COM 103: Public Speaking OUTLINE Specific Goal: To inform my audience about the psychology of the serial killer. Introduction: A. There are possibly 20-100 of them active in the U.S. B. They are sociopathic‚ psychopathic monsters that hide behind the masks of normal everyday people. C. They have no conscience‚ no empathy‚ no feelings or remorse. Only apathy. A dark empty world where the only sense of satisfaction and feeling comes from taking the life of
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personal opinions of the author. The biological theory states that criminals are born and they are not made. I feel that the biological theory would be the theory that least describes why crime happens. For example‚ let’s take the case of Jeffery Dahmer. Jeffery was a serial killer that focused on cannibalism. From all of the interviews that were given you would be able to conclude that his family (other then him) including his parents were perfectly normal (they ultimately were divorced but that
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There are many different types of serial killers. Process-focused serial killers get enjoyment from torture and the slow death of their victims. These include three different types of hedonists’ lust‚ thrill and gain and power-seeking killers. Lust killers derive sexual pleasure from killing. Thrill killers get a "kick" from it. Gain killers murder because they believe they will profit in some way. Power killers wish to "play God" or be in charge of life and death. Some serial killers have been
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References: Creekmore‚ B. (2007). Jeffrey Dahmer: Biological Theories of a Killer. Retrieved from www.associatedcontent.com/article/226. Hansell‚ J. & Damour‚ L. (2008). Abnormal psychology (2nd ed.) Hoboken‚ NJ: Wiley& Sons. Griffin‚ G.W. (2006). “Personality.” Sage Publications‚ (Journal
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Iyowka Bradsher Donna Strong Serial Killers as Heroes in Popular Culture April 28‚ 2013 Readers Response The world has many known serial killers and for one reason or another they become famous because of the awful crimes that they commit against man. The media reports the killings and then the writers and producers make the television shows and movies. The media feed off the society and the enjoyment of killings. A psychiatrist would in turn say that in some form we all have a dark side
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act of cannibalism does violate laws against murder and desecration of corpses. In Germany‚ just like in many western countries‚ there are no laws that prohibit cannibalism. Instead‚ Meiwes and other in-famous cannibals‚ such as Albert Fish and Jeffrey Dahmer‚ was only convicted for the killing‚ not the eating. Committing murder is wrong and it’s known to be illegal in every country and since cannibalism exists beyond the law. It is taboo. Although it is not as common for killers to eat their
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and biological factors are explanations developing serial killers. In Jeffrey Dahmer’s case there seems to be a number of influences that motivated his actions‚ such as; socially‚ nurture and biological explanations. Jeffrey Dahmer Jeffrey Dahmer‚ a serial killer‚ murdered seventeen men from 1978 to 1991‚ the murders he committed involved‚ necrophilia‚ dismemberment‚ rape‚ cannibalism (Meyer‚ 2006). As a child Dahmer had low self-esteem and an introverted personality‚ he also demonstrated unusual
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Henry Lee Lucas was told by his mother at a very young age that he was evil and would probably spend the rest of his life in prison. Lucas was suspected‚ along with his partner Otis Toole‚ to have committed hundreds of vicious murders. His mother would torture him as a child. She would dress him as a girl‚ putting ribbons in his hair. He was malnourished‚ dirty‚ and smelly; he was an outcast to his peers. His mother would severely abuse him. In fact‚ she once beat him unconscious with a two-by-four
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Jeffrey Dahmer was no ordinary criminal. He was the type of serial killer that most people fear. He was able to prolong his killing spree because he was calmed‚ very intelligent‚ and nice looking man. This got him out of the trouble he most desperately need when you’re a serial killer. He started his killing when he met and picked up a hitchhiker named Steven Hicks. He took Steven At this time Dahmer was living with his parents in the upscale community of Bath‚ Ohio. This is where Steven
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Introduction We are going to talk about serial killers‚ and how we can relate them with the main character of the short story The Landlady. We are going to focus mainly on woman killers‚ but also in serial killers in general. The information of our presentation is based mostly on online sources ...(page) and the text. We will describe some characteristics that have a meaningful influence in the total description of the killers like personality‚ personal experiences‚ psychology ‚method of killing
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