Warm Up

#MysteryMonday| November 1, 2016

Many have heard me, but nobody has seen me,

and I will not speak back until spoken to. What am

I?

Alone I am 24th, with a friend I am 20. Another

friend and I am unclean. What am I?

Work with your group to solve The Liars Puzzle

Write your answer on your own warm up sheet
Who is the murderer? Who lied? Charles, Daisy, Betsy or

Arnold? Defend your answer

Warm Up

#MysteryMonday| November 1, 2016

An echo

The letter X

(1. It is the 24th letter in the alphabet

2. XX (20 in Roman) 3. XXX is used to refer dirty.)

The murderer is.

Note that it is NECESSARY to show a logical

possibility of Arnold being the killer. To
demonstrate that it was truly Arnold, you
must show that Arnold could be the killer, and
also that the other three could not be.

SATWOTD

Knotty (adj.)
Complex; difficult to solve

Untangling iPod headphones is a knotty task.

Midterm Results
Block 1- 87.1%
Block 2- 88.9%
Block 3- 91.3%

Agenda

Warm Up/SATWOTD

Midterm Results

Charles Manson Video (20 minutes)

U4: Criminal Minds

Introduction
Serial Killer Case Studies

You guys may have a ton of questions about this unit.

Use the anchor charts at the back of the room and jot down what you
know about serial killers and what you want to know about them.
I will answer as many as possible within the next few days

What Is A Serial Killer?

U4: Criminal Minds

Serial Killer Case Studies

Navigate to google classroom or class website for

the case studies

www.shadessciencepage.weebly.com
If you need a printed copy, let me know

Answer Questions and summarize each serial killer

Should have no less than 10 bullet points per case
Will be worth 100 formal points
Due FRIDAY- Nov 4 @ 8 pm on Google Classroom

Essential Vocabulary
Mass murder: The killing of several people at
one location. (ex. Shooting in Orlando)
Modus operandi: the usual way that a
particular criminal performs a crime
Serial murder: The killing of three or more
victims over an extended period of time.
Spree murder: The killing of several people at
different locations over a period of several
days.( no cooling off time between murders)

Essential Vocabulary
Psychopath: a person suffering from a chronic
mental disorder with abnormal or violent social
behavior; no conscious.
Sociopath: a person with a personality disorder
manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes
and behavior and a lack of conscience.
Signature: Unusual characteristics of a murder that
are repeated at several crime scenes

Types of Serial Killers

Thrill Seekers: Outsmarting law enforcement is a game,
enjoys media attention, police pursuit, and evading the
authorities. They send messages and keep records.
Mission Oriented: Doing society a favor by eliminating
certain people such as prostitutes.
Power and Control: Enjoy the victim's terror, suffering
and screaming.
Which category does Charles Manson and Ted
Bundy fall under?

CFU

Q: What is the difference

between a serial killer and a
mass murderer?

By technical definition
Mass Murder:

The USA Bureau of Justice Statistics defines a mass

murder as "[involving] the murder of four or more victims
at one location, within one event
Serial Killer:
A person who kills three or more people in three or more

separate events over a period of time including an

"emotional cooling-off" period in between the homicides
(FBI definition)

Mass Murder Characteristics

Kill a large number of people, typically at the same time in a single

location

Many mass murders end with the death of the perpetrator (selfinfliction or being killed by law enforcement)

Characteristics of mass murderers:

Generally dissatisfied people, poor social skills, few friends
Male
Paranoid individuals with acute behavioral or social disorders
Social misfits or loners pushed over the edge
Ever heard of the phrase going postal?
Terrorists

Going Postal!

Expression derives from a series of incidents from 1986 onward

in which United States Postal Service (USPS) workers shot and
killed managers, fellow workers, and members of the police or
general public in acts of mass murder.

Edmond, Oklahoma in 1986

Patrick Sherrill shot 20 co-workers (killing 14) before committing

suicide.

Serial Murder Characteristics

The FBI defines serial murder as
A minimum of 3-4 victims
Cooling off period in between victims
Murders appear unconnected or random
Killer is usually a stranger to the victim
Murders reflect a need to dominate the victim
Murders are psychologically motivated
Rarely motivated for profit
Victim has a symbolic value for the killer
Victims are generally vulnerable
Do you think Bundy was a mass or serial murderer?

Summary
Mass Murderer
Multiple Victims
Victims wrong place /
time
Usually single crime
scene
Single Episode
No specific
methodology involved

Serial Killer
Multiple Victims
Victims carefully
selected
Several crime scenes
Several episodes
Very specific
methodology

Forensic Files- Finger Pane

Warm Up
Wednesday| November 2, 2016

What is the difference between

a spree and serial killer?

True or false:

When you hear the term serial

killer, what comes to mind?

What do you think motivates a

serial killer to kill?

What type of disorder did the

Joker have? What are
characteristics of that disorder?

Serial killers are all white males

All serial killers are insane or are evil
geniuses.
Serial killers are functional losers
Serial killers are only motivated by
sex
All serial murderers travel and
operate interstate.
Serial killers cannot stop killing.
Serial killers want to get caught.

SATWOTD

Wise (adj.)

Having the power of discerning and

judging properly as to what is true or right

 Charles Manson Video (15 minutes)

Recap Summary
Mass Murderer

Serial Killer

Multiple Victims
Victims wrong place /
time
Usually single crime
scene
Single Episode
No specific
methodology involved

Multiple Victims
Victims carefully
selected
Several crime scenes
Several episodes
Very specific
methodology

Google Classroom: Myth V. Fact

1: pg 6

8: pg 26

2: pg 8- OMIT

9: pg 26

3: pg 11

10: pg 28

4: pg 14-16

11: pg 28-29

5: pg 21

12: pg 33

6: pg 21

13: pg 34

7: pg 23

Serial Killer Cereal Box

Your Assignment is Due THURSDAY Nov 10, 2016

Dont let this be

you!
Breakfast Club
presentations
- grade one another
- randomized groups

Most Evil: Inside the Killers Mind

Follow along with worksheet

We will stop periodically to make sure everyone is on the same

page

Thursday | November 3, 2016

Describe the typical mass murderer

Create a Venn Diagram comparing mass and

10 minutes

serial murder
What are some primary motives for serial
killers?

End

Agenda
Warm Up/SATWOTD
Reminders:
Seven Case Studies due
Tomorrow
Lose 20 pts each day its late!
Cereal Boxes due Thursday,
November 10

U4: Criminal Minds

Notes: What Makes a Serial Killer?
Inside the Criminal Mind
Documentary

SATWOTD

Denigrate (v.)

Comes from the Latin word denigrare, which means to blacken.

Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack

the good name and reputation of someone

Can you solve the puzzle??

What Makes a Serial Killer?

Use your guided notes

Essential Vocabulary
Psychopath: a person suffering from chronic
mental disorder with abnormal or violent social
behavior.
Signature: Unusual characteristics of a murder
that are repeated at several crime scenes
Sociopath: a person with a personality disorder
manifesting itself in extreme antisocial
attitudes and behavior and a lack of
conscience.

Q: Where did serial killers originate?

The term serial killer was likely coined by
Robert K. Ressler (FBI Agent; Behavioral
Science Unit) in the mid 1970s
Ressler said description of serial

crimes reminded him of the movie

industry term serial adventures
Short episodic films, featuring the likes

of Batman and the Lone Ranger

Examples...

Countess Elizabeth Bathory

Killed over 600 girls for their blood
The Prime Minister of Hungary decided
to take a stand and arrested the
Countess and her associates
Sentence = death
Died in 1614 at the age of 54

Jack The Ripper

An unidentified serial
killer believed to have been
active in the largely impoverished
area of the Whitechapel district
of London in 1888.
5 female victims
Has Jack The Ripper been found?

Q: Who is the typical serial killer?

White men between 20 and 30/35

Female serialists do also exist.
15% of the serialists operating in the

US from 1800 to 1995 are female

Differences in the typology of the

crime
Males tend to use brute force and

direct their rage to strangers, women

tend to focus more on members of
the family and use poison.
Female serial killers tend to kill for
money while males tend to kill for
control or sexual gratification.

Q: Who is the typical serial killer?

Middle-class background even though there are also killers

that belong to other social strata.

Generally have memory disorders and an inability to tell the

truth.

Drug or alcohol abuse (or their parents have histories of

alcohol or drug abuse).

History of assault, robbery, fetish robbery or cruelty to

animals.

May have demonstrated abnormal sexual behavior or hyper

sexuality.

IQ = generally borderline, average

Q: Markers in Childhood?
The Macdonald Triad
AKA the triad of sociopathy
or the homicidal triad
A set of three behavioral
characteristics that predicts
later violent tendencies
Predicts future violent
behavior if all three or
any combination of two
are present together Enuresis

Fire Setting

FUTURE
VIOLENT
BEHAVIOR/
KILLER

Animal
Cruelty

Q: Markers in Childhood?

Animal Cruelty
Animals = practice for killing humans
Keith Jesperson

Fire Setting (Pyromania)

Often a sexually stimulating activity for future killers
The dramatic destruction of property feeds the
same perverse need to destroy another human.
David Berkowitz (Son of Sam)

Enuresis (Bed Wetting)

Unintentional bed-wetting during sleep, persistent
after the age of five
60% of multiple murderers wet their beds past
adolescence.

Brain Break!

Warm Up
Friday | November 4, 2016
Compare and contrast sociopaths and psychopaths
What is the MacDonald triad? What can it predict?
What are three facts someone wouldnt know by
looking at you?

SATWOTD

Fusty (adj.)

Saturated with dust and stale

odors; musty

Agenda
Warm Up/SATWOTD
Turn em in
Reminders:

Turn in Myth V Fact worksheet via (Google Classroom

or bin)
Seven Case Studies due Monday @ the BEGINNING of class
Cereal Boxes due Thursday, November 10
INDIVIDUAL OR PAIR (2) PROJECT

U4: Criminal Minds

Finish What Makes a Serial Killer lesson
#FFF

Q: Insane? Psychopaths? Sociopaths?

Very few serial killers suffer from mental illnesses to such a

debilitating extent that they are considered to be insane by the
criminal justice system

To be classified legally insane, an individual must be unable to

comprehend that an action is against the law at the extent moment
the action is undertaken

Most serial killers are aware of illegality of murder while they are
in the process of killing their victims

Desire and compulsion to kill causes them to ignore criminal law

Q: Insane? Psychopaths? Sociopaths?

Commonalities:
Disregard for laws and social morals
Disregard for the rights of others
Failure to feel remorse or guilt
Tendency to display violent behavior

Q: Insane? Psychopaths? Sociopaths?

Sociopaths
Nervous
Easily agitated
Volatile and prone to
emotional outbursts
Likely to be uneducated
or live on the fringes of
society

Q: Insane? Psychopaths? Sociopaths?

Sociopaths
Unable to hold down a
job or stay in one place
for long
Appears to be disturbed
in the eyes of others
Crimes will be
haphazard, disorganized
and spontaneous

Q: Psychopaths? Sociopaths?
Psychopaths

Unable to form emotional

attachments or feel empathy
with others

Disarming or charming
personalities

Very manipulative

Carefully plan out every detail

of crimes in advance and often
have contingency plans

Criminals are cool and calm

#FFF: Things I Wish Activity

Things I Wish My Students Knew

I wish my students knew that Im TRYING to limit eating candy and work out 3
times a week
I wish my students knew that I assign a lot of work because I know theyre more
than capable of completing it
I wish my students knew that on the first day of school I was probably more
nervous about them than they are of me.
I wish my students knew that even when I go home, I still think about them,
worry about them and feel PROUD of them.
I wish my students knew that life is about so much more than who approves of
you and who doesnt.
I wish my students knew that, even though there is a lot going on, everything
will be okay in the end. Life isnt meant to be easy but youre not going at this
thing alone. You got me :)

Your turn...
Things I Wish _____ Knew (title)
I wish____ knew (10 bullets)
my teacher
my friends
society

Finish Up Homework OR work on Proj.

Submit it on Google
Classroom or turn it into
the bin

#FutureFocusedFridays

Let's start with a little spoken

word

Your turn

Write a letter to your future self end of this semester, end of the
year, or graduation

I will not read them unless you ask me to

I will seal them and return them to you at the time you have specified

The specific content and format of the letter is entirely up to you,

but the letter should aim to remind your future-self about values,
feelings, lessons learned, hopes and goals for the future, and
changes you want to make at this point in your life.

This is an opportunity for you to analyze personal values, and to

consider how your actions may affect others around you, your
future goals, and your educational success.

Your turn

You may want to consider answering the following questions in

your letter

What is most important to me at this point in my life? What values

drive my life right now?
What are my goals for this year?
What are some long-term goals and aspirations that I have?
What expectations do I have for my life post-high school?
What do I want to express the most about how I feel at this current
point in my life?

Give yourself words of advice and encouragement

Most Evil: Inside the Killers Mind

Follow along with worksheet

We will stop periodically to make sure everyone is on the same

page

#FFF: Agree, Disagree, Neutral

Discussion Rules
When responding, state your point and give your reasoning.
Be convincing and persuasive.

If in groups, everyone should share their opinion. Elect one

person to speak for the group.
Listen carefully to others

When responding:
Criticize someones views, not the individual
Avoid blame and speculation
Be respectful
Respect others views

Agree, Disagree, Neutral

Strawberry ice cream is the best flavor.ever.

Co-ed schools put boys and girls at a disadvantage

Schools should employ younger teachers.

Corporal punishment should be allowed in schools

Obesity is a disease

Women will never be equal to men in the

workplace

Agree, Disagree, Neutral

You cant have a happy family life and a

successful career at the same time

Marriage is outdated

A man should have a wife for the family and a

mistress for pleasure

A womans place is in the home

Lets Discuss.
Do attractive people have advantages

others dont?
Should students be required to take drug

tests? Should teachers?

Does race affect intelligence?

PROJECT WORK DAY 1: 11-7-2016

READ over the copies of the project guidelines and
rubric on your tables.
Pull out your cereal boxes and start working on
your projects.
Theres markers at the front if you need
them! (Put them back when finished)
You may use my desktop to print.

Project Work Day 2: 11-9-16

Spend this class period working on
projects. If you are found off task, points
will be taken off your project grade!
READ over the copies of the project guidelines and
rubric that was provided to you.
Pull out your cereal boxes and start working on your
projects.
o Theres markers at the front if you need them! (Put
them back when finished)
You may use my desktop to print.

Warm Up: 11/10/2016

SIT IN YOUR BREAKFAST CLUBS! CHARTS POSTED ON
BOARD!!
Post your thoughts to the I feel ____ after the recent
election anchor charts
This classroom is your SAFE place
Be open and honest
You will have the opportunity to share out afterwards

SIT IN YOUR BREAKFAST CLUBS! CHARTS POSTED ON

BOARD!!

Warm Up: Monday Nov. 14, 2016

Riddles :)
1. What flies when its born, lies when its alive, and runs when its
dead?
2. Every night Im told what to do, and each morning I do what Im
told. But I still dont escape your scold.
3. Create your own riddle :)
4. What are the 3 types of serial killers?
5. What is the difference between mass, serial, and spree
murders? (create chart)
6. Who done it? (murder mystery)

SATWOTD

Platitude (n.)

A flat or dull remark that has been used too often to

be interesting

Get it together!
Take 10 minutes to wrap up your projects and
prepare for your 2 minute presentations :)
Remember you are the EXPERT on your serial killer
so do not read word-for-word on your box!

Presentation time :)

1. Each presentation will be 2 minutes long (a timer

will be posted on the screen)
2. TWO people from the Breakfast Club will be
evaluating you based on your presentation per the
rubric on the table
3. If you worked with a partner please grab a
partner evaluation form and fill it out.
4. You will have 1 minute between presentations to
wrap up your evaluations
5. Put all evaluation forms in folders before the nex
presentation begins
BE OBJECTIVE!

Presentation time :)
Remember to have fun!!

Evaluations

Evaluations

If you done your project

with a partner please fill
out the PARTNER
EVALUATION FORMS and
place it face down in the
folder!

Most Evil: Inside the Killers Mind

Follow along with worksheet

We will stop periodically to make sure everyone is on the same

page

Warm Up
Tuesday | November 15, 2016

Criminal Profiling Worksheet

Write criminal profiling summary on
warm up sheet
Complete the assignment on google
classroom
Mini quiz on
Wednesday

SATWOTD

Ruse (n.)

Because he didnt want to go to school, Ferris

concocted an elaborate ruse to convince his parents
that he was sick.

Flashback
:)

Forensic Psychology

Where law meets the study of the mind, youll find the
Forensic psychiatric/psychological professional.
Psychiatrist is a medical doctor medical treatment of the psyche
Psychologist is not a medical doctor study of the mind and behavior
BOTH mental health professionals expertise is the mind and the way it
affects behavior and well-being

WHY?
The law and medical aspects of crime are often at odds.
Insane or not?
Competent to stand trial or not?

Role of the Forensic Psychologist

Assessment of mental state for insanity plea

Competency to stand trial
Sentencing recommendations
Evaluations of the risk of reoffending
Testimony as an expert witness
Child custody evaluations
Flashback
:)

Criminal Profiling
Possible solution to battling serial offences
A behavioral and investigative tool that is intended to
help investigators to accurately predict and profile the
characteristics of unknown criminal subjects or
offenders.

Criminal Profiling
Some Assumptions of the Profiling Process
1. The Crime Scene reflects the personality.

Manner of death
Organized or disorganized crime scene

2. Methods of operation remain similar.

Clues left could be a signature of the killer.

3. The signature will remain the same.

Criminal
Minds
Clip

Unique manner in which a crime is committed.

Manner, words used, something left at the scene.

4. The criminals personality will not change.

Core personality cannot change.

Serial Killer Classifications

Q: How are serial killers classified?

Serial Killers can be classified in a variety of ways
1. According to their motives
2. According to their mobility
3. According to planning
4. According to their nature and modus operandi (a
particular way or method of doing something)
cover on Wednesday

Q: How are serial killers classified?

Group 1: Visionary

Group 7: Disorganized

Group 2: Missionary

Group 8:
Frankenstein/Vampire

Group 9: Cannibal

Group 3: Hedonist/Thrill

Seeker
Group 4: Stable
Group 5: Transient
Group 6: Organized

Q: How are serial killers classified?

At the end of class today, we will

conduct a gallery walk to obtain all the

information on the classifications.
Your tasks:
Visit class website
Create a poster for your classification
Be sure to include all information
I will show you an example
Research the serial killers
Include 3-5 facts
What places them in this classification?

20 minutes

End

Classifications: BLK 1 Presentations

Group 1: Karina, Justin

Ekemini, Eleny
Group 2: Kayla, AJ,

Kortni
Group 3: Carlos,

Channing, Jaleesa
Group 4: Demetri, Cain,

Ana
Group 5: Irvin, Pete,

Cadryn

Group 6: Joseph,

DeAngelo, Marquise
Group 7: Jair, Tatiana,

Ayanna, Danae
Group 8: TT, Yaya,

Christabel, Alyssa
Group 9:

Classifications: BLK 2 Presentations

Group 1: Jasmyn,

Victoria, Jazmin

Group 5: Jacob, Kesana,

Essence, Taylor
Group 2: Jada, Khamiah, Group 6: Soloman, Josh,
Ty, Alisha
Benae, Madison
Group 3: Victor, Danny, Group 7: Will, Tamia,

Charon, Sincere
Group 4: Zakiyah,

Ayhanna, Dyamond

Nicole, Melissa
Group 8: Kandyce, Maira,

Fransico, Naomi
Group 9:

Classifications: BLK 3 Presentations

Group 1: Julissa, Taleah,

Taechell
Group 2: Emerald,

Haley, Kyla
Group 3: Jaydon, Shadai,

Jason, Kenny
Group 4: Yaritza, Kaleb,

Destanie, Jada
Group 5: Alan, Will,

Johnny, Nakia

Group 6: Jayson, Lena, Tyra,

Kamila
Group 7: Mariah, Ashle,

Caitlind, JaMal
Group 8: Corinthia, Chas,

Autumn, Wendolys
Group 9:

20 minutes

End
Serial Killer Classifications
Gallery Walk

Serial Killers: Crime Stories

Take notes
Who were the victims?
Were they any similarities between the victims?
Who is the suspect?
Describe him
What classification would he fall under?
What was his M.O.?
Any evidence of signature behavior?

What do you think: was he born or made into a killer?

Write down your opinion. Record supporting evidence.
Be prepared to share.

Warm Up
Wednesday| November 16, 2016
What is the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath?
What are the four MAJOR ways we can classify serial killers?
A serial killer overpowers his victims and kills them in a frenzied manner
(most likely by using a random weapon they find in their immediate
environment that they have easy access to). He then leaves the victim's
body out in the open without trying to hide it. He can best be classified as
what type of serial killer? Why?
A serial killer moves from place to place to avoid suspicion. She could
best be described as what type of serial killer? Why?
What is the MacDonald Triad?

Classification?
Edmond Kempter:
He solely targeted young female hitchhikers during his killing spree, luring them
into his vehicle and driving them to quiet areas where he would murder them
before taking their corpses back to his home to be violated and desecrated, with
Kemper often keeping the severed heads of his victims for several days before
disposal. He then murdered his mother and one of her friends before turning
himself into the authorities. He was found sane and guilty at his trial in 1973, and
requested the death penalty for his crimes, however, capital punishment was
temporarily suspended in California and he instead received eight life sentences.
Since then, Kemper has been incarcerated in the California Medical Facility.

Kemper is known for his large stature and high intelligence, standing 6-foot-9inches (2.06 m) tall, weighing over 250 lbs (114 kg) and having a reported IQ of
145, features Hedonist
that left his
victims
littlepower-seeker
chance to overcome him.
lustwith
killer,

murder= pleasure

Agenda
Warm Up/SATWOTD
U3: Criminal

Minds

Gallery Walk Prize :)

Learn: Modus Operandi,
Signatures and Staging
Review
Quiz

Upcoming:
Test next week
Review materials and
updated progress report
come out Friday

Finish Up Posters

Serial Killer Classifications

Gallery Walk

M.O., Signatures, & Staging

Q: What is the Modus Operandi?

Object - kind of property taken, such as bras and panties
Time - time of day or night, weekdays, non-work days, holidays (when people
would not miss the perpetrator at work)
Style - the description the criminal gives the victim to gain entrance (plumber,
cable TV repairman)
Tale - any disclosure the criminal makes as to his business/purpose
Pals - any co-conspirators
Transport - what type of vehicle was used in connection with the crime
Trademark - any unusual act committed by the suspect while in the commission
of the crime (i.e. poisoning the cat, eating at the scene after murdering the
grandmother)

Q: What are Signatures?

Signature: the murderer's psychological calling

card
Unusual characteristics of a murder that are

repeated at several crime scenes

Example: intentionally displaying victims in a
spread-eagle position.
This behavior reinforces the perpetrators
underlying psychological needs.

Q: What are Signatures?

Signatures may include:

posing the victims (post death)

concealing victims

using the same type of weapon

using the same method of killing
mutilating all the victims in the same manner
Signatures can sometimes be souvenirs

Modus Operandi or Signature?

Two murderers both burn their victims by dousing them with
gasoline.

The first murderer does so

as an anger-retaliatory act
at each scene.

The second murderer douses

This is a signature
behavior.

This murderer does so to

the victim with gasoline to

cover up the crime.
evade detection.
This therefore is a

precautionary act, and as such

is a modus operandi behavior.

Q: What is staging?
Staging: occurs when someone purposely alters
the crime scene prior to the arrival of the police
Two reasons:
Direct the investigation away from the most
logical suspect
Protect the victim or victims family

Red Flags: inconsistencies at a staged crime

scene
READ CASE SCENARIO

Review for Quiz

Take 5 minutes to review previous guided notes and
criminal profiling worksheet

Warm Up: 11/17/2016

1. Define staging and red flags.
2. Cutting the victim's face from ear to ear
is an example of an offender's
______________.
3. What is the difference is between a
serial killer's signature and modus
operandi?
4. A serial killer stalks his victim and brings
a kit (rope, handcuff, etc) to commit
his crime what type of killer is he?
Why?

Have
Offender
Profile
Warm Up
out on
table

SATWOTD

Aberration
I have never
seen a
stranger
aberration
than a twoheaded
snake!

An aberration is something strange that rarely

occurs; not typical

Classification Practice

Rules:
1. Read Cases
2. Stand under correct
heading
3. Be prepared to discuss
your reasoning

Example 1

Missionary

Joseph Paul Franklin, killed as many as 12 young black

males all of whom had white female companions. He
called the mixed-race couples, MRCs. He also
attempted the assassination of Hustler publisher,
Larry Flynt and his attorney, due to the fact the
magazine had published a spread denoting interracial
sex.
Despite this apparent mission against inter-racial
relationships, Joseph Franklin claimed after trial that
his only regret was that killing jews was illegal.

Example 2

Hedonist
Gain killer

Doretha Puente
In the 1980s, Puente ran a boarding house in
Sacramento, California, and cashed the Social
Security checks of her elderly and mentally
disabled boarders. Those who complained were
killed and buried in her yard. Seven bodies were
eventually found, Puente was charged with nine
murders, but convicted for only three. The trial was
split, with several witnesses brought in to suggest
what a warm person the little old lady was.

Nature and MO
Vampire, Cannibal
Richard Chase- He started out by killing and disemboweling rabbits,
which he then ate raw, but moved on to birds, cats, dogs, and,
eventually, human beings. Despite the fact that Chase had freely
admitted to eating raw rabbits while he was committed, had
called a family whose dog he killed to tell them what he had done,
and his mother had seen him rip open and devour a dead cat, he
was left to his own devices. He started out with a drive-by
shooting. From there, he murdered a pregnant woman, had sex
with her corpse, and ate part of the body. Finally, he killed a man, a
woman, and two children, had sex with the woman's dead body,
and again fed on the corpses. After the police arrested Chase,
they found blood splattered across almost EVERYTHING in his
apartment and the brain of the 22-month-old child that Chase had
killed was found in a Tupperware dish.

Example 3

Example 4

Thrill Seeker

Carl Panzram was a misanthrope who committed evil for evil's sake.
In fact, just before he was executed, he said,
I wish the entire human race had one neck and I had my hands
around it!
Those words were in keeping with the life he lived. Panzram was an
extremely active career criminal, a prolific arsonist who particularly
enjoyed torching churches, a thief's thief, and a habitual rapist who
claimed to have violated a thousand men.

Example 5 Disorganized
Offender committed first murder at the age of 14. The
victim picked him up outside town and drove him
into the woods for sex. Afterward, offender got
nervous and ran the man down with his own car. It
was something that just happened. He had an
abusive father and a grandmother who called him
the Devils Child. Offender found to have an IQ of 75.

Are Killers
born or
made?
Nature vs. Nurture
U3: Criminal Minds

(Nature)

(Nurture)

Q: Are serialists born or made?

Three theories based on childhood
a. Theory One: The compulsion (need) to kill may be the
result of trauma to the brain
b. Theory Two: The compulsion to kill is genetic. A
mutation in the DNA happens that puts people on the
homicidal path.
c. Theory Three: The compulsion is a result of something
dreadful that happened to the child during childhood
Commonality: All theories believe that serial killers

begin to show signs in childhood

Q: Are serialists born or made?

Nature = traits, abilities and
capacities that are inherited
from ones parents
Produced by maturation
(the predetermined
unfolding of genetic
information)

Q: Are serialists born or made?

Nurture = the environmental
influences that shape behavior
Influences may be
Biological
Social
Societal factors

Q: Are serialists born or made?

To fully understand the nurture aspect of the

debate, we have to understand some different

theories of psychological development
Lets take a look at the Child of Rage Video

Take notes (goes in the notes section of your

binder)

20 minutes

End
Psychological Theories of Crime

Warm Up
Friday | November 18, 2016
1. Define Nature
2. Define Nurture
a.

What 3 environmental factors can influence a childs behavior?

3. Tsutomu Miyazaki: He abducted little girls, killed them and indulged in sexual
activities with their corpses. On one occasion, he not only drank the victim's
blood but ate her hand as well. He also preserved body parts as trophies and
sent postcards to the families describing the murder. His father committed
suicide and Miyazaki was hanged in 2008, aged 45.
a.

Tsutomu Miyazaki- classified as what type(s) of killer?

b.

What are his souvenirs?

SATWOTD

Antithesis (n.)

a person or thing that is the direct opposite

of someone or something else.

Child of Rage

Agenda

Warm Up/SATWOTD

Turn em in

Progress Reports- Monday

U4: Criminal Minds

Learn: Female Serial Killers

Homework: Deadly Women Classifications & Inside a Killer's Mind
Worksheet (Due Monday)

Deadly Women
#FutureFocusedFriday :)

Aileen Carol
Wuornos was
an American
serial killer
who killed
seven men in
Florida
between 1989
and 1990 by
shooting them
at point blank
range.

Female Serial Killers

Notes Setup
Killer Men

Killer Women

Q: How Common?

Females account for only 15% of all violent crime

Female serial killers account for only 8% of American serial

killers

General Overview
Males
27.5 is average age at first kill
12 is the youngest (Jesse
Pomeroy
72 is the oldest (Ray
Copeland)
Jesse Pomeroy (Boston in the
1870s)
Killed 28 people by the age of
14
Spent 58 years in solitary
confinement until he died

Females

30 is average age at first

kill
14 is youngest (Caril
Ann Fugate)
55 is oldest (Marie
Becker)

Angels of death,

revenge killers, and

team killers tend to be
younger

Q: Compare and Contrast

MALE:

FEMALE:

Method of choice:

Stabbing
Strangulation
Shooting

Choice of victim:
Wide range, often strangers
Usually of same race as killer
Usually adults

Method of choice:

Choice of victim:

Poison/injection (80%)
Suffocation (16%)
Drowning (5%)

Family members or lovers

Often children or the elderly

Gets away with it for a longer period

of time!

Q: Types of female serial killers ?

Kelleher & Kelleher 9

categories and two forms

of actions
Note: there are some

female serial killers that do

not fit neatly into typology
Homework- Review this article
(powerpoint online) & fill out
graphic organizer
****** DUE- 11/21********

Work on Homework

Deadly Women
Take notes
Who is the killer?
What types of crime did she commit?
Interesting notes

Most Evil: Inside the Killers Mind

Follow along with worksheet

We will stop periodically to make sure everyone is on the same

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