Childhood
A common childhood behavior often noted in the early lives of many serial killers, indicating a potential for future violent behavior.
what is torturing animals
Known as the “Clown Killer,” murdered over 30 males in Illinois in the 1970s
Who is John Wayne Gacy?
What demographic characteristics are often shared among victims of serial killers?
What is age, gender, and race
serving the maximum sentence
what is life sentence
The arrest of this BTK killer ended a 30-year reign of terror in Wichita, Kansas.
Who is Dennis Rader?
The type of family environment often found to be a siginificant factor in serial killers development.
What is an abusive and dysfunctional family
This American serial killer, known as the "Milwaukee Cannibal," killed and dismembered 17 young men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
Who is Jeffrey Dahmer?
How do serial killers often select their victims
What is vulnerability, proximity, and similarity to previous victims
high voltage electrical currents through electrodes attached to the head and legs of a criminal
what is electrocution
This serial killer used a distinctive letter to communicate with the police, signing it with a symbol that remains famous.
Who is the Zodiac Killer?
The type of trauma most commonly reported within serial killers childhoods.
What is physical and/or sexual abuse
Active in London's East End during the late 19th century, this unidentified serial killer, brutally murdered at least five women.
Who is Jack the Ripper?
What are some patterns or trends in the age range of murder victims?
What is young adults or individuals in vulnerable stages of life
the process of sentencing convicted offenders to death for the most serious crimes
what is capital punishment
This serial killer, also known as the "Boston Strangler," was responsible for the deaths of 13 women in the early 1960s.
Who is Albert DeSalvo?
The term describing the phenomenon where serial killers relive their traumatic childhood experiences through their criminal behavior.
What is repetition compulsion
Known as the "Night Stalker," this serial killer terrorized California in the 1980s with a series of home invasion murders, assaults, and other crimes.
Who is Richard Ramirez?
What are some psychological factors that may make individuals more susceptible to becoming victims of murder?
What is mental illness, substance abuse, or past trauma
capital punishment that is done by injecting a lethal substance into a person, which causes death
what is lethal injection
What gender are majority of serial kilers
what is male
The part of the brain that is linked to increased aggression and impulsive behavior that serial killers claim to have damaged in their childhood.
What is the frontal lobe
An American serial killer who confessed to murdering at least 30 young women across several states in the 1970s, using his charm and charisma to lure his victims before brutally assaulting and killing them.
Who is ted bundy?
How do forensic investigators use victim characteristics to aid in solving murder cases?
What is establishing possible motives, identifying suspects, and understanding the circumstances surrounding the crime scene
a place in a prison that houses inmates awaiting execution after being convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to death
what is death row
how old was the youngest serial killer
what is 8 years old