As a child Gacy experienced a hard life of trying to please his father, whom Gacy said was never satisfied. His father, a drunk who constantly beat Gacy and his siblings with a belt if they were even thought to have misbehaved, would also frequently torment and humiliate Gacy. (Scott, Crime Library Ch.6) Calling him a failure and attribute his mother’s defending him as a sign that he was weak and that he would grow up to become queer. Later a family friend, who would often take Gacy for rides, sexually
mother just 13 minutes prior to breaking into Sandy Hook Elementary and killing 26 people before taking his own life. This entire series of murder lasted only five minutes. Serial killers often like to space out their murders for they tend to do research on their victim before committing the murder. For example, Richard Ramirez was found guilty of killing 13 people. Prior to every killing, he would stalk them throughout the
Both Nature and Nurture “I don’t feel guilty for anything. I feel sorry for people who feel guilt.” This famous quote from the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy shows just how complex the mind of a serial killer is. There are so many questions that even scientists cannot answer. But the most important of them all is what makes a serial killer kill? Statistically, there is no evidence that links things that happen in childhood to becoming a serial killer. But, there is evidence saying that some serial