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 …
“I am still here. Like a spirit roaming the night, thirsty, hungry, seldom stopping …” The Son of Sam: a name that seems so ordinary, yet is forever linked to murder, terror, and and the devil. Fictional Childhood David Richard Berkowitz was actually not the Son of Sam’s birth name. He was born Richard David …
– 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
“The real problem is to define when human life is worth living and when it has to be eradicated.” His victims called him the Angel of Death. Others called him “absolute evil, only playing the part of a human.” People have argued he was worse than Hitler. His name was Josef Mengele. Young Mengele Josef …
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
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, …
“It’s gonna be like Doom!” On April 20, 1999, two seniors at Columbine High School unleashed the deadliest high school shooting in history — a morbid record they would hold for almost twenty years. The Shooters Eric Harris Born on April 9, 1981, Eric David Harris was the son of an Air Force pilot. Like …
“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 …
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 …
