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How Did William Heirens Contribute To Mental Illness

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William Heirens was born on November 15, 1928 at Evanston, Illinois. He grew up in Lincolnwood in chicago. When he was 11 years old he saw a couple making love and told his mother his mother told him all “sex was dirty, and would lead to diseases”. Afterwards while kissing his girlfriend he started crying and vomited. At age 13 he was found with a loaded gun and was arrested they searched heirens home and found more weapons hidden. He admitted to burglaries and was sent to the Gibault school for wayward boys. After he was released he was again convicted of burglary multiple times and was released from St. Bede’s Academy when he was 16 due to good testing scores and was enrolled at the university of chicago. He still continued burglary as he studied electrical engineering. He didn't have any mental illnesses but he was emotionally unstable and insensitive and had a deep sexual deviance. His parents were reported to have fights daily when he was young. …show more content…

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