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Forensic Science International, 1999
We attempted to match the appearance and demeanor of 27 serial killers to the postmortem 'signatures' found on their victims' bodies. Our results suggest that a link may exist between postmortem signatures and two complementary appearance-demeanor types.
David Lester
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We attempted to match the appearance and demeanor of 27 serial killers to the postmortem 'signatures' found on their victims' bodies. Our results suggest that a link may exist between postmortem signatures and two complementary appearance-demeanor types.
David Lester
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Psychological Reports, 2010
In a sample of 248 killers of two victims in America from 1900 to 2005, obtained from an encyclopedia of serial killers by Newton (2006), those completing suicide did not differ in sex, race, or the motive for the killing from those who were arrested.
David, Lester, John, White
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In a sample of 248 killers of two victims in America from 1900 to 2005, obtained from an encyclopedia of serial killers by Newton (2006), those completing suicide did not differ in sex, race, or the motive for the killing from those who were arrested.
David, Lester, John, White
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2019
Darth Vader is one of the most iconic supervillains in popular culture. As an evil archetype, Vader’s unequivocal villainy is predicated upon the enigma of his origin and the good versus evil polarity that arguably underpins the Star Wars franchise. However, the Star Wars prequel trilogy complicates the oversimplified dualism of this thematic premise ...
VÍctor Hernández-Santaolalla +1 more
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Darth Vader is one of the most iconic supervillains in popular culture. As an evil archetype, Vader’s unequivocal villainy is predicated upon the enigma of his origin and the good versus evil polarity that arguably underpins the Star Wars franchise. However, the Star Wars prequel trilogy complicates the oversimplified dualism of this thematic premise ...
VÍctor Hernández-Santaolalla +1 more
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2022
Abstract Chapter 7 proposes that although the challenges of securing good data and persistent sensationalism reflected in true crime narratives make separating fact from myth difficult, serial killers are not “monsters.” Significant psychopathology such as personality disorders is less frequent than most expect, so few serial killers ...
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Abstract Chapter 7 proposes that although the challenges of securing good data and persistent sensationalism reflected in true crime narratives make separating fact from myth difficult, serial killers are not “monsters.” Significant psychopathology such as personality disorders is less frequent than most expect, so few serial killers ...
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The Sexually Sadistic Serial Killer
Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1996Abstract This article explores characteristics and crime scene behavior of 20 sexually sadistic serial murderers. The pairing of character pathology with paraphilic arousal to the control and degradation of others is examined as it manifests itself in their murders. Commonalities across murders and across murderers are highlighted, i.e.,
J I, Warren, R R, Hazelwood, P E, Dietz
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Representation of the Serial Killer on the Italian Internet
Psychological Reports, 2001The representation of serial killers was examined from the analysis of 317 Web pages in the Italian language to study how the psychological profiles of serial killers are described on the Italian Internet. The correspondence analysis of the content of these Web pages shows that in Italy the serial killer is associated with words such as “monster” and ...
Villano P., Bastianoni P., Melotti G.
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The Serials Librarian, 2016
An unsolicited spam email message leads to musings on the improbable correspondence between an attempt at extortion and the future of academic journals. Literal and figurative meanings of “serial killer” are explored.
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An unsolicited spam email message leads to musings on the improbable correspondence between an attempt at extortion and the future of academic journals. Literal and figurative meanings of “serial killer” are explored.
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2014
This chapter assesses the British serial killer cinema. British cinema has been noticeably reticent about depicting its serial killers. Aside from Jack the Ripper, who has appeared in many films since the 1920s, British killers are not nearly as ubiquitous as their Hollywood counterparts and where they are depicted they are often allied more to realism
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This chapter assesses the British serial killer cinema. British cinema has been noticeably reticent about depicting its serial killers. Aside from Jack the Ripper, who has appeared in many films since the 1920s, British killers are not nearly as ubiquitous as their Hollywood counterparts and where they are depicted they are often allied more to realism
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2018
Chapter seven addresses the presence of the serial killer in blank art. The author argues that this horror trope serial serves as a way for some artists to interrogate the force of institutionalized racism in 1980s America through its popular media.
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Chapter seven addresses the presence of the serial killer in blank art. The author argues that this horror trope serial serves as a way for some artists to interrogate the force of institutionalized racism in 1980s America through its popular media.
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