What Causes Serial Killers To Kill?

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What Causes Serial Killers to Kill? “75% of serial killers around the world come from the United States” (Rotella). Some people consider serial killers to be born a killer; however there are quite a few examples of events and reasons that cause people to turn to killing. The biggest examples are being abused as a child, mental or physical disabilities, and lust. Being abused as a child is not a direct connection to serial killers; however it damages the person at a very young age which can result to serial killing. Disabilities are very common in serial killers, unfortunately, this will never change, and the disorder causes them to be unable to control their behavior. Lust is most common in males, in which the root from where they desire to kill comes from the rejection or abandonment of someone they have feelings for, this anger builds up and the person has no idea how to deal with it. The media continues to really hide the threat that serial killers in America really are. If this continues, America will be a bigger and bigger target for killers all around the world. In view of this, early trauma as a child causes humans to grow up with a sense of anger in them. What defines a serial killer? “The definition of a serial killer is traditionally defined as a person who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time (a cooling off period) between the murders. The motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification” (Gerdes). Serial killers have specific traits to them that make them stick out from other mass murderers. Serial killers commonly have a meaning behind their killing. It is rare to see a serial killer killing just to kill. Most serial killers have a c... ... middle of paper ... ...nd no way right, but, most of the time the urge to kill for them roots from somewhere. If we focused on preventing those things, than the urge to kill would drop and lives would be saved. Works Cited Gerdes, Louise I. Serial Killers. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven, 2000. Print. "Livingamongpredators."OverBlog.N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. Rotella, Mark, et al. “Killing for Sport: Inside the Minds of Serial Killers.”Publishers Weekly 250.10 (2003): 68. ProQuest.Web. 1 Nov. 2013. "What Makes Serial Killers Tick?" — Monsters or Victims? — Crime Library on TruTV.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. "What Motivates Serial Killers To Kill | Twisted Minds - a Website about Serial Killers." Twisted Minds a Website about Serial Killers RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. “10 Most Common Traits of Potential Serial Killers." Listverse.N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.

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