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Compare And Contrast Radder And Ridgway

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Although there has been a recent awareness of serial killers and development of entertainment using serial killers it is still a rare occurrence. Schmid states that Serial murders account for less than or equal to 2 % of all homicide (2005). In addition, since there are many types of murder one needs to know a proper definition of a serial killer. According to Culhane there are three different elements that define a serial killer these elements are (1) three or more victims; (2) three or more occurrences; and (3) an emotional ‘cooling off’ period in between the killings. Using the definition provided by Culhane two serial killers were chosen to be study in this paper. These two serial killers are Dennis (BTK) Rader and the green river killer, …show more content…

As already stated Rader had a normal childhood and was loved by his parents which is a rare background for serial killers because most of them have horrible childhoods. For Ridgway though his childhood was typical of that compared with other killers. He was abused mentally, physically and sexually by one parent and abandoned by the other. The types of people that Dennis Rader and Gary Leon Ridgway targeted were different. BTK first targeted a family than switched to killing middle class females who were more likely to be reported missing. Whereas, the Green River Killer killed females who were less likely to be reported missing such as prostitutes, runaways, and drug addicts. Furthermore, the Green River Killer killed forty-two victims and BTK only killed ten. Another difference is that BTK stopped killing for several years and Ridgway only took short breaks from his killings. In addition, Rader was not caught until 31 years after his first murder and Ridgway was caught 21 years after his first murder. the police never suspected Rader until the end even though he taunted them and sent letters to them with hidden information about who he was inside. On the other hand, they suspected Ridgway for a while but never had enough evidence to arrest him besides that he cooperated with the

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Dennis Rader is a horrific serial killer with the nickname of BTK (bind, torture, and kill) he was born in Kanas in 1945. Rader is the oldest of four sons. Rader seemed to live a very normal and bland childhood. Yet he was known to strangle and hang cats. Rader joined the United States Air Force and served through the mid 1960s.

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In 1987 he was forced to provide hair and saliva to the police in addition to having his home searched but the police had to let him go for lack of evidence By 1991, the Green River Task Force had been whittled down to a single detective, Tom Jensen and the cases were inactive for 10 years. It wasn't until 2001 that the murders were re-investigated and the task force included DNA experts. The police were able to match semen found on one of the victims to Ridgeway and upon testing other evidence; they were able to charge him with eight

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There have been other bodies found with a similar elements to his signature but have yet to be linked to him. One of the bodies found is Rebecca Marrero, who disappeared on December 3, 1982 and was found where one of the Green River’s victims, Marie Malvar, was found. If Rebecca Marrero was one of his victims then she would be his forty-ninth. Gary Ridgway was always a suspect for the Green River killings but when they took him in for a polygraph he passed it.

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In the United States A violent crime occurs every 27.1 seconds, one murder every 37 minutes, one rape every 6.6 minutes ( FBI-Murder). Steven Avery is a serial killer. He has his own tv show series called Making A Murder. Still till this day he says “I’m innocent”. In this paper I will give information about Steven Avery and all the details on his case.

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Ridgway's killings started in July 1982, when young runaways and prostitutes began disappearing. That is when the first five bodies were found floating in the Green River, the first victim was 16-year-old Wendy Lee Cofield teenage runaway, then Deborah Bonner and then more. The body count kept growing and hit double digits in a short amount of time. The majority of the murders Ridgeway committed were between 1982 and 1984.By that time, Seattle’s residents became custom to looking over their shoulders, fearing for their lives, knowing that there is a dangerous killer on the loose.

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Gary Ridgway was born on February 18th, 1949, in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a child, he grew up in a troubled family and witnessed violent arguments between his parents. At the age of 16, he led another boy his age into the woods and stabbed him in the ribs "just to see what it felt like to kill someone" as Ridgway described why he did it, fortunately, the boy survived. The first murder of his was on July 7th, 1982, when a waitress named Amina Agisheff got out of work and was never seen again. The day after he took Amnina, Ridgway murders a runaway teen named Wendy Coffield.

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The life of the Killer was very accusing The killer was a father and and a husband. The oldest son out of 4, Dennis Rader grew up in Wichita, Kansas. He may have had signs of trouble early by stated that he used to hang stray cats as a child. Dennis Rader served in the U.S. Air Force from the mid to late 1960s. He married his wife Paula in 1971 and worked for a camping gear company for a few years.

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Roger Arnold is the second suspect in the case after authorities failed to prove him guilty. While James Lewis is the main suspect after he was caught attempting to take credit for the murders. Although these two suspects, both have strongly compelling stories, the mystery of the Tylenol killer still remains. With these murders still unsolved it creates the question, are we really ever

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He gained the nickname of “The Freeway Killer” because he would leave his victims alongside freeways and ramps. Some of Bonin’s victims were, Thomas Lundgren (13) May 28, 1979, Mark Shelton (17) August 4, 1979, Markus Grabs (17) August 5, 1979, Donald Hyden (15) August 27, 1979, David Murillo (17) September 9, 1979, Robert Wirostek (18)September 17, 1979, John Doe (19-25 c.) November 29, 1979, Frank Dennis Fox (17) November 30, 1979, John Kilpatrick (15) December 10, 1979, Michael Mcdonald (16) January 1, 1980. His last known victim was Steven Wells (18) June 2, 1980.

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Gary Ridgway, aka the “Green River Killer” was born on February 18, 1949, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the second son of Mary and Thomas Ridgway and has two brothers, Thomas Jr, and Gregory Ridgway. As a young boy, Gary would witness violent arguments between his parents. When Gary was growing up, he had a bed-wetting problem and his mother would wash his genitals after every time. His problem didn't end until he was thirteen years old.

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He also passed a polygraph test while proclaiming his innocence. With evidence being circumstantial and no conclusive physical evidence it kept investigators from ever arresting Ridgway for the murders for fear he would be acquitted. Even though he was a prime suspect for the murders and questioned about them, he continued to murder for another 15 years (Hickey, p. 33,

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the cops were right in there suspicions, Rhoades started killing people in utah, 3 victims Christine Gallegos, Carla Maxwell, and Lisa Strong. Then Rhoades started to kill people in Idaho,February 28, 1987,21 year old Stacy Dawn Baldwin was abducted while working at the Red Mini Barn convenience store in Blackfoot. She was then taken to a secluded location and shot several times. She died approximately an hour and a half later. then on March 17, 1987, Nolan Haddon, a 23 year old student, was shot five times while working at Buck's convenience store in Idaho Falls.

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(GARY RIDGWAY, 2023) His first confirmed killing was of a young girl only 16 years old in Seattle, 1982. (Shenfeld, 2018) Since Gary lived in Washington, most of his killings took place in this region. Especially Green River, Washington, which was approximately a 43-minute drive from his residents.

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Ridgway committed all his murders between 1982 and 1998 (Seattle Times). His victims were all prostitutes or runaways as he considered them easier targets, knowing it would take longer for them to come up as missing. He often stated he hated prostitutes for being around, while simultaneously and frequently utilizing their services throughout his whole life. It is also on record that his father had a deep hatred toward prostitutes. Ridgway made himself as appealing to the women as possible, often planting his sons toys in his truck, or showing them a photo of his son he kept in his wallet, in order to make him seem less dangerous.

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Serial homicide is among the less common, but most heinous crimes an individual can commit. The vicious act of murder is unfathomable to most human beings, but research is not lacking in the attempt to provide an explanation. Criminological research is notorious for integrating theoretical perspectives to create an overarching explanation for different crimes. This paper will attempt to provide some insight to the crime of serial homicide. The difference between homicide and murder as outlined in the Criminal Code will be presented.

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