Understanding the Minds of Serial Killers

Serial killers are one of the most fascinating and morbid groups of people to study. A serial killer is defined as someone who kills 3 or more people with sufficient time intervals between each known as a cooling off period (Sherfy, Jamie). The style and motivation of the killings can vary greatly. I chose serial killers for this project because the idea of someone killing another human being on numerous occasions seemed so out there, so extreme, it just had to be studied. To understand the minds of serial killers I will present some common traits, followed by the classifications of male and female serial killers. Once I have sufficiently grouped serial killers as a whole I will explain who becomes a serial killer and why and what is being done to predict serial killers.
Listen to this letter from one of this centuries most infamous serial killers; David Berkowitz (1976-1977) AKA "Son of Sam." “I am deeply hurt by your calling me a woman-hater. I am not. But I am a monster. I am th...