I've always been fascinated by science. Even as a young child I wanted to learn more about the world around me. This love of science has morphed over the years into an obsession with criminal science. I often spend my free time watching shows like “Forensic Files” and “CSI.” While watching “Forensic Files” one day I saw an episode that initially got me interested in serial killers. Murder in itself is interesting to me, but a serial killer is something more then just your run of the mill murderer. Where as most murders are motivated by jealousy or greed, a murder committed by a serial killer is motivated by something more. But what?
I've always speculated that a serial killer is made and not born. That something, somewhere in their life went horribly wrong and transformed them into a monster. I don't think that a person is born predisposed to killing. I've always assumed that most criminals have had a bad childhood. I know that the way a person is treated as a child impacts them for the rest of their lives. Is it the same for a serial killer? Having read a few biographies of well known serial killers it leaves me wondering about my theory.
What turns a seemingly normal person into a crazed killer? Is it a result of a traumatic childhood experience? Or is it caused by a mutation in a person's genes? These are the things that I wonder about when I hear the words serial killer. Is there just one factor that causes their decent into depravity or are there multiple components involved? These are a few of the questions that I'm hoping to find the answers to as I delve more into the world of serial killers.
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