What Makes a Murderer?
Introduction
There are millions ways to kill someone. All murder ends with same result, but the meaning behind it differs. Murders are categorized in 3 distinct ways: serial murderers, spree murderers, and mass murderers. Serial murderers have to kill two or more victims on sperate events, and typically have a "cooling-off" period between. Mass murders kill four or more people at a surrent location. Lastly, spree murderes kill three or more individuals at two or more locations. With all of these factors, you wonder about the psychological reasoning behind each killing.
My topic is about how a murderer is created. Traumatic experiences, mostly in childhood, can have a big impact on an individual. Nature vs nurture plays a huge role in how someone is shaped out. To add, understanding the differences between a psychopaths and socicopaths is important when wondering the why in murder case. I will be studying different murder cases and how the killer became a killer, based on childhood and psychological/sociological problems.
Dates that my topic covers is based on serial killers that grew up with traumatic experiences
Charles Manson, November 12, 1934 - November 19, 2017.
Richard Ramirez, February 29, 1960 - June 13, 2017
Martha Beck, May 6, 1920 - March 8, 1951
Murderers are typically emotionally damaged from being bullied, neglected, abused, and rejected. They develop severe mental health problems from this. We see this pattern of childhood trauma showcased in killers such as Charles Manson, Richard Ramirez, Martha Beck, and Albert Fish. Abuse and neglect can lead to violence. Studying these events, and their consequences in the past, can help us prevent childhood abuse, and better mental health services for younger people.
Some major social science themes that you discovered is that each of these killers have a similar childhood, they were neglected and abused. They were isolated by their peers and struggled with frustration. Childhood trauma and antisocial behaviors can lead to criminal activity in adulthood . Their emotional responses can be unpredictable and explosive.
My purpose for researching this project is going into depth about how a killer is created. Childhood abuse and neglect can affect someone’s future. Every child needs to be cared for, and a guardian who offers a sense of structure and safety. If we want to be serious about preventing violence, we have to be serious about early intervention. The earlier intervention that happens, the more likely it is to have a better outcome.