Serial Killers

    Crime Museum's article, “Types Of Serial Killers”(2016), claims that it may be impossible to categorize and understand any killer but it is possible to review their methods and practices to better define what type of criminal they are. Crime Museum supports the claim by how the Federal Bureau of Investigation defines the three distinct types of serial killers based on the way they carry out their murders. Crime Museum’s purpose is to have a better understanding in which category a serial killer falls into, in order to make it easier to investigate their crimes and how to bring them to justice. Given the topic of this article, Crime Museum is providing knowledge to the public about the distinct types of killers to inform them the differences between them.

    I wished to research and write about the different mind sets of a killer because of my interests in criminal behavior. I believe my thesis will be about the killer’s method of operating (MO) and about the reasons why they began to kill. The angles I am looking to pursue are: The at home life, the killer’s point of view and the victim. The research questions I was invested in were: Was a killer influenced by society to start killing or his home life? What causes an individual to break mentally or physically that pushes them towards murder? The logical thinking of these angles are to visualize the purpose and the reasoning of a killer; and to discover who is really at fault.

Cite: "Types Of Serial Killers - Crime Museum." Crime Museum. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.