Serial Killers in Modern American Society By: Isabel Bonilla Mercado Criminal Investigation Fall 2014 Submitted: October 15, 2014 isabeljulieta@yahoo.com Serial murder has been taking place for a long time, gaining media attention in the 20th century. Ted Bundy, Dennis Rader, known as The BTK killer, and Gary Ridgway, known as The Green River Killer are only a few of over a hundred serial killers known during the 20th century. The media has been portraying serial killers in a certain
manifestations of the serial killer. He was known to dress as a clown and perform at parties, while at the same time murdering, at least 33, young men and burying their bodies under his home. He was a true psychopath that attempted to claim insanity as a defense for his crimes. However, Gacy chose his victims ahead of time, which qualifies as premeditation, which ended his hopes of an insanity plea. Had there not been profilers at law enforcement’s disposal then this serial killer may have continued
on, “He acquired these skills working as a camera assistant in the 1920's (his aptitude for the work may have been come from his optometrist father) and further honed them in the MGM editorial department in the early '30s. After that Lewis edited serials at Republic and served the remainder of his apprenticeship as second unit director. He was signed to a full directing contract by Universal in 1937” (imdb, bio). Lewis had that special quality the French called auteur, his ability to hold his unique
mark analysis. Bite mark analysis involves the comparison of bite marks one a victim with the suspect in question. Bite mark analysis has been used on many occasions as a key piece of evidence in trials, most notably during the trial of famed serial killer Ted Bundy. The scientists who support the use of bite mark analysis rely on two assumptions when defending the science. The first assumption is that the each human dentition is unique to the individual, similar to a fingerprint. The second assumption