PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Angelo Buono Jr., Hillside Strangler, Kenneth Bianchi
13 Apr 2013
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Classification of serial killers (holmes & holmes, 1998) Developed from reading 110 serial killer case files. Eliminate undesirable group of people (e. g. , homeless, prostitutes, specific minority group) Ex: beoria simmons 3 homicides: targeted sexual trade workers (prostitutes) that looked like his ex-girlfriend. Sexual gratification, process of killing is sexually gratifying. Ex: john gacy 33 homicides: targeted young males, dressed up as clown. Ex: randy kraft at least 16 homicides: scorecard killer/ freeway killer, pick up hitchhikers, would bring them home and torture them. Ex: kenneth bianchi & angelo buono 12 homicides: hillside stranglers, tried say he had multiple personalities - got caught for malingering, victims were anywhere from 12-28 years old (young women) Ex: ted bundy 36 homicides: extremely smart, had psych degree, geographically transient, successful at escaping prison twice, very charming and manipulative, wasn"t able to control his impulsiveness, found from driving infraction, was executed 1989. Lack of empirical scrutiny or analyses by external individuals.
