English: About serial killers [8831]

Serial killers tend to be white, heterosexual males in their twenties and thirties who are sexually dysfunctional and have low self-esteem. Their methodical rampages are almost always sexual in nature. Their killings are usually part of an elaborate fantasy that builds to a climax at the moment of their murderous outburst. Serial killers generally murder strangers with cooling off periods between each crime. Many enjoy cannibalism, necrophilia and keep trophy-like body parts as mementos of their work. Serial killers are sadistic in nature. Some return to crime scenes or grave sites of their victims to fantasize about their deeds. Many like to insert themselves in the investigation of their crimes and some enjoy taunting authorities with letters or carefully placed pieces of evidence.

Who They Kill
Serial killers tend to prey on women and children of their same race. Prostitutes, drifters and hitchhikers are their victims of choice. Some homosexual killers enjoy hunting young boys and gay men. Female serial killers tend to be "black widows" who kill a succession of husbands, lovers, or other family members. They can also be nurses or other medical professionals who become self-appointed "angels of death" murdering babies, elderly, or the desperately ill in a misguided effort to relieve their suffering. Most serial killers grew up in violent households. As youngsters they enjoyed torturing animals, setting fires and were chronic bed-wetters. As adults, many serial have some type of brain damage and are addicted to alcohol and/or drugs.
   
Why They Kill
Some people believe that it is some sort of chemical imbalance that leads these people to become killer, some people believe it was their childhood/homelife, some believe that the killer "just had enough".  There is no easy answer, but by studying those serial killers who have been caught, we can begin to understand the triggers and perhaps teach the next generation what to avoid.  The clues, it seems, are within grasp, but the definitative answer eludes us.

I have already done several articles on this Blog concerning people who kill, and have delved into their methods while carrying on an intensive and thorough research for this data and information, to present a more comprehensive picture to you, the readers, so that you will possess all the information to make a more thorough and conclusive answer as to why serial killers kill. I have hopes that my exhaustive research, will prevent someone, somewhere, from being ensnared into a manipulative killers web of deceit, and losing their life in the process.

- Bird
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