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Could You Be a Serial Killer's Next Victim?

A Sneak Peak into the "Not so Beautiful" Mind

By julie Medeiros, published Jul 05, 2006
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Serial killers have always been a source of societal intrigue, from as far back as most of us can recall.  From the mystical personna of "Dracula", to modern-day household names like Jeffrey Dahmer and "the BTK Killer", they continue to be the essence of great material for many a best-selling novel or popular movie.  Thi is partly due to society's curiosity of  a mind that functions so unlike "the norm", as well as a sort of secret anticipatory anxiety as to who may be the next victim.  So, who are the victims of these serial killers?  Are there factions of people that are more likely to be victimized than others?  Is there one specific societal subset  that constitutes a group of  "chosen ones" above all others?  The answers are an inevitable "yes" and "yes".  However, in order to determine who the victims of these serial killers are, it is first imperative to examine how they are chosen and why.

A Bit About "The Serial Killer"

Takeaways
  • Serial killers, almost without exception, are clinically diagnosed as sociopaths.
  • Sociopaths are so adept at faking normality that you couldn't spot one on the street!
  • Faced with the same trauma, women tend to develop differently as they grow than men.
Did You Know?
While most serial killers have some form of abuse in their backgrounds which somewhat accounts for the monster they become later in life, Ted Bundy insisted his killings were the result of exposure to pornography!!!!
Resources
  • Apsche, Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer, U.S.A., International Information Associates Douglas, John. (2000). Anatomy of Motive, U.S.A. Pocket Books. Douglas, John. (1996). Mindhunter: Inside thel FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit, Simon and Schuster Adult Publishing Group Fox, J.A. & Levin, J. (2003) Overkill: Mass Murderers and Serial Killing Exposed., Sage Publications. Hickey, Eric. (2005), Serial Murderers and Their Victims, Wadsworth Publishing. Newton, Michael. (2006), Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Checkmark Books.
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