial killing first started when the Roman Emperor Caligula tested torture and perversion on his
prisoners .  Most crime buffs believed that the first modern era serial killer was Jack the Ripper, a man who
killed five London streetwalkers.  Serial killing did not become well known until the post- world war II.  By
the 1970's serial killing had become such a problem that law enforcement officials needed to define the new
crime category (Schechter and Everitt, 115).  Former FBI agent Robert K. Ressler coined the term "Serial
Killer", which has become well known among society.  This psychopathic behavior grew to all parts of the
world, including Canada.  For example, Paul Bernardo, also known as the Scarborough Rapist, killed two
Ontario teenagers.  Most serial killers situate in the United States.  76% of the worlds serial killers come
from the United States (Schechter and Everitt, 276).  Although serial killers are increasing people still
speculate the reasoning of such psychopathic behavior.
     Many people wonder the causes of the disturbing behavior of serial killers.  The most plausible and
believable theory is that traumatic childhood experiences lead directly to the behavior of serial killers.  The
"Homicide Triad", sadistic daydreaming and abuse of a child are key factors in the development of a serial
killer.  The "Homicide Triad" that includes...

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