As the "British Jeffrey Dahmer" Dennis Nilsen put it, "a mind can be evil without being abnormal." Before we look at who they are, we must first describe what they are. They must be insane - what normal person could slaughter another human, for the sheer pleasure of it? Yet the most chilling fact about serial killers is 1 The most psychopathic, like John Wayne Gacy, turned the blame around and boasted that the victims deserved to die. Herbert Mullin, Santa Cruz killer of thirteen, blamed the voices in his head that told him it was time to "sing the die song." The ruthless Carl Panzram swore that prison turned him into a monster, while Bobby Joe Long said a motorcycle accident made him hypersexual and eventually a serial lust killer. Ted Bundy claimed pornography made him do it. Henry Lee Lucas blamed his upbringing others like Jeffrey Dahmer say that they were born with a "part" of them missing. What sets them apart? Serial killers have tested out a number of excuses for their behavior. Not only have they let loose the monster within, they are virtual slaves to its beastly appetites.
Call it morality or social programming these internal blockades have long since been trampled down in the psychopathic killer. A strong urge, and the longer I let it go the stronger it got, to where I was taking risks to go out and kill people - risks that normally, according to my little rules of operation, I wouldn't take because they could lead to arrest." - Edmund Kemper Where does this urge come from, and why is so powerful? If we all experienced this urge, would we be able to resist? Is it genetic, hormonal, biological, or cultural conditioning? Do serial killers have any control over their desires? We all experience rage and inappropriate sexual instincts, yet we have some sort of internal cage that keeps our inner monsters locked up. Monsters or Victims? What They Are and Who They Kill. What Makes Serial Killers Tick? By Shirley Lynn Scott
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