Behavioral Analyzing Serial Killers And Mass Murderers.

Mictlantecuhtli · February 25, 2016, 5:47am

You know, I’ve always wanted to create a thread where we can talk about the finer things such as psycho analyzing the behaviors of serial killers and mass murderers. So, I got this idea a couple of days ago and thought to myself, gee-whiz, somebody should create a thread on that. And now, somebody finally has.

So, tomorrow I think I’ll start off the thread with an introspective analysis of the infamous Jack The Ripper and after that I’ll just make stuff up as I go along.

Mr_Reasonable · February 25, 2016, 7:30am

You should say stuff instead of just posting pics.

Mictlantecuhtli · February 25, 2016, 12:01pm

I like posting pictures and illustrations. It’s fun.

Sometimes by doing so you cut to the chase as a picture can sometimes be better at explaining things than words.

Ierrellus · February 25, 2016, 1:37pm

So what do you have to say about Jack the Ripper? Was he royalty?

Mictlantecuhtli · February 25, 2016, 2:11pm

Some conspiracies seem to think he was of British aristocracy on a killing rampage trying to get rid of women by getting rid of evidence of some kind. I certainly wouldn’t put it past the aristocracy in trying to do so.

It is clear such an individual at the time had knowledge of human anatomy the way the killings took place.

Mictlantecuhtli · March 2, 2016, 4:41pm

On Behavioral Exhibitions Of General Human Malice

Random Notes: It’s all environmental I would argue with a small percentage of genetics. Mostly environmental however.

It’s not like individuals wake up one day and say to themselves, today would be a great day to become a rapist, serial killer, and pedophile. It’s not an instance that happens overnight. There is a progression of environmental events in a person’s life that leads them to exhibit those behaviors overtime.

Mictlantecuhtli · March 2, 2016, 4:57pm

[b]Case Number One.

Subject: Jack The Ripper[/b]

Mictlantecuhtli · March 2, 2016, 5:16pm

Jack the Ripper is the best known name given to an unidentified serial killer generally believed to have been active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name “Jack the Ripper” originated in a letter written by someone claiming to be the murderer that was disseminated in the media. The letter is widely believed to have been a hoax, and may have been written by journalists in an attempt to heighten interest in the story and increase their newspapers’ circulation. The killer was called “the Whitechapel Murderer” as well as “Leather Apron” within the crime case files, as well as in contemporary journalistic accounts.

Attacks ascribed to Jack the Ripper typically involved female prostitutes who lived and worked in the slums of the East End of London whose throats were cut prior to abdominal mutilations. The removal of internal organs from at least three of the victims led to proposals that their killer had some anatomical or surgical knowledge. Rumours that the murders were connected intensified in September and October 1888, and letters were received by media outlets and Scotland Yard from a writer or writers purporting to be the murderer. The “From Hell” letter received by George Lusk of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee included half of a preserved human kidney, purportedly taken from one of the victims. The public came increasingly to believe in a single serial killer known as “Jack the Ripper”, mainly because of the extraordinarily brutal character of the murders, and because of media treatment of the events.

Extensive newspaper coverage bestowed widespread and enduring international notoriety on the Ripper, and his legend solidified. A police investigation into a series of eleven brutal killings in Whitechapel up to 1891 was unable to connect all the killings conclusively to the murders of 1888. Five victims—Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly—are known as the “canonical five” and their murders between 31 August and 9 November 1888 are often considered the most likely to be linked. The murders were never solved, and the legends surrounding them became a combination of genuine historical research, folklore, and pseudohistory. The term “ripperology” was coined to describe the study and analysis of the Ripper cases. There are now over one hundred theories about the Ripper’s identity, and the murders have inspired many works of fiction.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper

The Killings:The large number of attacks against women in the East End during this time adds uncertainty to how many victims were killed by the same person.[7] Eleven separate murders, stretching from 3 April 1888 to 13 February 1891, were included in a London Metropolitan Police Service investigation and were known collectively in the police docket as the “Whitechapel murders”.[8][9] Opinions vary as to whether these murders should be linked to the same culprit, but five of the eleven Whitechapel murders, known as the “canonical five”, are widely believed to be the work of Jack the Ripper.[10] Most experts point to deep throat slashes, abdominal and genital-area mutilation, removal of internal organs, and progressive facial mutilations as the distinctive features of the Ripper’s modus operandi.[11] The first two cases in the Whitechapel murders file, those of Emma Elizabeth Smith and Martha Tabram, are not included in the canonical five.[12]

Smith was robbed and sexually assaulted in Osborn Street, Whitechapel, on 3 April 1888. A blunt object was inserted into her vagina, rupturing her peritoneum. She developed peritonitis and died the following day at London Hospital.[13] She said that she had been attacked by two or three men, one of whom was a teenager.[14] The attack was linked to the later murders by the press,[15] but most authors attribute it to gang violence unrelated to the Ripper case.[8][16][17]

Tabram was killed on 7 August 1888; she had suffered 39 stab wounds. The savagery of the murder, the lack of obvious motive, and the closeness of the location (George Yard, Whitechapel) and date to those of the later Ripper murders led police to link them.[18] The attack differs from the canonical murders in that Tabram was stabbed rather than slashed at the throat and abdomen, and many experts today do not connect it with the later murders because of the difference in the wound pattern.[19]

Canonical five
The canonical five Ripper victims are Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly.

Nichols’ body was discovered at about 3:40 a.m. on Friday 31 August 1888 in Buck’s Row (now Durward Street), Whitechapel. The throat was severed by two cuts, and the lower part of the abdomen was partly ripped open by a deep, jagged wound. Several other incisions on the abdomen were caused by the same knife.[20]

Chapman’s body was discovered at about 6 a.m. on Saturday 8 September 1888 near a doorway in the back yard of 29 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields. As in the case of Mary Ann Nichols, the throat was severed by two cuts.[21] The abdomen was slashed entirely open, and it was later discovered that the uterus had been removed.[22] At the inquest, one witness described seeing Chapman at about 5:30 a.m. with a dark-haired man of “shabby-genteel” appearance.[23]

Stride and Eddowes were killed in the early morning of Sunday 30 September 1888. Stride’s body was discovered at about 1 a.m. in Dutfield’s Yard, off Berner Street (now Henriques Street) in Whitechapel. The cause of death was one clear-cut incision which severed the main artery on the left side of the neck. The absence of mutilations to the abdomen has led to uncertainty about whether Stride’s murder should be attributed to the Ripper or whether he was interrupted during the attack.[24] Witnesses thought that they saw Stride with a man earlier that night but gave differing descriptions: some said that her companion was fair, others dark; some said that he was shabbily dressed, others well-dressed.[25]

Eddowes’ body was found in Mitre Square in the City of London, three-quarters of an hour after Stride’s. The throat was severed and the abdomen was ripped open by a long, deep, jagged wound. The left kidney and the major part of the uterus had been removed. A local man named Joseph Lawende had passed through the square with two friends shortly before the murder, and he described seeing a fair-haired man of shabby appearance with a woman who may have been Eddowes.[26] His companions were unable to confirm his description.[26] Eddowes’ and Stride’s murders were later called the “double event”.[27] Part of Eddowes’ bloodied apron was found at the entrance to a tenement in Goulston Street, Whitechapel. Some writing on the wall above the apron piece became known as the Goulston Street graffito and seemed to implicate a Jew or Jews, but it was unclear whether the graffito was written by the murderer as he dropped the apron piece, or was merely incidental.[28] Such graffiti were commonplace in Whitechapel. Police Commissioner Charles Warren feared that the graffito might spark anti-semitic riots and ordered it washed away before dawn.[29]

Kelly’s mutilated and disemboweled body was discovered lying on the bed in the single room where she lived at 13 Miller’s Court, off Dorset Street, Spitalfields, at 10:45 a.m. on Friday 9 November 1888. The throat had been severed down to the spine, and the abdomen almost emptied of its organs. The heart was missing.[30]

The canonical five murders were perpetrated at night, on or close to a weekend, either at the end of a month or a week (or so) after.[31] The mutilations became increasingly severe as the series of murders proceeded, except for that of Stride, whose attacker may have been interrupted.[32] Nichols was not missing any organs; Chapman’s uterus was taken; Eddowes had her uterus and a kidney removed and her face mutilated; and Kelly’s body was eviscerated and her face hacked away, though only her heart was missing from the crime scene.

Historically, 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.[33] In 1894, Sir Melville Macnaghten, Assistant Chief Constable of the Metropolitan Police Service and Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), wrote a report that stated: “the Whitechapel murderer had 5 victims—& 5 victims only”.[34] Similarly, the canonical five victims were linked together in a letter written by police surgeon Thomas Bond to Robert Anderson, head of the London CID, on 10 November 1888.[35] Some researchers have posited that some of the murders were undoubtedly the work of a single killer but an unknown larger number of killers acting independently were responsible for the others.[36] Authors Stewart P. Evans and Donald Rumbelow argue that the canonical five is a “Ripper myth” and that three cases (Nichols, Chapman, and Eddowes) can be definitely linked but there is less certainty over Stride and Kelly.[37] Conversely, others suppose that the six murders between Tabram and Kelly were the work of a single killer.[11] Dr Percy Clark, assistant to the examining pathologist George Bagster Phillips, linked only three of the murders and thought that the others were perpetrated by “weak-minded individual[s] … induced to emulate the crime”.[38] Macnaghten did not join the police force until the year after the murders, and his memorandum contains serious factual errors about possible suspects.[39]

Ierrellus · March 3, 2016, 2:27pm

Although I can’t remember the site, there was one that claimed the identity of Jack the Ripper is now known through DNA evidence.

Ultimate_Philosophy · March 3, 2016, 2:33pm

It is not complicated. It is simply power, control, and revenge. It has also a tint of masochism, as they like to experience the pain of their victims, but not to experience it too deeply. Killers are usually those who are denied power by others who have it, and seek to gain power the old fashioned way (by circumventing the social mob and gaining power through ones own body.) Basically, this is what Satyr talks about, power through nature, rather than power by appealing to the whims of a social mob. Power, through one’s own body, takes many forms, for instance Jeff the Killer and Joker wear lipstick, because it is symbolic of “power through own’s own body” and taking manipulation into one’s own hands, rather than submitting to the whims of a crowd. If the crowd does not give them power, they get frustrated and take it into their own hands. If womanlike appearance has the ultimate mental power over men, and male body is the ultimate physical power over men, then it makes sense for such a character to wear lipstick, yet wear a male suit, because a Joker card simply becomes the cards of the highest power, and there is nothing more to it.

Military recruits have a similar psychology, but their pathology is to submit into the crowd, rather than seperate and take power into their own hands.

Mictlantecuhtli · March 3, 2016, 3:50pm

I would be curious to find out more if you can find the website.

Pandora · March 3, 2016, 8:20pm

Obviously many of them had difficult childhoods, but let’s look at it honestly, how many people have had difficult childhood and did not become serial killers?

Why don’t we contrast those two groups?

The difference is likely something innate, a hardware glitch. Researchers say that psychopathic traits may be inborn, and could be aggravated by early violence in childhood. I remember there was a movie a while back (“We Need to Talk about Kevin”) that played with the idea and raised some discussion on the topic.

‘We Need to Talk About Kevin:’ Is Your Child a Psychopath?

Kevin, as one British film critic writes, seems “alarmingly familiar” to some parents – the teen who bullies other children and shows cruelty to animals, never showing a shred of empathy.

The fictional child in a new award-winning film, “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” reveals his psychopathic colors early before going on a killing rampage at his high school.

The character’s mother, played by Tilda Swinton, wonders if it was her fault, and it would be comforting to say, “no.” But psychiatric experts say that psychopathy affects 3 to 6 percent of the population and is genetically based.

“It’s biological and one of the most inherited human characteristics,” said Dr. Igor Galynker, associate chair of psychiatry and director of the Family Center for Bipolar Disorder at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City.

The horror film, directed by Lynne Ramsey and due in theaters Jan. 27, 2012, also stars Ezra Miller as Kevin and John C. Reilly as the teen’s estranged father. It just took top awards at the London Film Festival.

“The event this movie describes is two normal parents and a psychopath child, but that is farther from reality,” said Galynker.

The television character Dexter, a serial killer whose father is also psychopathic, is actually closer to the truth.

Both dramas send chills up the spines of anxious parents, who might wonder if their child is not just detached and antisocial, but indeed, a dangerous psychopath in the making.

“Callousness and unemotional behavior are the hallmark of the illness,” said Galynker. “They have a feeling of grandiosity and makes them behave as if the rules do not apply. There is a certain glibness and they feel entitled. They cannot be punished – like Teflon.”

Psychopathy is a complex term that is used mostly by researchers to describe antisocial behavior that is impulsive, aggressive, deceitful and with a desire to break all the rules.

In the psychiatrists’ bible, the Diagnostic Standards Manual (DSM), the mental disorder is classified as “conduct disorder” in those under 18 and “antisocial personality disorder” in adults.

“These people really see you as a piece of furniture and the empathy that allows us to feel others’ feelings is missing,” he said. “These people are wired differently. Their brains are different.”

About 50 percent of these neurological traits are inherited and 50 percent are shaped by other influences. Having the genetic predisposition and growing up in an aggressive environment can be lethal.

“Intimidation and bullying creates bullies,” said Galynker. “In a perfect environment, raised by well-meaning parents, you can still draw a psychopath.”

A study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, reported last year that increased gray matter was found in several areas of the brain in boys with psychopathic traits.

It’s not always easy to identify, especially in children, who can be callous and cruel and torture their peers. And when psychopaths are diagnosed, they are hard to treat, though there has been some success with empathy training, according to Galynker, who said, “It takes years.”

Bipolar disorder can also mimic psychopathy.

“When they are on the manic side, they can be callous,” he said. “They have a Teflon factor and can be grandiose and break the rules and think they get away with it. But this would be treatable. A psychopath is permanent.”

It is easy to diagnose a psychopath in hindsight, according to Darwin Dorr, a professor and director of clinical training at Wichita State University in Kansas.

“We must be careful because kids can act out for all kinds of reasons,” he said. "You look at the history of an adult psychopath. Were they doing these things on the playground?

“We all do bad things, but with a true psychopath there is a predation about them,” he said. “They prey on other people. That is part of their MO. Kids do bully, but is there a pattern of preying on kids?”

Normal Kids Are Social; Psychopaths Are Predators

From age 6 to 13, when children are developing their skills and value systems, they are busy with social activities such as sports or playing an instrument.

“These pre-psychopaths are not doing that,” said Dorr. “They are prowling and trolling, looking for something to get into. They are not normal, busy kids. … They are finding short cuts to success.”

Researchers don’t know why.

“We look at fine families and one comes out to be a psychopath,” he said. “And the one raised in the slums comes out a good person and gives back to the world.”

One of the most infamous youth psychopaths was Eric Harris, the teen who opened fire at Colorado’s Columbine High School in 1999 with his depressive friend, Dylan Klebold, killing 13 and injuring 24. Both killed themselves afterwards.

Experts interviewed by ABCNews.com on the 10th anniversary of the Columbine shootings in 2009, said that can’t predict which teens will go on a suicide-driven rampage.

“Not all psychotics or psychopaths are going to kill and most are not dangerous,” said veteran FBI behavioral scientist Kenneth V. Lanning.

In 2000, the National Institute of Justice joined forces with the Secret Service and the Department of Education to assess ways to prevent school shootings. It looked at 37 incidents to find patterns in school-aged assassins, concluding that all are male and most are loners with some kind of grievance. More than half had revenge as a motive.

“But that’s typical of almost every adolescent,” said Lanning.

Harris was described as controlling, manipulative and sadistic, but very much in touch with reality.

“Psychopaths don’t feel guilty because they are blind to guilt,” said Frank Ochberg, a former FBI psychiatrist who led the counseling team after Columbine.

Often, they are well-liked and charming and can be “wheeler-dealers and manipulators,” he said.

In fiction, they are self-focused characters like J.R. Ewing from television’s “Dallas” and Scarlett O’Hara from “Gone With the Wind.”

When raised in a nurturing family, they tend to be thrill-seekers – race car drivers and mountain climbers.

Psychopathic personalities are seen in all walks of life – from ruthless businessmen like Bernard Madoff to dictatorial leaders like Moammar Gadhafi.

“They see themselves as victims, not telling the truth, avoiding, changing the truth around,” according to psychologist Dorr. “They have a deficiency of anxiety. We would be nervous if we messed up. They are so cool, they can do dangerous things. And when they are caught, they are very smooth and don’t feel guilty, and talk themselves out of it.”

He also warned that parenting styles that are too permissive or too authoritarian can encourage a budding psychopath, who needs structure, limits and not aggression.

“Authoritative parents who are warm and provide support seem to lead the best,” said Dorr.

Sometimes, with early intervention, teens can be helped in cognitive therapy to help them get out of their narcissism or self-centeredness.

“But it’s tricky to diagnose,” he said, “especially for parents.”

abcnews.go.com/Health/talk-kevin … d=14866526

Ultimate_Philosophy · March 3, 2016, 8:26pm

I dont see it as a hardware glitch, killing is human nature, what humans do to each other. The only difference is killers don’t obey the group mob, they dont care if the group says this group of people deserves to die because my religion says so, or because my flag says so. They kill on their own volition, not because a group of people gives them an order to. That is the only difference.

Case in point, here is a demonstration of human nature. The game has very little in-terms of artistic substance, or game-like qualities, and the only actual gameplay revolves around goreviolence, as opposed to the strategic/shooting aspect of the original.

This video is met with thunderous applause. Personally, I miss the polygonal aspect of the original.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljpBwguIqos[/youtube]

Women are obsessed with survival horror/zombie games.

Pandora · March 3, 2016, 9:05pm

Not true, women like real life stories involving real people (especially women) meeting and overcoming real life challenges.
Something like this: youtube.com/watch?v=NrPtr0aQx3s
Overall, women prefer to stay closer to real life; it is men who like flying hyperdrive space ships through imaginary galactic empires.

Ultimate_Philosophy · March 3, 2016, 9:08pm

That argument isnt even coherent.

I said women like survival horror, not sci fi. Though intelligent women do like sci fi, which is why there aren’t a lot of them out there.

Pandora · March 3, 2016, 9:34pm

Involving zombies?

Fantasy and sci-fi (along with other fairly tales) could be considered a form of escapism. Why tackle real life problems when you can distract yourself by flying space ships (or killing zombies) in your mind?

Ultimate_Philosophy · March 3, 2016, 9:42pm

In my experience, on Planet Earth, women are quite interested in zombies and fantasy things.

Ultimate_Philosophy · March 3, 2016, 9:43pm

You do have a semblance of a point though, males do tend to have higher and more creative minds, and thus can appreciate escapism more, as they tend to tire of the mundane and social mediocrity more so than females. Though, plenty of females enjoy fantasy things.

Uccisore · March 4, 2016, 6:17am

The original was sprites, not polygons.

Poseur.

Ierrellus · March 4, 2016, 1:04pm

Do a search–identity of Jack the Ripper revealed. There are several sites. Apparently, a detective has been able to locate the shawl of one of the victims. There was DNA from both the victim and the killer on the shawl.