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Nature Vs. Nurture In Serial Killers

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After drilling through his victim's skull, he begins to funnel sulfuric acid into the head of a young man who lays an unconscious victim(Serial Killer: Nature vs. Nurture 2020). Creating a zombie-like victim to fill all his twisted fantasies (Serial Killer: Nature vs. Nurture 2020). Within a day this young man was dead and his head was mummified (Serial Killer: Nature vs. Nurture 2020). Walking over to place his newest victim's skull into the freezer next to all the ones that came before him(Serial Killer: Nature vs. Nurture 2020). The remainder of his body was dismembered and placed into acid dissolving what was left of his young victim(Serial Killer: Nature vs. Nurture 2020). This is the mind of a man who murders not due …show more content…

In order for them to be considered a serial killer each kill has to be a separate event that is controlled by pleasure or psychological thrill (Research Guides: Serial Killers: Introduction, 2023). Serial killers most often become egocentric due to their lack of guilt and empathy, these classifications characterize serial killers as psychopaths (Research Guides: Serial Killers: Introduction, 2023). To hide their psychopathic tendencies and appear to be normal most killers wear a “mask of sanity”(Research Guides: Serial Killers: Introduction, …show more content…

there is no doubt that this man is truly deranged. He was found guilty of raping killing and cannibalizing three kids early in the 1900s(13 Most Deranged Serial Killers of All Time, 2021). However, he claimed he had killed over one hundred children, and even bragged about having killed kids in every state(13 Most Deranged Serial Killers of All Time, 2021). Fish had even sent a letter to the mother of ten-year-old Grace Budd with details about how he lured her, strangled her, and cut her into many pieces to eat her over the course of nine days(13 Most Deranged Serial Killers of All Time, 2021). His family had a long line of mental illnesses and at a young age one of his siblings die(13 Most Deranged Serial Killers of All Time, 2021). This caused his actions to change from being normal which sparked parts of mental illness(13 Most Deranged Serial Killers of All Time,

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