Serial Killers --

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thirty-six other women (Douglas, p. 137).
So what makes a serial killer? Levin points out that contrary to popular belief, serial killers don’t just “snap” or “go crazy” (Douglas, p. 137). Many of the serial killers have been the victims of childhood abuse. Jack Levin stated “Research shows many serial killers suffered abuse, incest or neglect as children and develop poor self images” (Douglas, p. 137). Serial killers often have a childhood marked by the absence of any nurturing relationship. “They often come from families where the parents were absent or ineffective, where authority was not defined, and where they could engage in destructive behavior undeterred-violent play, cruelty to animals, and incidents of arson being some of the childhood behavior patterns noted among many serial killers” (Clark, p. 206).
A serial killer’s murdering spree is methodical and extremely well planned, and the motive usually is to ...

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sexually incompetent” (Clark, p. 206). They are often the youngest or younger children in the family. They were abused or very sternly disciplined during their childhood. The disorganized murders are usually in an anxious state during the crime. They rarely use alcohol or drugs before or during an offense and are experienced minimal stress beforehand. They live alone, usually near the crime scene. They do not follow news accounts of the crime and do not move around in an effort to escape detention (Markowitz, p. 3). The disorganized killer is often spontaneous and his murders are often unplanned. “These types of killers are usually caught more quickly because they ...

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