SOC 2760 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Irreversible Process, Aaron Clark, Factitious Disorder

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2760
• Professor: Rob Shearer

Document Summary

Well known cases of mass murder: richard speck, charles whitman. Often the killer is the patriarch of the family, who is depressed and frequently in alcoholic. John belding: pseudo-commandos: mass murderers who are obsessed with weapons and often bring an ample supply to complete their massacre. Rather than acting impulsively, they carefully select a public place where many individuals may be killed quickly. Frequently pseudo--commando mass murderers commit suicide or force the police to kill them (suicide by cop) to end their rampage. Charles whitman: set and run killers: methods like bombing or poisoning are used to kill their victims to allow their own escape. Timothy mcveigh: disciple mass murderers: mass murderers who are those who kill because they are trying to attain acceptance from a characteristic leader like charles manson. This type of mass murderer usually does not know his or her victims. Instead they are chosen by the charismatic leader, and they kill to please the leader.