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Why Serial Killers Do What They Do

grandfather with a violent because there is minimal they can make the world a
temper and a taste for por- room or no room for them better place (Blakie, n.d.). B

nography (Ted Bundy’s to get denied. They also Serial killers do not get R
Childhood, n.d.). Besides like to drag out their ac- their names because they O
these two situations, Bun- tions, giving them a sense killed just one person and W

dy had no other devastat- of power and being in that was it. A
ing traumas within his control of what they are R

childhood. He was said to doing (Blakie, n.d.). They went on an ongo- D
be a happy intelligent and ing spree, whether that be
friendly person (Ted Bun- By doing so, the fate of within the course of three U

dy’s Childhood, n.d.). their victim is in their days, three weeks, three N
hands, literally speaking. months, three years or I

With those two very dif- They are the ones who three decades. They have V
ferent examples of people, determines if they live or multiple victims. They E
there is not a way to say die (Blakie, n.d.). Serial killed once and kept going R

that all serial killers were killers have a belief that on and on. Serial killers S
made because their child- “the power to cause pain continue to kill because I

hoods or upbringings had is the only power that mat- they like the feeling it T
major flaws in them. We ter, the power to kill and gives them (Blakie, n.d.). Y
shift over to what is it that destroy, because if you They justify to themselves

motivates a serial killer can’t kill you are always that what they are doing is 2
to commit these acts. Se- subject to those who can” okay and that there is no 0

rial killers’ motivations (Blakie, n.d.). Killing, in reason why they should 2
included power, fear of many instances, is the way stop (Blakie, n.d.). They 0
rejection and perfection that they feel this power. are very aware of what

(Blakie, n.d.). They are Serial killers are looking they are doing, about to
usually self-doubting and to make improvements do or have done, how to

illogically afraid of rejec- in situations. As I talked stay under the radar to not
tion (Blakie, n.d.). He or about earlier, missionary get caught and they know
she is terrified of being killers are trying to purge what will happen if they

exposed, embarrassed and a certain group of people do get caught (Blakie,
alone (Blakie, n.d.). from existence. Take n.d.). Serial killers tend

prostitutes for example, to hide their anger with
Many serial killers usu- someone may look to be charisma. While they are
ally have intercourse with “impure” and by getting charming and persuasive,

their victims, or the corpse rid of them, they believe it is only a front to lure

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