Stephen Zimmerman

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Are All Serial Killers the Same?

Criminal Profiling In the late 1960’s, the FBI was desperate to get a handle on the growing phenomenon of the serial killer. Yet-to-be-caught serial killers such as Ed Kemper and Henry Lee Lucas were actively killing, while eluding arrest — both terrifying the public and frustrating law enforcement. Indeed this era, peaking in 1989, would …

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Dust

– by stephen zimmerman Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.1 Inspired by the writing prompt “dust” from one of my favorite people on Twitter: Katelyn Buxton. ⬅back to the blog

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Galaxy Eyes

Looking for light in my favorite place. – by stephen zimmerman Inspired by the writing prompt “light” from one of my favorite people on Twitter: Katelyn Buxton. ⬅back to the blog

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In Love with a Monster

Hybristophilia Hybristo what? The tongue-twister of a word describes romantic attraction towards someone who has committed outrageous, violent, and horrific crimes — the likes of serial killers and mass shooters. And it’s not a subconscious attraction. The fans and lovers of these monsters are fully aware of the crimes they committed. And in most cases, …

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Killdozer: Marvin Heemeyer

“We might need a SWAT team.” Marvin Heemeyer’s actions on June 4, 2005 have been described in many terms, ranging from deranged to heroic. It all depends on who you ask. An Ordinary Life Everything about Marvin John Heemeyer’s first forty years of life was what you’d call ordinary. He was born in 1951 in …

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Petals

there’s beauty even in discarded things. – by stephen zimmerman ⬅back to the blog

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Psychological Phases of a Serial Killer

When I started this true crime blog, I promised you we’d go into the mind of a serial killer. So far we’ve looked at psychopathy and sociopathy. Now it’s time to go deeper. Interview with Death In the 1980’s, psychologist and author Joel Norris was researching psychopathy and his theory that violence is a disease …

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