Edward Theodore Gein was extremely isolated by his domineering and religiously fanatical mother. She was his only friend and when she died, his mind clearly fractured. He began digging up fresh female corpses. From their skin he made a “woman suit” so that he could “become his mother”. He also used skin to make masks, …
Albert Fish, born Hamilton Howard Fish, was quite possibly one of the most disturbing psychopaths in American history. He was a sadomasochist who preyed on children and the feeble-minded. He engaged in so many forms of perversion, it is hard to comprehend how a person could be so sick and yet fit so well into …
Jeffrey Dahmer was a shy, introverted child who struggled with feelings of insecurity and grew up to become a monster. As a child, he was fascinated with dissection and often experimented on road kill. Jeff did not kill for pleasure and claimed that he did not enjoy dismembering his victims’ bodies. His fantasy was to …
Ricardo (Richard) Ramírez, dubbed the Night Stalker, raped and killed indiscriminately. The child of an abusive father, he turned to drugs at an early age. He was 12 years old when his older cousin returned home from Vietnam. His cousin, whom he looked up to, would regale him with glorified tales of raping and killing …
Ted Bundy was good looking, charming and undeniably narcissistic. He was very intelligent, had gone to law school and at one time thought of a career as a politician. He was dripping with so much charm that even the judge who sentenced him wished him well and opined that had he gone another way he …
I have always been intrigued by serial killers. I read books like Helter Skelter and The Stranger Beside Me in high school. I sat glued to my TV screen watching as they hauled boxes, containers and a refrigerator out of Dahmer’s apartment. True, I have always had an inclination towards the macabre anyway. My latest …