You will research the historical attributes of a specific serial killer. You will select one from the following list or other with teacher approval:
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David Berkowitz
Marybeth Tinning
Marybeth Tinning
Ted Kaczynski
Nannie Doss
Nannie Doss
Mary Ann Cotton
Dorothea Puente
Dorothea Puente
Jack the Ripper
Nicolas Claux
Vlad Dracula
Fritz Haarmann
Arthur Shawcross
Ian Brady
Wayne Williams
H.H Holmes
Myra Hindley
Ted Bundy
Ed Kemper
Peter Kurten
Albert Fish
Charles Manson
Henry Lee Lucas
John Wayne Gacy
Richard Ramirez
John Christie
Ed Gein
Albert Desalvo
Eileen Wournos
Jeffrey Dahmer
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Sample research questions to consider about your serial killer:
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What was their childhood like?
Were there any precursors? Did childhood behavior reflect problems?
What was their adult life like? Did they finish high school/college?
Did they marry? Have children? Were they loners?
Were they ever diagnosed with a mental disorder? Did they ever receive treatment?
What was the nature of their crimes? What was the time span for their crimes? How many victims?
What was their behavior like when they were caught?
Were they found capable to withstand trial?
h)What were they charged with and sentenced to?
What factors in his childhood and teenage years attributed to his or her behavior?
Is it genetic, hormonal, biological, or cultural conditioning?
Does the serial killer have any control over his or her desires?
Why was this crime chosen?
What type of serial killer is he or she?
Why did he or she choose his or her method of killing?
Do you think that the jury made the right decision?
Was he or she truly rehabilitated? Is it possible to rehabilitate a criminal?
Are they still alive? Or did they die differently than their sentence? Or were they sentenced to death and executed in prison?