...Jack the Ripper was one of the most famous and renowned killers in history. Even though he was not the first serial killer, he was the first killer to strike on a metropolis setting. Jack the Ripper was in his prime at a time when the media had a strong control over society and society had as a whole was becoming much more literate. Jack started his killing campaign at a time of political controversy between the liberals and social reformers along with the Irish Home rule partisans. The reports of Jack the Ripper were collected and reported by the police, but then the different newspapers with their political influences slightly distorted the stories to give them their own effect. It has been more the one hundred years since the last murder and there is no longer any more original evidence, and the "facts" about the stories have changed over time due to different writers or differing sources. The press changed Jack the Ripper from being a depressed killer of prostitutes to one of the most romantic figures seen throughout history. One fact that most sources agreed upon was that the Ripper was a killer who wanted nothing more than to strike fear into the entire city by horribly mutilating his victims and then leaving them in locations where they were sure to be seen. Jack was the type of killer that wants fame and loved the fact that his "name" was on everyone's lips and was able to strike fear into anyone and everyone's heart. In the late 1800's "Jack the Ripper"...
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...Serial Killers, The Media and America’s Fascination Turn on the television in any given evening and you can catch an episode or 20 of any number of crime shows (and all of their spin-offs) that showcases an intricate plot and horrific crimes. It is not uncommon for the viewer to get “sucked” into the storyline and then become personally invested in the outcome of the story. I often wonder what it is about theses crime shows and psychological thriller series that keep the viewer’s tuning in. What’s s the draw? Not only do we become drawn in, but at some point we even become infatuated with the subject matter and long to see more. Have was as a society completely lost all sense of right and wrong or has the media desensitized us to the realities of serial murderers? Defining the Serial Killer. In order to pinpoint the progression of fascination with serial killers, it is important to first establish a working definition of the term. The FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit defines serial killings as “the unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate (Morton). Generally the classification of serial murder is accompanied by the length of time between kills, or the “cooling off period.” In addition, the killer is usually a stranger to the victim and the murders appear to be unconnected or random. The FBI is credited with establishing this term, and by doing so, achieved a position of unquestioned authority in defining serial murders. Serial Killers...
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...WHY DOCTORS HAVE BECOME KILLERS SINCE THE 20TH CENTURY Considering the trouble they go through to become doctors, it is surprising that some of them end up becoming killers. The question we all ask is why? Like all/most serial killers, these doctors are psychopaths with evil within them waiting to be released whenever an opportunity arises16. Going to medical school and gaining valuable skills gains them this opportunity. A pathologist Keith Simpson said " Doctors are in a particularly good position to commit murder. Dangerous drugs an powerful poisons lie in their professional bags or in their surgery.18" They have the power, tools and the intelligence to plan their murders. Some, for instance H.H Holmes start showing signs of mental...
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...The Zodiac Killer Malisa Musick-Roberts Student-Fort Hays State University Abstract This paper focuses on the attempted profile of the Zodiac Killer who remains an unidentified serial killer active between 1968-1969. It is believed he is responsible for the attacks of seven victims, five of which died at the scene or shortly thereafter. Of the two male victims who survived, a physical description was given and a composite was generated. To this day, the case remains open. Included is a generic profile of the killer and the typology of the offender. The most descriptive profile is of the victims and their crime scenes because there is more locatable information pertaining to them. Much is unknown about the Zodiac Killer because in 1974 he stopped all communication with the newspapers and police. The paper concludes with interviewing techniques that would be used if a suspect were ever arrested or interrogated for these vicious crimes. The Zodiac Killer Offender Although it is impossible to say exactly, a physical profile includes that the Zodiac Killer is most likely a white male, 25-35 years of age, may not have done well in school, menial profession, may have little or no friends and no partner. One eyewitness stated he had short blond hair, a big face, 25-30 years of age and approximately 5 ft. 8 in. However, this profile is a mixture due to his seemingly fascination with the press, sending correspondence and phoning in to the police his crimes. He appears to be...
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...The Zodiac Killer was a murderer accused of killing at least five people in the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the late 1960s. The chronological following of the Zodiac Killer begins with the listing of murders in 1968 and 1969, followed by claims made by the Zodiac leading police to believe that the murders were committed by one person, and ending with evidence and suspects. Based on the facts of the killings, he will not be identified unless some major report comes out and reveals the identity with proof. The Killings The Zodiac started his killings on the night of December 20,1968, shooting a seventeen year old male (David Faraday) and his sixteen year old girlfriend (Betty Lou Jensen) in their car at a remote location in Vallejo,...
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...While researching and watching the movie, it is obvious that the Zodiac sought to portray himself as this dominant godlike figure; you must abide by his words in his letters or he will kill again. This power/control dance was apparent especially when he wanted to see his symbol around town and his letters being published in the newspaper, almost like a ego boost. He got enjoyment by toying with the press by sending in cryptic letters. He would also call to police to report his murders. He wrote a letter after the murder of a taxi cab driver, along with a piece of the driver's blood stained shirt, stating that an officer did see him but did not stop him because he did not fit the suspect's characteristics at the time (Zodiac Killer, 1996)....
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...with the idea that the majority of crime in Australia is violent, and it is only getting worse. In contrast, statistics show that Australia’s crime rate has remained relatively steady. In fact, most reported crimes are actually non violent, with the majority of crimes actually being property related. It should also be noted that we are exposed to high levels of media coverage on specific types of crime, for example the “Missing White Woman Syndrome” whilst under reporting on similar occurrences that involve males, and females of different culture and social standings. Lastly, I would like to discuss recent television programs such as Underbelly and true crime films that glamorise the criminal sub-culture which in itself causes the media to report even more on Australia’s underworld, violent crimes and infamous criminal cases. The media portrays our crime rate as rapidly escalating, however statistics collected by the Australian Institute of Criminology show that this is not the case. The results show that while reported assaults across Australia per 100,000 did increase between 1996-2008, 2008 was the lowest recorded rate of the incidence of assault since 2005. (Australian Institute of Criminology, 2009, p. 6) Homicides in Australia rated at only 1.9 per 100,000 across the country in 1996 – and this statistic includes the 35...
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...Submission) Introduction Dennis Lynn Rader’s case remains the longest case to be handled ever taking almost 30 years. His case was opened when he handed in a computer floppy to the police. Careful forensics carried out on the floppy revealed a document that had been edited by someone by the name Dennis in computers at the Christ Lutheran Church. This led to physical location of the suspect. To nail down the suspect as the BTN killer, DNA tests were carried out on Rader’s daughter, Kerri Rader and it was found to be matching. Comparing this to the DNA tests from the murder cases BTN killer emerged to be Rader. This was enough evidence to convict Rader for 10 murder cases. Digital evidence uncovered from the floppy disk Immediately Rader sent a floppy to the police containing Microsoft word document, the floppy was handed over to the computer forensic experts at the FBI for examinations. Inside the floppy was a file called “Test A.RTF.” The contents of the file read “This is a test. See 3x5 Card for details on communication with me in the newspaper.” The message referred to the card that was inside the same box that had the floppy. The officers further recovered a word document that had been deleted on the drive. Careful examination on the properties of the retrieved document showed that the document which had been modified on February 10th 2005 and had been revised on 14th February by the owner whose name was Dennis. The experts did a search on the church and found someone...
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...Tristan Poore Ms. Tubbs English 9 2 November 2015 Jack the Ripper Jack the ripper one of the many well-known serial killers. He murdered eleven or more victims. Jack the Ripper usually involved female prostitutes who worked and lived in the nasty parts of the east end of London. They had their necks slashed before their organs were removed from their torso so the killer had to know how to do surgery or he wouldn’t of succeeded The canonical five Ripper victims were Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly. The belief that these five crimes were committed by the same man is derived from contemporary documents that link them together to the exclusion of others. During 1894, Sir Melville Macnaghten, Assistant Chief Constable of the Metropolitan Police Service and Head of the Criminal Investigation Department wrote a report that stated the white chapel murder had 5 victims and five victims only....
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...VOLUME EDITOR S. WALLER is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Montana State University Bozeman. Her areas of research are philosophy of neurology, philosophy of cognitive ethology (especially dolphins, wolves, and coyotes), and philosophy of mind, specifically the parts of the mind we disavow. SERIES EDITOR FRITZ ALLHOFF is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University’s Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe,Wiley-Blackwell, 2007). P H I L O S O P H Y F O R E V E RYO N E Series editor: Fritz Allhoff Not so much a subject matter, philosophy is a way of thinking.Thinking not just about the Big Questions, but about little ones too.This series invites everyone to ponder things they care about, big or small, significant, serious … or just curious. Running & Philosophy: A Marathon for the Mind Edited by Michael W. Austin Wine & Philosophy: A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking Edited by Fritz Allhoff Food & Philosophy: Eat,Think and Be Merry Edited by Fritz Allhoff and Dave Monroe Beer & Philosophy: The Unexamined Beer Isn’t Worth Drinking Edited by Steven D. Hales Whiskey & Philosophy:...
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...with Quotes Short quotations Longer quotations YOU have not seen Recording your references Bibliographical details required for different sources 8 9 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 1 1 1 Secondary Quotations: citing or quoting from sources 7 Section 2: How to cite and reference your sources Examples 1. Books 1.1 Books with single author/editor 1.2 Books with organisations as authors 1.3 Books with 2or 3 authors/editors 1.4Books with more than 3 authors/editors 10 11 11 12 13 Contents continued 2. Chapters or sections of edited books 3. Books on e-readers (eg: Kindle) 4. Electronic books (e-books) 5. Journal articles (print version) 6. Online journals 7. Journal articles in online collections 8. Newspaper articles (print version) 9. Newspaper articles online 10. Government publications 11. Reports from online databases 12. Web pages 13. CD-ROMs/DVD-ROMs 14. YouTube videos 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 31 Section 3: The Bibliography Sample bibliography Conclusion and contact details Section 1: Using the Harvard System Introduction The thought of having to include citations, references and a bibliography in your written assignments can sometimes seem more threatening than having to do the assignments themselves. However, by applying one of the standard referencing systems, it is relatively easy to achieve...
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...called a retrospective assessment and according to A Companion to Paleopathology the sources that provide the best results in a retrospective diagnosis is testimony from eyewitnesses, vivid signs of the disease, both the nature of the lesion and it location, minimal or no evidence for description mimicking medical views of period, description of one or more virtually diagnostic symptoms, and plausible epidemiological observation recorded in text (Grauer, 2011). I will be using multiple sources that mention by A Companion to Paleopathology. Delphine is an infamous figure in New Orleans history and have received considerable attention due to her appearance in American Horror Story: Coven. I will be using the rich eyewitness accounts and media reports that are available. I will look at how the historical information show Delphine have symptoms of APD. First of all witnesses from that time period have describe her and her slaves. I will be looking at their accounts to see if it show evidence that Delphine have APD. Delphine’s slaves were describe as “singularly haggard and wretched” yet in the public she seem polite and concern for her slaves (“Delphine LaLaurie”, n.d.). Someone who have APD can use their charm to fool people into thinking he or she is good while they are really not. The terrible condition of her slaves show that she don’t care about her slaves rights. Not showing any respect to people rights is one characteristic of APD. One example of her cruelty was when a slave...
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...walking down the street, I think two things. One part wants me to be real nice and sweet, and the other part wonders what her head would look like on a stick.” According to a recent study, five percent of Crane High school students have heard of this psychopath. This paper is based solely on the unbelievable yet intriguing crimes Ed Gein had committed when he was alive. He was a very unusual human, born on a farm and raised by a mother who was rather intimidating. In forty years his mother passed and he was left to take care of the farm all by himself. In the next few years he was to become a grave robber, a cannibal, a necrophiliac, and he took up arts and crafts in body parts. He is seen as probably the most weird and bizarre serial killer of the twentieth century, and probably...
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...Police Discretion Case Analysis Albeiro E. Florez Law Enforcement Administration CCJS 340 Due by 13 October 2013 Author Note Albeiro E. Florez, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Maryland University College. This report is a response to Professor Jeffrey B. Bumgarner’s project 2 directives. Correspondence concerning this report should be addressed to Albeiro E. Florez, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi eCampus, Adelphi, MD 20783. Contact: florezalbeiro87@gmail.com Police Discretion Case Analysis People make decisions on a daily basis to decide what we should do in any given situation. Having the knowledge to differentiate between what is appropriate or inappropriate is what gives us the freedom to make this decision with the correct judgment. In law enforcement, sworn officers are taught to face any situation by employing good judgment and making the best decisions by themselves or with little to no supervision. This is what we know as police discretion (The Rynard Law Firm, 2007). The Merriam-Webster dictionary describes discretion as “the quality of being careful about what you do and say so that people will not be embarrassed or offended” (Merriam-Webster, 2013). Although systematic routines and protocols need to be followed by officers to ensure they abide by the law as well as to enforce it, often circumstances will show up and force officers to make a decision based on what they feel is right...
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...Contents GCSE History Exemplars for Controlled Assessment 2015-2016 Topic Area 1: Political, social and economic developments in Wales and England in the nineteenth century and the twentieth centuries This document contains the WJEC set controlled assessment exemplars for topic area 1 that are available for award up to 2016. This should be used alongside the general guide to controlled assessment available on the WJEC website. Topic Area 1: Political, social and economic developments in Wales and England in the nineteenth century and the twentieth centuries Exemplar Tasks 1. The Rebecca Riots 2. Jack the Ripper’s London 3. The Depression of the 1930s 4. Quarrying in North Wales 5. Life in the 1960s Introduction Controlled Assessment is a compulsory unit for GCSE History. Please note the following advice: These exemplars are written in a consistent style to ensure comparability of demand. These exemplars can be used for entry in any year of the current specification. Centres must change their controlled assessment tasks each year Centres must submit a proposal form for each two year cycle demonstrating to WJEC that they are using different tasks in consecutive years. Centres who are not studying any British history in their examined units must select controlled assessment tasks that focus on British history. Centres cannot mix and match parts (a) and (b) from different tasks. The controlled assessment unit can only be entered at the end of the course....
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