Serial Killers
A serial killer is defined as an individual who murders three or more victims over a given period of time. The murders occur in a “series” and are separated by a period of “cooling off.” This cooling off period is a defining characteristic found in serial killers since they spend some time in normalcy in the period immediately following a murder. Many serial killers share similar modes of operation and target similar demographics of victims, although these parameters may not necessarily be present in a given case.
Many serial killers have also been prone to sexually abusing their victims. Overall, serial killer motives are as complex as the individuals behind the murders. Their motives range from well-thought-out schemes intended to bring change to society to more basic desires to derive pleasure, satisfaction or excitement. Although most serial killers are found to have been affected by one or more psychological disorders, a closer look at their lives reveals an ability to hide their illnesses from the people around them. Many serial killers were known to be extremely good at pretending to be “normal,” and were very cautious about their crimes lest they should be discovered.
They were also known to have had a history of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse in their childhood, usually by a family member. Such traumatic episodes can cause heavy damage to a child’s psyche, making them more likely to resort to violence as adults. They torture and kill their victims in order to counteract the feeling of powerlessness that they experienced in their early development. They often engage in perverse sexual behavior and use their victims to live out their fantasies of rape, torture, and genital mutilation. Many killers evolved their violent nature over time by establishing roots of torture through animal cruelty.
More than half of known serial killers have had a history of torturing and killing animals as children. Many serial killers did not stop at murdering their victims but would consume the flesh of their victims immediately following a kill. As horrific as it seems, it is not a new practice; cannibalism has been to know to exist for thousands of years. In many early civilizations, the act of consuming human flesh was considered divine tradition. Human remains to date back thousands of years show evidence of human butchering and cannibalistic behavior. In modern society, cannibalism is no longer a divine practice or used in sacrificial rituals.
Although humans have been known to consume human flesh in times of severe desperation, cannibalism has more recently been observed among psychologically deranged individuals who seek pleasure from the act of murder. More often than not, cannibal killers are sadistic, and often feel sexually aroused when inflicting pain upon others. This book will shed light on the lives of real-life cannibal killers. These individuals gained infamy through the violent extent of their murders, relishing in the death of others and prolonging their victims’ suffering. For these killers, the hand of death and carnal pleasure were one and the same.
Warning: The acts of violence described in this book may be harmful to certain readers and trigger unwanted thoughts or emotions. Viewer discretion is advised.
Chapter 1: Jeffrey Dahmer Known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal,” Jeffrey Dahmer is perhaps the most famous cannibal serial killer of the 20th century. He sexually assaulted and murdered 17 people over a period of 13 years. He indulged in necrophilia, and also consumed various body parts of some of his victims. His sexual inclination was that of a homosexual and he enacted various perverted fantasies with his victims in an extremely disturbing manner. He was also charged with child molestation and indecent exposure. On May 21, 1960, a couple in West Allis, Wisconsin were blessed with a son. Joyce Dahmer was the mother, and the father Lionel Dahmer was a student of Chemistry at Marquette University. Jeffrey was a cheerful child in his younger years, but he gradually became reserved. His parents were always busy with work, and he received little attention from them. After his brother was born, he felt neglected and became withdrawn. His parent’s marriage was not a happy one. There were regular arguments as his mother demanded more and more attention from Lionel Dahmer. She was often admitted to the mental hospital and regularly abused prescription pills. With his parents not giving him time, Jeffrey manifested an obsession for dead animals. He was curious about how every animal “fitted together.”
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