Serial Killers and other fun stuff
Serial killers can be categorized into four categories. The first is "the visionary motive type". This type of killer tends to be insane/psychotic and may even report that they have committed a crime. The second type is "the missionary-oriented motive type". This person usually is on a mission to seek revenge to certain people in their lives or certain types of people in society. The third type is "the thrill-oriented motive type". These guys kill for the fun of it. Of the four types, this type of person gets a high from killing people. Lastly we have "the lust killer". This type of person gets aroused by actually torturing and killing their victims. Everyone knows the basic idea of a serial killer: an individual who has felt it necessary to murder, not simply once but numerous times. Of course, different organizations have come up with different criteria that must be met in order to classify the criminal as an actual 'serial killer' such as the number of murders they must commit, the motives of their background. However, I thought it would interesting to find out what fellow colleagues of mine thought of when the term 'serial killer' was put on the table; what characteristics or personality traits came to mind when this normally taboo topic was opened up. The variety in their answers surprised me. People described serial killers to me as "psychologically messed up and crazy," but then another definition consisted of the phrase "emotionless." I received answers that said serial killers "don't care about people" and also that serial killers "don't care about themselves." Someone told me that the killers were "shut off from society" while others claimed that they were "normal people who simply lead double lives." It is evident after considering the thoughts of even just a few people that the serial killer is an identity that cannot be stereotyped. Although perceptions of the people with this title are nearly entirely negative, it becomes increasingly clear that even the general public has an extremely varied view of serial killers and who they are as individuals. Perhaps this is evidence of that serial killers cannot be placed in a category. Maybe they are just as varied and diverse as any other varied group of humans.