Shooting up their classmates -- school violence is the epidemic of our time. What turns kids into killers? Experts take a look at Kip Kinkel, the killer at Thurston High, in a new chapter.
Child serial killers and thrill killers. Katherine Ramsland takes a look at the most famous cases and what forces can turn youthful aggression into murder. The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run : Handsome, highly educated and fresh from victories over Al Capone, young Eliot Ness headed up Cleveland's police force and walked right into one of the most shocking serial murder cases ever the Cleveland Torso Murders.
Marilyn Bardsley uncovered a secret hidden for decades after she risked her life pursuing the identity of the politically-connected surgeon that played cat and mouse with the dashing Untouchable. This extraordinary murderer killed by decapitation unique in the annals of serial killing but then, he was a surgeon by training, brought down by alcoholism and drug addiction, and knew the human anatomy like the back of his hand. Reduced to eating out of garbage cans after his surgical career was over, he took out his anger on the human refuse that lived in the industrial wasteland of Kingsbury Run.
Katherine Mary Knight, though not the first person to skin and eat her lover, was arguably the most depraved monster in Australia's grizzly homicidal history. Once a loving little girl, she grew up around and, from a young age, worked in slaughterhouses. Her most cherished possession was a set of razor sharp boning knives, which she kept in pride of place above her bed.
Given her future violence, is fair to say that this period in her life played a major role in the molding of the monster that she would become. But even today, the many visitors to Aberdeen's murder house still ponder how a middle-aged housewife, mother and grandmother could perpetrate such evil. Likable, but not very intelligent, he was called "Uncle" by the neighborhood children, until he killed and ate one.
Later he unfolded a shocking series of murders that sickened the people of Germany. What real-life models did author Thomas Harris use to create this unique serial killer? Is he purely a literary invention, or could someone like him actually be walking the streets right now?
Hannibal Rising the Movie: Directed by Peter Webber, the film perfectly captures the grime and elegance of post-World War II Europe. As Hannibal the young man (Gaspard Ulliel) and his aunt, Lady Murasaki (Gong Li), dine at a French bistro, you can almost smell the aroma of simmering coq au vin. The opening scenes of Russian soldiers battling Nazis on the grounds of the Lecter family estate are riveting, particularly the standoff between a Soviet tank and a German warplane.
The look of the film is tantalizing, but the meat of the story is overdone and not as savory or satisfying as the previous Lecter films. Troubled 19-year-old arsonist sets fire to the home of the Hasties in Hull, England. Called a one-family crime wave, the Hastie family murders suggested revenge by some criminal associates.
Attention focused on Lee who surprised police by confessing to 23 murders by arson, including the killing of a baby. The city of Sydney was under siege. A serial killer was on the loose.
A homicidal maniac was luring his victims into dark places, violently stabbing them dozens of times about the head with a long-bladed knife and then mutilating their bodies in the most unimaginable ways. Delusional Australian criminal set out to commit the Kill Seven Murders, along with his teenage gang, to bring his dead son back to life. This bizarre mission caused the death of three innocent people before he was captured.
When McCafferty, called the Australian Charles Manson, was set to be released in 1997 after being imprisoned 23 years, the people of Australia were outraged. Since McCafferty was not an Australian citizen was exported back to his native Scotland, where he continued to be a problem. Killing to save California from earthquakes -- a new motive for serial murder?
On December 30, 2006, the complete and partial skulls of nineteen people four women, eleven girls and four boys - were discovered on the property of an upscale home in Nithari, a suburb of New Delhi, precipitating a search for more remains. It was obvious at once that the police were dealing with a serial killer, but investigators would soon learn that they in fact had two suspects, possibly three. The Marc Dutroux case left the Belgian government reeling, so judges went back over old cases to see if serious errors had been made.
They re-interviewed Agnes Pandy, the mousy then 38-year-old daughter of a protestant minister. Her whole demeanor made her easy to ignore. A lackluster young woman, blank unblinking eyes behind nondescript spectacles, she seemed to be the kind of person who wandered around the fringes of life, always overlooked.
Perhaps she had issues with her father. She certainly had seemed a little odd when she first walked into police headquarters claiming that her father had turned her into his sex slave. Her tale was one of imaginable depravity.
She talked of how her father, a bookish churchman, had raped her when she was just 13. Her will had been totally subjected to his. By the time she was finished talking, Agnes had implicated herself and her father in the murders of five family members.
The body parts that would later be pulled from the mud in Pandy's murky basement, the slabs of unidentified "meat" pulled from his freezer, would offer an even more chilling glimpse into the horror. Barely a teenager, this warped boy got sexual gratification from torturing and murdering other children. Because of his tender years, he was not executed, but spent the rest of his 58 years in jail, mostly in solitary confinement.
A remorseless, vicious killer, a child rapist, a man with no soul who was the essence of evil. The shocking two-part story of this monster who hated the human race, one of Americas most ferocious, unrepentant serial killers. Well-known crime author Michael Newton examines the amazing case of the priest who was accused of molesting over 200 children.
Profile of the Zodiac Killer: Former FBI profiler Gregg McCrary analyzes the behavior, personality, and motives of the notorious Zodiac serial killer who has remained unidentified for decades. The man who called himself the Zodiac was organized, intelligent and meticulous. He constantly changed his method of operating and openly admitted that murder was sport for him.
Clearly, the killer wanted credit for them. Larry and Danny Ranes: One Kalamazoo, Michigan family produces two brothers who become serial killers at different times and under different circumstances. After they linked three murders, Major Fetisov organized a task force of 10 men to start an aggressive full-time investigation.
He intended to get to the heart of this and stop this maniac from preying on any more female citizens. Among those he recruited was Viktor Burakov, 37. He was the best man they had for the analysis of physical evidence like fingerprints, footprints, and other manifestations at a crime scene, and he was an expert in both police science and the martial arts.
Known for his diligence, he was invited aboard the Division of Especially Serious crimes in January 1983. Little did anyone realize then just how diligent he would prove to be and would have to be. Burakov then embarked on a cat-and-mouse game with Russia's worst serial killer.
Once he suspected Andrei Chikatilo, a former teacher, he placed him in a cell with a gifted informant, hoping that Chikatilo would slip up. By law, he could only hold him for 10 days. On the 9th day, he tried something daring: he brought in a brilliant psychiatrist.
While studying in Paris, this brilliant Japanese student spotted Renee Hartevelt, a beautiful Nordic-looking woman. He fell instantly in love and could not stop thinking about the white skin of her arms. She was the perfect woman for what he wanted to do, but he had to be careful.
He had to be ready. Renee was 25, blonde, and independent. She spoke three languages and had a bright future, with the aim of getting a Ph.
D. in French literature. Sagawa asked her to teach him German, and since his father was quite wealthy he could pay her well.
He found these Nordic women overpowering, and even as he claimed he loved them, he wanted to posses and destroy them and so he did. He lured her to his home to murder and eat her to satisfy his long-held sexual fantasy. Avoiding prison for his crime, the cannibal is now a celebrity in Japan.
Angel of Death in the garb of a respiratory therapist he murdered 40-50 patients. There was talk around the hospital about the night shift and the "magic syringe." A few workers had their suspicions.
When staff members are alone with patients and no one else is around, they're free to do as they please. Were these mercy killings trying to painlessly end the lives of dying patients? No, this was a man who liked to play God and decide when someone should die.
Young black man from Kansas City suddenly turns into a vampire and cannibal. Auditory hallucinations were commanding him to harvest human blood and flesh. And what if he didnt comply?
The voices had an answer. They would kill the 21-year-old churchgoer Shooting up their classmates -- school violence is the epidemic of our time.
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