Wednesday, 15 January 2014

What Drives Serial Killer Minds

By Marissa Velazquez


Experts tell us that three fourths of all serial killers live in America and most of them can be found in the state of California. They also tell us that until they are caught or killed they will continue to kill. There are cool down periods that they go through but those periods become shorter in length as the killings continue. They cannot be picked out from a crowd and blend into society as easily as you or anyone else. Because of these factors the public wants to know what motivates serial killer minds.

There are four types of personalities that dominate this class of murderer. The visionary is the one that hears instructions from some higher authority to kill. Generally there will be a specific target that is chosen and the director is usually God or the devil. Mothers and fathers are also sometimes the voice that they hear and these instructions will come from the grave.

Mission oriented motive usually is reported as doing a good thing by ridding society of undesirables. These individuals may single out specific segments of society deemed unclean or unwanted in society. The groups may be prostitutes, gays, a religious sect or ethnicity.

Hedonistic killers are split into three classes. They enjoy killing and inflicting pain for their own amusement. Their groups are lust, thrill killers, and comfort killers.

Sexual gratification is the goal of the lust driven subject. He derives sexual pleasure from inflicting enormous amounts of pain through torture and eventual death of his victims. Because it is so exciting to this type of murderer they will generally use a weapon that allows them to be up close and personal. A knife, garrote or their hands is preferred. They become more violent as time passes and the needed stimulus increases.

Thrill killers appear to be driven by the adrenalin rush they get from watching someone die at their hands. The pain suffered by their victims increases their pleasure and they can be random people who are killed. These individuals can wait for long periods between killings and sometimes use the time refining their technique in an attempt to avoid attracting attention from the police.

A comfort killer operates out of greed. They will kill for money and security. Family members are generally the target but some have killed boarders or people in their care. The weapon of choice will generally be poison or drug overdoses.

The fourth group is called media killers because they blame the violent content of movies, games and television for their behavior. The blame theme can be seen in many of the stories told by convicted killers. They blame their parents for not paying enough attention or for being cruel and abusive to them. No one really knows why the serial killer minds have none of the moral stops that most people have. They are psychopathic by nature and do not have the ability to feel empathy for their fellow human being. There is no easy answer for them or society.




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