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My blood ran cold as the sound grew louder. The fearsome thump grew more frequent, echoing through the hallway. It can’t be mum. It’s too early she only just left. The harrowing knocks kept coming as I sat on my couch glaring at the sight of my possible demise.
It was the usual Friday night routine. My mum working at her job leaving the whole house to me. I was just relaxing in the living room, watching the news.
“Reports have come in of several murders that have taken place across London. All victims of the attacks have been found dead and left skinless. The serial killer has still not been taken into custody or identified so please take caution. We recommend that you stay indoors and be careful to who you open your doors to.”
Right as the report ended I could hear the sound. The sound that sent chills through my nerves. The room went cold. My eyes widen and my senses grew stronger than they had ever been before. My ears keep picking up the terrifying noises that haunt me. My eyes stay peeled down the hallway as I gently get off my couch. I can see the door and unclear image of what lies behind it. As I start moving forward bit by bit as the second hand on the clock makes leaps of five, the figure behind the glass pane of the door gets clearer. The dark figure stands out vividly against the cloudy evening sky
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Sounds of fumbling. Sounds of doors opening. I breathed in deeply and slowly made my way towards the stairs. The sounds started getting louder and louder! Fearfully I walked up the stairs wondering what I should do. Once I reached the top of the stairs, the sounds were at their loudest. I searched for where these noises were coming from, only to find they came from my own room. I frightfully looked at the door trying to picture what waits for me on the other side. As I moved towards the door, the sounds got quieter and quieter. All the fumbling ended. Soon all I heard was the sound of my deep heavy
In the book, The Serial Killer Whisperer: How One Man’s Tragedy Helped Unlock the Deadliest Secrets of the World’s Most Terrifying Killers, Tony Ciaglia writes letters to various serial killers and starts a friendship with them. The friendships Tony’s build’s with these serial killer’s through phone calls and letters helped law enforcement in more than one way. The serial killers trust Tony and opens up to him about things they’ve done and why. The Serial Killer Whisperer gives readers an inside look of serial killers minds. Although the letters in this novel are between Tony and various serial killers, Pete Earley is the author. He interviewed Tony and his friends and families. Pete Earley is also the author of three New York Times bestsellers and he has won the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime. Ealey wrote this gripping tale in a way that would captivate any audience.
A serial killer is a person who murders three or more people over a period of more than 30 days, with a "cooling off" period between each murder, and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification. Most people do not understand what can make a person want to kill multiple people for no reason other than own satisfactional gain. In actuality serial killers have been studied for over hundreds of years, and the information that has been documented continues to grow. The research that I have gathered about serial killers focuses on their childhood development, the differences and similarities between men and female serial kills, and finally general information on how their brains operate and their motives for committing such harmful acts.
“Some werewolves are hairy on the inside.” Stephen King, a famous horror film writer and director, knows that serial killers are some of most evil but unrecognizable people in society. Walking down the street, serial killers go completely unnoticed. This “under the radar” way of living is what makes them very dangerous. Serial killers appear entirely normal on the outside, but it is what is on the inside that makes them unlike everybody else. Inside is where their minds are altered to accept all the morally unacceptable things that they do. Most of the evils they think and do root from abnormalities in their brains, or other imbalances in their bodies. Whether additional faults accompany their irrational behavior or not, serial killers are their own kind of human being.
The boy reached for his blanket and covered half of his face in fear. The footsteps continued, getting louder every step. “It’s just mom and dad” he told himself. “No need to worry.” Footsteps were heard getting closer and closer to his room door. LOUD but slow, fear was uprising into the young boy’s heart. Suddenly they stopped and started going away.
Most of the time people cannot comprehend why people that work in the forensic department are sometimes overwrought with anxiety when they have a serial killer case brought into their lab. These forensic scientists have these feelings due to knowing that this could potentially help advance technology. Over the years, serial killers have unpremeditatedly helped further advance the criminal investigation process by unintentionally leaving things behind for a forensics team to analyze. When the team finally solves these cases, it continually propels things such as DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) analysis, finger print techniques, and not to mention the investigation process itself.
Since I was little my favorite thing to watch on TV would be murder shows that where based on true stories. I would stay up all night watching these shows. Most of my friends found it weird but I felt like this is something that keeps me from being naïve to this world we live in. I was thirteen around the time. So by now I had watch almost a thousand murder shows and I thought I had heard it all. Well I was wrong. This is a story I would never forget. I remember it because it was hard for me to believe that something so horrendous could not only be committed by someone young but to innocent people.
This is the Zodiac speaking. My first murder was on Christmas 1968. I killed two teenagers. My next murder was on July 4, 1969. I killed one girl and injured her boyfriend.
Sometimes when I feel sad, Kenzo is the only one who puts smile on my face. I think that dog is a human best friend. By having an animal, we actually are learning how to care about someone. I think that everyone should have a pet, especially families who have children. Moreover, looking at Mr. Brown’s video made my think about my own childhood and the games I used to play and it also made me think about how games have changed through the years. I knew that playing is important for the kids, but I never thought that it can actually improve our survival skills, and the ways we live our lives.
Ever wondered if there is a serial killer in your community? The characteristics of a serial killer may shock you or be surprisingly familiar to some of you. It is important for society to get informed about the various types of serial killers that are out there. It is essential for families to educate their children about strangers, to be careful with everyone they encounter on the streets, store, and even in their neighborhoods. A serial killer is defined as a person who murders three or more people in at least three separate events, with a "cooling-off period" between the kills. The big question is, what makes a person do these atrocious killings? We will analyze personal histories, categorized serial killers,
The researchers Weatherby, Buller, & McGinnis (2009) sought to construct an integrated model of the behavioral traits in serial homicidal offenders to link characteristics to future behaviors. The research was conducted within the departments of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Weatherby, et.al. (2009) gathered and analyzed data on four known serial killers, John Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and Gary Ridgeway in an attempt to find possible predictors of a serial killer. The models used to examine serial homicide were the McDonald Triad, the Trauma-Control Model, and the Motivational Model.
“Look down at me and you will see a fool; look up at me and you will see a god; look straight at me and you will see yourself.” Explained the well-known serial killer, Charles Manson. The quote has always made me stop and observe the people in the world. The acuray to wheat he said made me look further in the lives of serial killers. In a non-strange way I have found a fascination for them. The fact that they are normal people, like me, and they commit such unthinkable sins. But are they really the unthinkable? How close is any human being to committing the same? Murder has caught my eye and I love the mystery and the curiosity it attracts. Although, “curiosity often leads to trouble.” (Lewis Carroll). As I am sure the killers know. My career choice is homicide detective. Because I want to walk closer in the steps to understand these outward expressions of murderers.
It started when we heard the wail of a police siren and saw the dancing lights on the side of our house. Peeking through the curtains as if they wanted you to look, to unravel why they were there. I instantly grab my jacket and throw it over my pajamas. Me and mom watch for a while and after around 15 minutes she went to bed. We could hear a police on a megaphone calling “Come out with no weapons and your hands up. If you need help call 614/---/----”
It was a rainy day, and the city of London appeared to be lifeless. I observed the short menu in front of me as I sat in a small, blue booth at the back of ‘Monmouth Coffee and Crepes’. The door of the rustic coffee shop swung open, and the jingle of the bells attached to the door handle made me look up. A tall, blond man wearing dark jeans and a red hoodie, walked past the waitress who nearly swooned at the sight of his sharp jawline. Keeping his head down, the young man walked all the way back to my booth, and sat down across from me. “Why did you call me here?” he raised his head and big hazel eyes stared down at me. Clearing my throat, I bent my legs underneath me, and sat upon them in a bid to appear taller.
Brenna Courtemanche Professor Crombie ENC 1102 4 April 2014 The Mind of Serial Killers There is no specific manual or "how to" book to depict what a serial killer would potentially act or look like. It would be comforting if real-life serial killers were like those in the movies. If they were obviously masked like Jason on Friday the 13th, we would be aware whenever they approached. If they were introverted loners like Psycho's Norman Bates, they could not trick us so easily into their deviant plan.
While we were on our way over to the hospital we had bloodcurdling, as soon as we got there, we were terrified, but we wanted to explore the hospital. We enter thru a window that was open, at first we didn’t hear anything or see anything Armando said “there is nothing here all the stories are fake” a couple of minutes later we heard a loud ghastly noise. It sounded like the noise was getting closer, then the light started to flicker it was horrifying. Armando still didn’t believe that the