Michael Ohotto Jr Mrs.Neuberger Composition II 2-27-2024 Randy Kraft's Demise After Randy Kraft's intolerable acts in the 1970s and 1980s, his life was put in the hands of the California government. Kraft was linked to over 60 different murders, even though he was not convicted of that many. He was on a deadly streak of murders until his luck eventually came to an end when the police caught him. Kraft is known as one of the most famous serial killers in American history and will likely not be severely punished for his actions. A seemingly normal night, May 14, 1983. California Highway Patrol responded to an out-of-control car. In the car was a drunk and high 38-year-old Randy Kraft. Being so under the influence had caused Kraft to drive extremely …show more content…
As the officers continued to check the vehicle, they found his passenger unconscious. They checked the floor mats below his feet and found empty bottles of alcohol and pills. It seemed pretty typical due to the state of Kraft that this man had passed out of all of the substances in his system. Until officers realized that the man wasn't asleep, he was dead. They had not yet realized that they had caught one of the biggest serial killers in American history. Kraft, once seemingly innocent, is a madman and murderer (SC11). The passenger turned out to be Kraft's last victim of murder. 25-year-old Marine, Terry Lee Gambrel, was just the cherry on top of a 60-person murder spree Kraft had accumulated in the previous 12 years. The car, also holding photos and multiple blood stains, confirmed the previous suspicion of Kraft being linked to many murders. He already had a previous reputation for being sketchy as his white Mustang was identified by a victim's family member. Although he was connected with the murder, the L.A. The District Attorney's office did not want to pursue Kraft because they believed he was innocent. Kraft's 13-month-long trial started in September
Jarrod J. Rein is an eighteen-year-old with dark brown hair and brown eyes to match the brown arid dirt of Piedmont, Oklahoma. His skin is a smooth warm tan glow that opposes his white smile making his teeth look like snow. Standing a great height of six foot exactly, his structure resembles a bear. He is attending Piedmont high school where he in his last year of high school (senior year). He is studying to be a forensics anthropologist. Also he is studying early in the field of anatomy to be successful in his profession. While not always on the rise for knowledge Jarrod’s swimming for his high school. In a sense it’s like you see double.
When you think your average baseball player, what do you think of? The player usually has all of his arms, legs, and no physical disabilities. Anyone who plays baseball would think it is hard to imagine that a person born without a right arm is able to play the game and let only be able to be a pitcher. Jim Abbott faces all the odds and has ten-year career in the major leagues. Abbott had to faces many obstacles throughout life and his playing career. Jim Abbott grew up being picked on since he didn’t have a right arm. When Abbott was younger he would use a steel hook as right hand and other children were afraid of him. Also, they called him names like Mr. Hook.
As children, our parents tell us that monsters do not exist. The truth is that they do exist and they live among us, masquerading as one of us. Two examples of these monsters are serial killers Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer. A serial killer is classified as a person who kills three or more people, in separate events, over a time frame of a month, with “cooling off” periods in between. While Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer both share a sick twisted mind and a penchant for killing, differences in their upbringing, personality, and preferences drastically set them apart.
“Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance” (Johnson). Aron Ralston is a great example of Samuel Johnson’s quote. He lost his arm due to extreme circumstances but never used his handicap as an excuse to quit. His story is one that began simple enough, but it changed into one to be told for generations to come. The following will include a brief bio, the adversity Ralston faced, how he overcame it, and how this man exemplifies perseverance. Aron Ralston could not control the adversity befell him, but he chose to persevere. Even though he endured horrific odds, he never let that define him.
Introduction: On the spectrum of criminal activity, serial killers are rather rare. Rarer still is a serial killer like Ted Bundy. Bundy confessed to killing 28 women in the 1970s in ghastly fashion and some believe he may have killed far more. It is hard to imagine what could cause any person to cross the mental boundary into such macabre behavior as Bundy perpetrated. Nevertheless, it is important to try to understand that behavior because only though such an understanding would society be able to identify and deter mass murderers in order to save lives.
Serial killers are often automatically shrugged off, although it is understandable. Learning about them is not what many people want to do, but it is extremely interesting to learn why they did the things they did. Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker, is an example of someone who is unusually interesting. Richard Ramirez is a serial killer who was found guilty of 13 murders, a couple of sexual assaults, and burglaries. He was sentenced to death by California’s gas chamber, but he died in prison in 2013. Richard was a worshiper of the devil, had poor hygiene, and was overall a terrible person. Why and how did he get this way?
David Parker Ray, the Toy Box killer, was born on November 6th, 1939 in Belen, New Mexico. David committed many crimes, but he didn’t work alone. David met Cynthia Lea Hendy, who at the time was 37 years old and he was 58 years old, she would later start going by Cindy Hendy. An article published by All That’s Interesting states how Cindy had a rough childhood, a lot like David’s, where she was “Raised in an impoverished neighborhood on the outskirts of Everett, Washington, Hendy grew up with an alcoholic mother, a bartender who would routinely let her daughter go hungry” (Margaritoff, 2023).
The state of California has had over fifteen recorded serial killers, being the second highest state compared to other states in America (“Serial Killers by.”). All of these serial killers have their own story. How they grew up, why they are the way they are, and, of course, their way of how they like to commit their crimes. The Golden State Killer, also known as the East Area Rapist, Vasilia Ransacker, and the Original Night Stalker, is one of these serial killers. He, like the other serial killers, has a story.
“We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow.” (Ted Bundy). Serial killers are not always those people that look like monsters or behave in strangeous ways. Sometimes they are the successful people, the ones that have a family and a job. The term “Serial Killer” was first coined by Robert Ressler, former director of the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program. Serial killers are often defined as people that kill two or more people over a period of more than 30 days with “cooling off” periods between each kill. Many historical criminologists suggest that serial killing has been a component of society since the beginning; suggesting that old stories about vampires and werewolves were, indeed, based on serial killers. Regardless of public opinion, serial killing has been a part of society in the past and in the present. We can go from historical killers such as Gilles de Rais to “Jack The Ripper”, considered by many to be the first modern serial killer, to serial killers that still operate in the present. Many historians agree that the number of serial killers have considerably increase in the last couple of years due to the introduction of new media and technology. Statistics show that 80% of the 400 serial killers that have been active in the United States in the last century have originated since 1950. Although each serial killer is different in its own way, most exhibit certain key similarities that are constantly use to understand the reasons behind serial murderers. A big part of serial killers possess a type of mental disease and/or psychological problem. This may also suggest that serial killing is not solely a “nurture” problem, but tha...
During the spring of 1979, a series of murders emerged in Southern California, which struck fear in many communities, primarily in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas. Many teenage male bodies were discovered on the side of various freeways throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties. In August 1979, the first victim that was discovered near a freeway in Los Angeles was a 17-year-old teenager who was brutally beaten, stabbed multiple times, and sodomized (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 2024). Over the next 14 months, victims were discovered in areas that were located near freeways, which earned the perpetrator the famous nickname “The Freeway Killer,” also known as William Bonin. Bonin would pick up teenage boys and young men between the ages of 14 and 19 years old who were either hitch-hiking or prostituting and once
It is almost difficult to give a generalized description to profile all serial killers, nor is it easy to give a specific explanation of their motive to kill—varies in every serial killer experience. Still, researchers introduce multiple typologies based on developed databases using past cases of serial killing. This is to help law enforcement authorities identify possible patterns aiding in profiling the serial killer(s) and the public to understand psychological behaviors. Furthermore, researchers, Ronald M. Holmes and James De Burger, have presented four types of serial killers, classifying him/her based on motive and on characteristics of the victims. The four typology is as follows:
Serial killers have many frightening facets. The most frightening thing about them is that experts still do not know what makes a human become a serial killer. Many experts believe serial killers become what they are because they have a genetic disposition or brain abnormality while other experts believe that a serial killer is created by childhood abuse; and some other experts believe that it is a combination of both brain abnormalities and abusive childhood experiences that creates a serial killer. A murderer is considered a serial killer when they “murder three or more persons in at least three separate events with a “cooling off period” between kills” (Mitchell and Aamodt 40). When defining a serial killer, their background, genes, and brain are not mentioned; perhaps one day those aspects of the serial killer can be included.
Ted Bundy is one of the most infamous, sadistic serial killers known to man. During his tenure as a killer, Bundy confessed to the murders of 30 women, though the official number of kills is unknown to this day. Bundy’s sadistic habits began at an early age due to his rough upbringing and abusive parents. His tactical methods of killing left miniscule amounts of evidence, which remained undetectable by the “still rudimentary forensics techniques of the 1970s” (Crime Museum). Bundy also managed to uphold an impressive “clean-cut appearance” and portrayed characteristics of an “upstanding character” (Crime Museum). Ted Bundy, through the course of a troubled childhood and keen wit, managed to successfully become known as one of the most infamous
Serial killers have been a major problem in the United States for a long time. We don’t know why they kill human beings, but many people are trying to figure out why. A serial killer is a person that has murdered three or more people over a period of a month. There is also a period of time between the murders know as the “cooling off period”. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, there have been approximately four hundred serial killers in the United States within the past century. The number of these murderers have increased over the past thirty years, with around eighty percent of them emerging since 1950.
The biographies of most serial killers reveal significant psychological trauma at an early age, but that is no excuse due to similar biographies of successful people as well. Whenever the case of an infamous serial killer is examined, we invariably search for clues in the childhood that might explain his or her seemingly senseless murders.