American Killer Essay Examples

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A Discussion of Whether the Killer Whales Are Viscous Killers or Gentle Giants (1339 words, 7 pages)

Killer Whales Gentle Giants, or Viscous Killers?Killer whales are an important subject of mythology for manyindigenous peoples, especially the Native Americans of the PacificNorthwest. The whales have not been hunted extensively by humans,although they have been hunted by some shore whaling operations, andsome individuals have been taken as aquarium show ... Read More

Characteristics of the Killer Whale (830 words, 2 pages)

Killer Whale, largest member of the dolphin family. Killer whales occur in more parts of the world than probably any other cetacean (see Whale). They occur in all oceans, both in the open ocean and close to shore, but are more common in the colder, more productive waters of both ... Read More

An Analysis of the Crimes and Biohistorical Information of Edmund Kemper, an American Serial Killer (2436 words, 3 pages)

I. Description of the CrimesOn May 7, 1972dmund Kemper began his series of murders. His first two victims were both students at Fresno State College. They were hitchhiking to Stanford University, but they made the tragic mistake of excepting a ride from Kemper. After driving them around for while, he ... Read More

A Study on Serial Killers of the 1970s (765 words, 1 pages)

The nineteen-seventies was an incredible decade. It was a decade of change, one of freedom, a time for great music. It was also an incredible decade for shock, fear and serial killers. John Wayne Gacy, an amateur clown, was a pedophiliac homosexual. He tortured and killed thirty three little boys ... Read More

A Biography of Ted Bundy an American Serial Killer (3974 words, 5 pages)

Ted Bundy The Biography of a Serial KillerMarch 11, 1999Ted Bundy A Biography of a Serial KillerINTRODUCTION University educated serial sex killer whose good looks and charm enabled him to lure at least 30 young women to their deaths. Handsome, intelligent, socially recognized, Ted Bundy had been a law student, ... Read More

An Introduction to the Essay on the Topic of a Serial Killer (1691 words, 3 pages)

Acute concern crept across Melissas and Johns faces as they watched the screen from outside the Retrovision store window. "Police are still baffled as the death toll rises now to nine about the identity of the serial killer who still stalks the streets of Brisbane always using a small knife ... Read More

An Introduction to Serial Killers and Ted Bundy (2152 words, 4 pages)

Ted Bundy's Trail of Terror From the Beginning of Taking Life Until The End of His Serial killers tend to be white heterosexual males in their twenties and thirties. While it is impossible to predict who will become a serial killer there are traits that appear to be similar in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Rationale of Killing the Killer (473 words, 2 pages)

TO KILL A KILLERA few of my friends and I once saw a bumper sticker that questioned, "Why dowe kill people who kill people, to show that killing people is wrong?" Suddenly therewas a wild riot of arguments between us. Even though on that day I was out numberedtwo to ... Read More

Characteristics of Serial Killers (1108 words, 3 pages)

serial killersIn 1984, International Association of Forensic Sciences, FBI Special Agent Robert K Ressler and several of his colleagues produced a paper listing the following 'general characteristics" of serial sex murderers They tend to be intelligent and have IQ's in the 'bright normal' range. In spite of their high IQ's, ... Read More

A Short Examination of Serial Killers in America (248 words, 1 pages)

Ultimate EvilSerial killer, mass murderer, and psychopath are three words that should send people running in the other direction. Simply saying these words, people are immediately linking viscous acts with an ultimately evil person committing these crimes. In the 1970s there were seventeen new cases that involved multiple murders. The ... Read More

Facts About Killer Whales (824 words, 2 pages)

Killer Whale, largest member of the dolphin family. Killer whales occur in more parts of the world than probably any other cetacean (see Whale). They occur in all oceans, both in the open ocean and close to shore, but are more common in the colder, more productive waters of both ... Read More

Discovering the Characteristics of Killer Whales (1670 words, 3 pages)

Whales are giant creatures that live in the sea. They look like fish, but are not. Whales belong to the group of animals called mammals. Whales belong to the group of mammals called cetaceans, which comes from a Latin word meaning large sea animal. There are two major groups of ... Read More

Evaluating the Unique Characteristics of a Serial Killer (3977 words, 9 pages)

SERIAL MURDER In the last three decades the USA has been troubled by an approaching problem, the serial killer. A serial killer is a person who kills a number of people, usually considered over five, with a cooling off period between each murder, usually one murder at one given time). ... Read More

An Overview of the Modern Silent Killer, Diabetes (1216 words, 2 pages)

The Silent Killer DiabetesDiabetes is the sixth leading cause of death by disease. It is a chronic disease that has no cure. Therefore it comes to no surprise that this disease has acquired countless number of attentions. Unfortunately, 5.4 million people in the United State are unaware that they have ... Read More

An Introduction to the Nature and Mythology of Killer Whales (1332 words, 6 pages)

Killer whales are an important subject of mythology for many indigenous peoples,especially the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. The whales have notbeen hunted extensively by humans, although they have been hunted by some shorewhaling operations, and some individuals have been taken as aquarium showanimals from the waters around the ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of a Serial Killer (575 words, 1 pages)

Do you think? When was the last time you really sat down and thought about something? Was it a few minutes ago or a few months ago? Our society is so reliant on someone else thinking for them that we have become a co-dependent culture.Did you watch the news today? ... Read More

An Essay on My Life and the Killer Cigarettes (651 words, 1 pages)

I sat in my chair, rigid, not knowing what to feel. Everyone around me was crying, but there were no tears on my cheek. Sobbing, they all walked by him in groups they discussed how good he looked. I didn't understand. The rituals, the talk, the crying, it was all ... Read More

A Biography of Ted Bundy, a Serial Killer (1485 words, 5 pages)

Ted Bundy is one of the worst serial killers in history. His Antisocial personality and psychoticcharacter made him feared across the country. After all was said and done Ted left behind a trailof bloody slayings that included the deaths of 36 young women and spanned through four states. The biggest ... Read More

A Biography of Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, an American Serial Killer (475 words, 1 pages)

Jeffrey Dahmer, was born in Bath, in Ohio, where he had an obsession with death that started early in his childhood. Jeff used to take dead animals and skin them, use chemicals on them to remove all the flesh, leaving the bones. He also cut off a dog's head and ... Read More

The Dangers of Serial Killers in the United States (4305 words, 6 pages)

The Chilling Truth Killers Among UsTed Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Charles Manson, and Richard Ramirez (The night stalker), do any of these names spark a chill in your bones? If they don t, they should. The names I ve mentioned above are just a few examples of some ... Read More

An Analysis of the Problem of Serial Killers and Society (217 words, 1 pages)

Serial Killers and SocietyThe nineteen-seventies was an incredible decade. It was a decade of change, one of freedom, a time for great music. It was also an incredible decade for shock, fear and serial killers. John Wayne Gacy, an amateur clown, was a pedophiliac homosexual. He tortured and killed thirty ... Read More

A Discussion of the Issue of Serial Killers (866 words, 2 pages)

There are as many M.O s as there are serial killers, although they share some similarities their crimes also are as unique and bizarre as they are chilling and unbelievable. Not surprisingly there also appears to be as many theories and debates as to the cause of this destructive and ... Read More

A Silent Killer: Coronary Heart Disease (9813 words, 23 pages)

Section 1. Introduction.More than a third of men and women in the United Kingdom die from coronary heart disease or stroke. One in twelve men die from coronary heart disease before the age of 65. Yet this epidemic of premature death is reversible, indeed the death rate is already falling. ... Read More

A Killer of Angels, The Tay-Sachs Disease (923 words, 2 pages)

Tay-sachs disease is perhaps a very dramatic disease because it strikes most keenly at small children and babies. The disease is very rare and fatal. Tay-sachs is a genetic disorder in which harmful amounts of fatty lipids, known as ganglioside GM2, is built up in the nerve cells in the ... Read More

Serial Killers and Society (795 words, 4 pages)

Serial Killers and SocietyThe nineteen-seventies was an incredible decade. It was a decade of change, one of freedom, a time for great music. It was also an incredible decade for shock, fear and serial killers. John Wayne Gacy, an amateur clown, was a pedophiliac homosexual. He tortured and killed thirty ... Read More

A Study on Child Killers in America (478 words, 1 pages)

Killer Children What is going wrong with America s youth? All over the United States of America, children are committing murders. Deaths caused by children have increased significantly over the past few years. A few causes for this tragic epidemic are the children s lack of participation, the parents inadequate ... Read More

Dissecting the Identities of a Serial Killer (2351 words, 5 pages)

At a time when violent crime is dropping, one category of deceptively dangerous people -- serial killers -- is causing alarm from coast to coast with seemingly motiveless murders. These people are not creatures or animals who can easily be identified. Serial killers are hard to find and virtually undetectable ... Read More

A Discussion on Serial Killers (4733 words, 7 pages)

Prior to discussing what serial killers do, we must identify and pinpoint what a serial killer is. We generally tend to attribute the same name for serial killers and mass murderers. This is incorrect because they are two independent and different types of killers. While both of these individuals may ... Read More

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer (2520 words, 7 pages)

Serial MurderThe mind behind the crime!Thesis statement Serial Murderers are not just murderers but also victims of the rotten hand they were dealt.AbstractI. DefinitionHistoryA. The Most Infamous KillerB. Myth Theory1. WereWolves2. Vampires III. CausesA. Serial Killer CharacteristicsB. TheoriesVI. Case StudiesA. Charles Manson1. Bibliographical Info2. Childhood TraumaB. John Wayne Gacy1. Bibliographical ... Read More

An Argument That Cigarettes Is a Slow Killer of Americans (886 words, 2 pages)

Cigarettes Whats Killing UsMy father is addicted to cigarettes and it has been that way for years. I still remember those long winter evenings spent with my father in our living room. Him reading a newspaper and us playing around. But one think from that time I remember most, it ... Read More