Randy Kraft's Brain Function In Cold-Blooded Serial Killers?

Moreover, large numbers of serial killers who have these character defects create a public persona where they appear to be good hard-working individuals. Often pillars of the community sometimes even with wives and children. They can be charming and friendly they know how to lie easily and manipulate others (Kirkey, 2012). Oftentimes this public persona is part of their fantasies. They often will be able to compartmentalize so that they can be different people in different situations. They can be the loving husband and father in one situation and sadistic killer and another. Studies show that people with these character defects often have the ability to sense fear in others making them better able to pick up on weakness and vulnerability

One notable exception is that of serial killer Randy Kraft also known as the scorecard killer. A PET scan of Randy Kraft’s brain showed that his prefrontal cortex was working perfectly(Raine, 2013). One Theory behind the exception that is Randy Kraft's brain functioning as normal in the prefrontal cortex is that there is a difference between brain function in hot-blooded and cold-blooded serial killers. Although Dr. Raine compared his own brain scans to that of Randy Kraft’s and found various similarities between the two brain scans. Dr. Raine is not a serial killer he is, in fact, an author and a professor of neurocriminology at the University of Philadelphia (Raine,

Serial killer is the term used for someone who kills three or more people in more than one setting with a cooling off period. Most serial killers are white males with a high IQ that perform poorly in school and usually hold unskilled labor positions. They often show signs of mental illness and sexual deviance. Many serial killers start their careers between the ages of twenty and thirty and by the time their career ends by either prison or death they may have up to at least thirteen the victims. Serial killers can either kill from one location or move all over the world killing. They use various methods to kill their victims. There are four types of serial killers the visionary, the mission-oriented, lust, and the power-oriented serial killer. A child's formative years are the most important years in the developmental process of the child. Physical psychological or sexual abuse can emotionally damaged children during these formative years. Neglecting a child can also damage the child even if they are not being abused in any other way. Trauma can also leave a lasting mark on a child during these years. Most serial killers have experienced some sort of abuse neglect or trauma daring their childhoods. Although there are a few rare cases where serial killers had normal childhoods without any instances of abuse, neglect,