serial killers
Serial Killer ISU Who is a serial killer? Why do people become serial killers? ... Killers Cycle and Serial Killer Categories 1. ... Washington Sniper) There are 6 phases of the serial killers cycle: 1) The Aura Phase, where the killer begins losing grip on reality; 2) The Trolling Phase, when the killer searches for a victim; 3) The Wooing Phase, where the killer lures his victim in; 4) The Capture Phase, where the victim is chosen and captured; 5) The Murder or Totem phase, which is the emotional high for killers; and finally, 6) The Depression Phase, which occurs after the killing. ... The image of a fiancée who rejected the killer, the echo of the voice of the hated mother, or the taunting of the distant father; all remains vividly in the killers mind after the crime. ... Do serial killers have any control over their desires? ... Defines serial murder: • A minimum of three to four victims, with a "cooling off" period in between; • the killer is usually a stranger to the victim -- the murders appear unconnected or random; • The murders reflect a need to sadistically dominate the victim; • the murder is rarely "for profit"; the motive is psychological, not material; • The victim may have "symbolic" value for the killer; method of killing may reveal this meaning; • Killers often choose victims who are vulnerable (prostitutes, runaways, etc. ... Enuresis (bed-wetting) (more than 60% of serial killers were still wetting their beds over the age of 12. ... As adults most serial killers have some sort of brain damage or are addicted to alcohol or drugs. ... Many serial killers will keep "souvenirs" of their crime, which later refuels the fantasy, and sometimes leave trademarks or kill in the exact method over and over. Much of the strange, ritualized mutilations come from an inner drama that only the killer can understand Serial killers are sadists, seeking perverted pleasure in torturing the victim, even resuscitating them just as they are about to reach death, so they can torture them some more. ... If random, killers tend to prey those most vulnerable, runaways, drifters, prostitutes, hitchhikers etc. But some killers kill those they have hates for. ... In fact, it is usually a let down, but the fantasy wont go away -- it is too deeply engraved in the killers mind. This is responsible for the serial nature of lust murder. ... Abnormalities Serial killers tend to have normal appearances on the outside, they appear normal, have respect in the area etc. which is why many killers throw off the police. ... ) Researchers believe that in serial killers, there is a problem with the left hemisphere of their brain, which controls behavior.