Monday, June 3, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
Argumentive Essay
You Ain’t Even Know It.
I want you to think about this. Serial killers: Are they mentally insane or is it a result from their peers around them? Serial killing is not an issue that can be argued; whether it is good or bad, but it can be argued that not many people know about them. Nobody knows about how someone becomes a serial killer; if it is not something they have personally experienced. Most people do not know a lot about how someone may become a serial killer and the effects of their past life. A serial killer to me is someone who commits multiple homicides or murders and does not get caught easily. You never know when something like this can change the lives of the people around you. Serial killers may have been affected by their peers, family, and their career choice but their psychological issues are what made their lifestyle.
Many can think that peers are a major roll on serial killers. Becoming a serial killer is just another outcome of bullying, depression, low-self-esteem, and lack of care from family members growing up. There are several well-known serial killers that have become the way they are because their families were separated and no one gave great care to them. From the buildup of their childhood separation, people like Jeffery Dahmer, and Ted Bundy go out and kill other people because of the life separation that they had. Another Serial Killer who is not as widely known as the others is Karl Denke, a German man who allegedly murdered 30-40 people. In his childhood he was well-liked in public but was mistreated at home. Instead of committing suicide, serial killers go and get back on other people making their families suffer like they did.
The amount of serial killers in the United States is the highest number international. There are over 2,000 people who have become serial killers over the past hundred years. 23% of these were men and woman enrolled in our American military forces. The average IQ of these men and women was 94.5. (Aamodt) These are not just your every day neighbors but, these people had to be smart, organized and had to use a well thought out process.
People believe things like revenge and sexual pleasure are the reasons why killers commit these types of crimes. They committed crimes over anger, enjoyment (the thrill, lust, and power), and financial gain, to avoid being arrested, and need of attention. Other reasons are over hallucinations, or the feeling of convincing others. One thing well-known by many is men are more likely to be thought as a serial killer than women. In 2010 91.5% of psychological killers were men. When serial killers first came about in the 1900’s there were 27 men in the US while only 11 others were known international. Over 99% of these serial killers in America had killed five or more victims (Egger).
Others believe that the first sign of psychological killings start at a young age; when a child begins to kill small animals for joy. 30-38% of psychopaths show abnormal brain wave patterns, or EKGs. Infants and children typically have slower brain wave activity, but it increases as they grow up. Not with psychopaths.
Eventually, the brain might mature as the psychopath ages. This may be why most serial killers are under the age of 50. The abnormal brain wave activity comes from the temporal lobes and the limbic system of the brain, the areas that control memory and emotions. When development of this part of the brain is genetically impaired, and the parents of the child are abusive, irresponsible or manipulative, the stage is set for disaster. (McKenzie).
Overall serial killers are just our day to day results of childhood trauma. You could say that they are someone who is a few fries short of a Happy Meal. They are only cruel to others but kind to themselves. When someone is abused and mistreated as a young child it affects the rest of their life two. There are many possible outcomes from childhood mistreatment no matter who you are there is never just one way of how someone becomes a SERIAL KILLER.
Annotated Bibliographies.
The serial killer whisperer.
Earley, Pete. “The Serial Killer Whisperer: How One Man’s Tragedy Helped Unlock the Deadliest Secrets of the World’s Most Terrifying Killers”. Http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=t rue&true &db +ulh&AN =66926314&site=src-live. Jan 2012. 27 Mar.
In the article ““The Serial Killer Whisperer: How One Man’s Tragedy Helped Unlock the Deadliest Secrets of the World’s Most Terrifying Killers”, Earley, Pete informs me that a traumatic brain injury can change anyone’s life into something unexpected. A 15-year old boy had a TBI and soon after he oddly became easily obsessed went he came across from a news article online. His new obsession was something that was unusual but had a good outcome. This 15-year old boy kept this obsession throughout his thirties and, was soon able to help police officers bring closure to their cases. He would go to the prison and talk to the prisoners, his impulsive obsession made the prisoners comfortable and able to trust him. This proved to me that there is a good outcome out of researching and connecting to any type of killer.
Serial Killers, Evil, and Us.
Simon, Robert. “Serial Killers,Evil,and Us”. https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/yturria2/SKfiles/skf/articles/sk3.pdf. Fall 2009. 13 Mar 2013.
In this article Simon, Robert states the many ways that people connect their serial killings to characters such as Dr. Jekyll or Dexter. Many people also begin to kill because, of actual people like Ted Bundy or Jeffery Dahmer. Theodore Robert “Ted” Bundy was just a normal guy, you could not tell from a picture that he had killed over 58 people. Another person would be John Wayne Gacy, who was a building constructer was married twice , and was involved in his community projects. He had joined Jolly Joker Club and , would dress up as pogo the clown and, went to the hospital to cheer up sick children. Gacy would go to festivals and say “A clown can get away with murder” and, he sure did at least thirty- three within the next
History of Teen Murders and Trends.
Chalmers, Phil. “Why teens kill”. http://philchalmers.com/media/downloads/Why-Teens-Kill-Seminar-Workbook.pdf. 2011. 20 Mar 2013.
In this article Chalmers, Phil answers my question on how teens become murders, or evolve themselves in crime. I learned that today, about 1800 teens kill every year. Roughly 5 homicides per day. The period from 1960 to 1991 US population increased by 40% while violent crimes have increased by 500%. The first teen killer occurred in 1785 when 12-year-old girls killed a 6-year-old by strangling and beating her with a rock over strawberries. Phil also states some of the signs of violence. One of the most common are statements or threats about killing or harming someone, or even threatening, schoolwork m artwork, drawing, and class projects. The four ways people say that someone may become a serial killer if they are cruel to animals, have a fascination with setting fires, or are peeping toms. The top 5 causes of teen murder are unstable family& Bullying at school, obsession with violent media, Anger & depression-suicide, drugs& alcohol, cults, gangs & hate groups. This helps me because, it taught me the causes and the different types of teen killings.
Academic Summary.
Many meanings of a Serial Killer.
The article “Gunmen Assassins and Drunk Murders are one thing, Serial Killers are another”, Gregory Laire a daily article reporter informs us on the many different names and meanings of “Serial Killer”. He states that before the 20th century there were several different meanings but one definition. They were called “Stranger Murders”, “Mass Murder”, and some called them “Lust Murders” With this he further explores the ways they were seen in the past to the way they are now seen in the present day. The word “Serial Killer” today has more definitions then definition has letters. One of the definitions from during the 70’s is one who kills multiple people all linked. That definition stayed until the 90’s when they found that that theory was no longer true. During the 90’s the definition of a “Serial Killer” was three or more separate events in separate locations with occasional cooling-off periods in between. This was now the definitions because they notice that the victims of the serial killers would be spaced out after two or three were found. 2008 was the next year when an FBI officers notice the change between the decades. A killing of two or more victims by the same offender, occurring on two separate occasions. This was used because, officers state that the murders are not from compulsiveness but from sadistic sexual overtones. Serial killer is a term describing a type of killer who kills a number of people over a long period of time. The definition of 2013 shows that all of these definitions are correct and also show that they do not get caught easily to because they do kill over a long period of time.
Work Cited for entire blog. :D
8 Feb. 2013. Jan 2013.<http://investigation.discovery.com/investigation/true-crime-stories/jeffrey-dahmer/jeffrey-dahmer.html>.
Colleen Curry. “Jeffrey Dahmer Hero Charged with Homicide.” abcnews.go.com. 7 Feb. 2013. 2 Nov. 2011. http://abcnews.go.com/US/jeffrey-dahmer-hero-tracy-edwards-charged-homicide/story?id=14853608.
Cramer, Chasity. Serial Killer Survey. 11 Mar. 2013. 23 Mar 2013.
Eric.“11 common traits of Mass Murderers and Serial Killers“. www.nakedlaw.avvo.com. 7 Feb 2013. 4 Mar 2011.< http://nakedlaw.avvo.com/crime/11-common-traits-of-mass-murderers-and-serial-killers.html>.
Gavin Madeley; James, Tozer. "SERIAL KILLER BLACK: 13 MORE VICTIMS." Daily Mail 28 Oct. 2011: 1. Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
Gunmen, Assassins and Drunk Murderers Are One Thing-Serial Killers Are Another By: Lalire, Gregory, Wild West, 10464638, Jun2012, Vol. 25, Issue 1
Patrick, Thornton. "Tight Space Poses Challenge For Storing Evidence." Minnesota Lawyer (Minneapolis, MN) (n.d.): Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Narrative Poem
Manhunter!!!
I can hear him
I know he’s there.
This is like a real life slender man
Alone in the woods,
Alone in the woods,
I just don’t know where to hide.
I can hear his steps getting closer.
I don’t know where to go,
Is this a dream?
I’m not
waking up.
This can’t be happening to me,
This is so unfair.
He’s got me!
I can feel the pain as,
He Attacks like a hawk.
Not letting his prey breath,
Or even move.
I cannot breath.
I cannot feel my legs.
I can’t die now.
I cannot even say goodbye.
He is gone.
Left me here to die,
All alone in the dark,
Not enough air to scream.
And is
going to,
Do it again.
Next victims by a lake.
It is so far away,
From the rest of the world.
Cannot hear a scream,
No matter how loud.
The pain rushes,
The scream builds.
I have no one around,
To help me.
They do not understand the pain.
It is not like a murder,
Or even suicide.
A serial killer,
Keeps going,
Never satisfied.
They have bodies
Of many.
All cut up.
Consuming their souls.
No one can know,
No one can tell.
He is at it again.
This is a good one.
They do not know what’s next.
The way he treats woman
The way he treats men.
Victium number 50 is standing in line.
All alone waiting for her food.
He waits for her to be alone.
Ask if she would like a drink.
He slips in a pill,
And waits for it to set in.
Asks her if
He would like to go
Back to his place.
She takes her hands,
And leads her to his room.
And throws her on the couch.
She kicks and screams,
But no one can hear.
He grabs a knife
Ready to kill.
She kicks him
Causing him to
Pass out.
She runs and find
the police station
tells them about
The horrible smell.
The skulls everywhere.
Knock, Knock
, Knock.
The police knock
The smell hits them
“You’re under arrest.
Anything you say
Can and will
Be used against
You in the court of law”.
In the case of
the
Man in the mask vs. the city.
The man in the mask pleads
guilty of 49
counts
Of murder and
1 count of attempt
Of murder.
He will be
Sentenced to life
In state prison
With no bail.
The 50th victim
Dies 2 weeks later
Because of suicide
And the thought that
She got to survive and the others could not.
[C1]I
think this could be foreshadowing because, its telling what he is going to do
later on in the poem.
Research Memo
Serial Killers,
Are they Animals?
Hypothesis:
In this memo I
want to show that people do not realize all that serial killers are. I believe
that they are just normal people that are getting treated like animals. These
people do not get to live a normal life. I want people to agree with me and
learn that they understand how they feel. Serial Killers and murders are just
people who have a turning point in their life. I want to show that everyone has
a certain thing that makes them snap.
For many of the people I want to research I want to get information that
will help me understand if people know about serial killers and what goes
through their mind. I don’t believe that people should be called mentally
insane or twisted before they know anything about the person.
Context:
While
distributing my surveys I wanted to target people between the ages of 13-50,
because this is the time frame that many of the serial killers that I had look
up had started to become as what their were.
After receiving over 50 completed surveys’ I was sure that there would
be a positive outcome and I could speed through this activity. I did get back great answers that had helped
my research and informed me about how people are informed and how people feel
about serial killers but I didn’t answer
all my questions. I still have many questions that could help me understand
more about serial killers in general. They cannot be called insane because that
your opinion but ,you have to understand that this is not how they started to
plan their life.
How old are you?
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Question 1.) How could serial killers
decisions be changed if they had a different childhood?
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Question 2.) What is a bigger effect
on serial killers?
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11-18 (12 participants)
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They
could take their lifestyle a different way. They could probably grow up
better. Less violent. Maybe they wouldn’t kill people, because you get
seriously demented and psycho. The mental health would be preserved. They
would see people in a different view. They couldn’t have the mindset of
killing people. Depends on their childhood. If they have a loving father.
|
Family
Issues (7)
Childhood
(7)
Mental
Issues (1)
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19-39 (11 participants)
|
Positive
child means positive future. A different role model can inspire different
perception on life. They might not have decided to start killing. Learning
how to deal with problems. They would have a better sense of right and wrong.
Would have more value on a human life. And would care about how their
decisions affect others. Grow up in a loving home. Teaching a better
structure. Learn ho to deal with problems. More loving.
|
Family
Issues (4)
Life
Experience(1)
Childhood
(6)
School
( 1)
Outside
Influence (1)
|
40+ ( 2 participants)
|
No responses creditable.
|
Childhood
(1)
Circumstances
(1)
Revenge
(1)
|
Question
3.)Should the public be more informed about getting a mental disease?
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Question
4.) A person’s insanity should be noticed before the age of….
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11-18 ( 12 participants)
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Yes
(11)
No ( 1)
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New
Born (0)
Toddler(2)
Child
(5)
Pre-Teen
(3)
Teen
(2)
Adult
(0)
|
19-39 ( 11 participants)
|
Yes
(11)
No (0)
|
New
Born (0)
Toddler
(2)
Child
(3)
Pre-Teen
(2)
Teen
(4)
Adult
(0)
|
40+ ( 2 participants)
|
Yes
(2)
No (0)
|
New
Born (1)
Toddler
(0)
Child (1)
Pre-Teen
(0)
Teen(0)
Adult(0)
|
Question
5.)How did you hear about Jeffery Dahmer or other serial killers?
|
Question
6.)What serial killers do you know?
|
|
11-18 ( 12 participants)
|
Newspaper
(3)
TV
(6)
Friends
( 5)
Family
(1)
Internet
(1)
|
Pee-Wee
(1)
Ted
Bundy (20
Jeffery
Dahmer(2)
Albert
Fish(1)
Jack
the Ripper (4)
Albert
Manson(1)
|
19-39 (11 participants)
|
Newspaper
(3)
TV(5)
Friends(1)
Reading
Books(1)
School
(3)
Studies
(1)
Internet
(1)
|
Jeffery Dahmer (4)
DC Sniper ( 4)
Son
of Sam (3)
Buffalo
Bill ( 3)
Jack
the Ripper (4)
John
Wayne Gasey (4)
David
Karesch ( 2)
Ted
Bundy (3)
Carl
Watts (2)
Charles
Manson (2)
Some
concider Dr. (3)
Kavorcian
(2)
The
zodiac Killer (2)
The
Green River (1)
|
40+ ( 2 participants)
|
Newspaper
(1)
TV
(1)
Friends
(0)
|
Freddy
(1)
John
Wayne Gasey (1)
|
Question
7.)What do you feel most serial killers do to their victims?
|
Question
8.) Someone’s childhood may predict their future?
|
|
11-18 ( 12 participants)
|
Molest/Rape
(11)
Drug
(10)
Kidnap
(11)
Dismember
(5)
Make
the family suffer (5)
Kill
(1)
|
True
(12)
False
(0)
|
19-39 (11 participants)
|
Molest/Rape
(50
Drug
(2)
Kidnap
(8)
Dismember
(0)
Make
the family suffer (1)
Kill
(1)
|
True
( 9)
False(2)
|
40+ ( 2 participants)
|
Molest/Rape
(1)
Drug
(0)
Kidnap
(0)
Dismember
(1)
Make
the family suffer (1)
Depends
on mind set (1)
|
True
( 2)
False
(0)
|
Question
9.) Do family issues have an effect on serial killers?
|
||
11-18 ( 12 participants)
|
Yes
(12)
No
(0)
|
|
19-39 ( 11 participants)
|
Yes
(10)
No(1)
|
|
40+ ( 2 participants)
|
Yes(2)
No(0)
|
Data Analysis:
My age question made life 5 times easier and really
gave me a way to organize my data. I realized that not having a question like
this in the first place just was not a smart way to go. Even though I would
like a more variety of age I liked the range that I received.
Question one: I was surprised on how many different
answer everyone had. I was also
surprised about some that I really was not expecting. I did expect positive
outcome and that is what I got. The
answers ranged from thing effect the serial killer as an individual as well as how
it would affect the people around them.
Question two: My result for number two really
helped, because now I know what people think affects them which is something I
will never know about what really does affect them. My surprise for this one is
that there were a lot of things they came up with that. I had such a hard time
coming up with effects that could cause a serial killer to start its killing
spree.
Question three: I agree with the result that I received.
Everyone besides one said that we should be informed more about mental
diseases. This leads me to another question. How would being informed about
this type of thing affect anyone’s lifestyle? Would the effect be positive or
negative?
Question four:
The responses for this question
are partially what I wanted. I figured that people would want to know if they
had a mental disease earlier in life but, I was thinking more people would go
towards toddlers when an individuals mind is first developing. I am not
disappointed by these results at all. I am actually glad that they turned out
this way.
Question five:
Results for this was exactly what I thought. People find out about
things like murders or serial killers though TV or other thing such as family
or while doing their own research on other topics retaining to the subject.
There were several ways that people had been informed about crime related
things and, the thing I was not expecting was the internet or reading books.
Question six: These results actually taught me about
more serial killers. I myself had to do more research to find out who a few of
these people to make sure they were actual people. I learned more about serial
killers than before. I really got directed with this question.
Question seven:
I was surprised with the answers for this question. I didn’t realize
that there were so many people that noticed so much about serial killers as
individuals. I am not going to use this question to further my research
because, now I understand what people know about serial killers and what they
do to their victims.
Question eight: This was a very opinionated question
and I realize it now. I really didn’t which side was going to come out with a
better outcome which is why the results surprised me because there were not
many people who thought that it does not affect the individual. This is why when I further my research I
would like to know why they believe that a child hood shows the future of an
individual.
Question nine:
I agree with the result because, something like serial killers has an
effect on both the victim and the killer’s families. This question could be an
arguing question because; someone could have said that they are strong and not
affected by anything like this. Mostly I know that I would be affected by
something like this and I notice that it is something that we look at just like
a normal death in our family.
Conclusion:
My survey has given me
a lot of usable and unusable information that I can further my research. I
don’t need to think about the results deeper and think about how this could
help me and prove the points that I want proven. I have come up with that it is
still not right to do this but, it is still not fair for them to be called
insane, or wrong. They could have a disease that no one knows about.
Follow up:
With these survey
results I would like to take this in a direction that is unexpected from both
me and anyone else. I am going to prove that not enough people are completely
informed about the lives that these people live and that we need to understand
that anyone of us could snap any second now. I found that it is a common sense
thing that serial killers all have one thing in common. They all disrespect
their victims mentally, verbally, and physically. I will be surveying more
people to show that there are many people who do not understand how serial
killers are treated, and what causes these flips that changes live. I am not
saying that people should not be punished for this type of crime, but they we
need to realize it is just like any other murder, homicide, or suicide.
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