The ‘serial killer who only killed once’: He left an Army base in 1994 with an intent to kill, now he heads to prison
After almost three decades on the run, Stephan Smerk has been sentenced for first-degree murder in crime ‘among the worst’ ...
The ‘Happy face’ killer left 8 women dead and his daughter traumatized. A new TV show will bring their story to life
The ‘Happy face’ killer left 8 women dead and his daughter traumatized. A new TV show will bring their story to life - The ...
Serial Killer Documentary Exploring Goa's Notorious ‘Dupatta Killer' Sets DocuBay Bow (EXCLUSIVE)
Streamer DocuBay is set to premiere “Dupatta Killer,” a true-crime documentary exploring the case of Mahanand Naik, described ...
Man Convicted In Serial Killer Case Gets Stay Of Execution As Court Considers Innocence Claim
David Wood, who was scheduled to be executed in Texas on Thursday, has maintained for decades that he is not the so-called ...
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Serial Murderers: Science v. Science Fiction
And there is no shortage of experts offering opinions on the various characteristics of serial killers--their personalities, motivations, methods of operation, and crime-scene behaviors.
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Serial Killing as an Imprinted and Fixed Action Pattern
Serial killers do not act randomly; they respond to deeply embedded neural scripts formed through early imprinting and reinforced by symbolic releasers. Ethologists like Konrad Lorenz and Niko ...