Book Project (Cri 212)

Behind the Bars Unveiled:
Decoding the Minds of the

Incarcerated
Twisted paths: Exploring

Diverse Criminal Personalities
Al Capone
Al Capone
I. Personal Background
Al Capone, born on January 17, 1899,
in Brooklyn, New York, was a notorious
American gangster and crime boss during the
Prohibition era. His involvement in organized
crime made him a symbol of the lawless and
violent era of the 1920s and 1930s.
Al Capone grew up in a tough
neighborhood and faced adversity from a
young age. He dropped out of school at 14
after being expelled for hitting a teacher.
Capone joined a street gang and engaged in
various criminal activities, eventually moving to
Chicago where he became associated with
Johnny Torrio, a prominent mobster. Under
Torrio's guidance, Capone rose through the
ranks of organized crime and eventually took over as the leader after Torrio was
seriously wounded in an assassination attempt.
II. Turning to point that led to criminality:
A. Prohibition opportunities: Prohibition era (1920 – 1933) provided

opportunity for illegal activities, leading to the rise of organized crime.
B. Capone’s involvement in bootlegging and smuggling alcohol became lucrative
during Prohibition.
C. St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929 heightened Capone’s notoriety,
showcasing his ruthlessness.
D. Control of speakeasies: Gambling, and other illicit activities contributed to
his criminal empire and expanded his influence by taking over and managing
numerous numerous speakeasies, generating significant profits.
E. Limited law enforcement: Capabilities and corruption allowed Capone to
operate with relative impunity for a time.
III. Criminal Career (History or list of the victims/ cases)
 Early involvement in crime: Capone joined the Five Points Gang in his youth,
exposing him to criminal activities.
 Move to Chicago: Capone relocated to Chicago relocated to Chicago in 1920,
where he quickly rose through the ranks of the criminal underworld.
 Political connections: Capone maintained corrupt relationships with politicians
and law enforcement, avoiding serious legal consequences.
 Imprisonment for tax evasion: Capone was eventually convicted in 1931 for
tas evasion, marking the end of his criminal career.
Al Capone's criminal
career was marked by violence,
intimidation, and control over
illegal industries. He was
involved in various criminal
activities, including bootlegging,
gambling, and prostitution.
Capone was known for his
ruthless nature and was
implicated in numerous cases of
violence and murder.
One of the most infamous
incidents associated with Capone was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929.
Capone's gang allegedly executed seven members of a rival gang in a Chicago
garage, solidifying his reputation for brutality.
Capone was also indicted

for income tax evasion in
1931, as authorities struggled to
directly connect him to the
various criminal activities due to
his careful manipulation of the
system. He was eventually
convicted and sentenced to 11
years in federal prison. He
served his sentence at Alcatraz
and was released in 1939,
significantly weakened by
syphilis and its complications. Capone lived in seclusion until his death in 1947.
IV. Status quo of the killer:

Despite his criminal activities, Capone managed to maintain a public image as
a philanthropist, which helped him gain some support within the community.
However, he was eventually convicted of income tax evasion in 1931 and sentenced
to prison. Capone spent nearly eight years in federal prison before being released on
parole in 1939 due to health issues resulting from syphilis.
Al Capone’s criminal career remains a significant chapter in American history,
highlighting the challenges of law enforcement during the Prohibition era and the rise
of organized crime in the United States.
PABLO ESCOBAR
PABLO ESCOBAR
Pablo Escobar, born on December 1, 1949, in Rionegro, Colombia, was a
notorious Colombian criminal and the head of the Medellín cartel. In his early life, he
engaged in various criminal activities, including selling fake diplomas, smuggling,
and theft. As the cocaine industry grew in Colombia, Escobar became a key figure in
drug smuggling and co-founded the Medellín cartel in the mid-1970s. By the mid-
1980s, the cartel dominated the cocaine trade, making Escobar one of the world's
most powerful and wealthy drug traffickers, with an estimated net worth of around
$25 billion. Escobar led a lavish lifestyle, owning a vast estate called Hacienda
Nápoles and engaging in philanthropy, earning him comparisons to Robin Hood.
However, his benevolent image was contradicted by his ruthless tactics, using "plata
o plomo" (bribes or bullets) to deal with problems.
He targeted rival traffickers, government officials, policemen, and civilians,
causing significant violence, including a bomb attack that killed over 100 people in
1989. Facing the threat of extradition to the United States, Escobar initiated
negotiations for his surrender in 1991. He was imprisoned in a luxurious facility
known as La Catedral, where he continued criminal activities. After torturing and
killing two cartel members, authorities decided to move him to a less-accommodating
prison. However, Escobar escaped custody in July 1992, leading to a massive
manhunt. On December 2, 1993, at the age of 44, he was fatally shot by Colombian
forces on a Medellín rooftop, marking the collapse of the Medellín cartel. While some
speculated suicide, his death ended an era of drug-related violence in Colombia.

Like most of his partners in the Medellín Cartel, Escobar came from a humble
social background. He dropped out of school because his family could not pay for his
education and soon got involved in petty crime. His early criminal activities
included smuggling stereo equipment and stealing tombstones to resell them.
Escobar then entered the cocaine trade, founding the Medellín Cartel in the 1970s
and the Ochoa Vásquez brothers (Jorge Luis, Juan David and Fabio). The Ochoa
brothers were initially the business brains of the outfit. Meanwhile, Escobar first
oversaw the group’s “protection” before emerging as its undisputed leader.

 Arrest for Car Theft: Escobar’s criminal record began with a 1974 arrest for
car theft. This marked his first encounter with the legal system
 Formation of the Medellín Cartel: In the mid-1970s, Escobar, along with
other key figures like the Ochoa brothers, founded the crime organization that
eventually became known as the Medellín cartel. The cartel focused on the
production, transportation, and sale of cocaine.
 Avianca Flight 203 Bombing (1989): In 1989, the Medellín cartel, under
Escobar's orders, placed a bomb on Avianca Flight 203, leading to the deaths
of over 100 people. The intended target was a presidential candidate whom
Escobar suspected of being an informant.
 War on Extradition (1980s): Escobar became a prime target of the United
States' war on drugs, leading to efforts to extradite him to face charges in the
U.S. Escobar vehemently opposed extradition and used violent tactics to
resist this threat.
 Political Career and Surrender (1991): In 1982, Escobar was elected as an
alternate member of Colombia's Congress. His political influence and the
perceived support he gained from his philanthropic activities allowed him to
negotiate terms for his surrender in 1991, coinciding with a prohibition on
extradition in Colombia's new constitution.
 La Catedral Prison Escape (1992): While serving time in La Catedral, a
prison he essentially built for himself, Escobar escaped in 1992. This escape
was a turning point in the government's tolerance of his criminal activities
within the prison.
 Manhunt and Death (1993): After his escape, a massive manhunt was
launched by Colombian authorities, reportedly assisted by U.S. officials and
rival drug traffickers. On December 2, 1993, Escobar was located in Medellín.
A gunfight ensued, resulting in his death at the age of 44. Some speculate
that he was shot by authorities, while others believe he may have taken his
own life.
1. Magistrate Gustavo Zuluaga Serna was

assassinated by sicarios on September 23, 1983,
while driving with his pregnant wife, Carmelita
Valencia de Zuluaga in Medellin. Miraculously she
survived. In September 1983 he served as The Tenth
Superior Judge of Medellin, and signed the first arrest
warrant against Pablo Escobar and his cousin
Gustavo Gaviria. He left behind his wife and four
children.
2. Rodrigo Lara Bonilla was a

Colombian lawyer and politician. He
served as Minister of Justice under
President Belisario Betancur. On the
night of April 30, 1984, while being
driving in Bogota, he was
assassinated by a team of sicarios
on motorcycles. His death, ordered
by Pablo Escobar, because of his work as Minister in prosecuting cocaine traffickers
mainly belonging to the Medellin Cartel.
3. Judge María Helena Díaz Perez – she was

murdered months after she charged Medellin
Cartel capo’s Pablo Escobar and Gonzalo
Rodríguez Gacha with the massacre of 66
peasant farmers in April 1988. She was 38 years
old. She left behind her family who loved her
dearly.
4. Guillermo
Cano Isaza was
assassinated on December 17, 1986, at the entrance
to the office of El Espectador, the newspaper founded
by his father. He had served as the editor since the
age of 27. Cano was a victim of drug trafficking
mafias, whom he fearlessly denounced and about
whose harmful effects on Colombian society he
cautioned. The newspaper's building was destroyed in
a bomb attack three years later by the Cartel. Popeye
was later charged with helping to plan the attack on El
Espectador.
5. Magistrate Carlos Ernesto Valencia García

of the Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of
Bogotá. On August 16, 1989, he, was
assassinated while driving home with his
bodyguards. He strongly believed that justice
must be transparent, vertical and incorruptible.
He approved the request for a trial against Pablo
Escobar and his hitmen for the murder of the El
Espectador Newspaper publisher, Guillermo
Cano. Shortly after, he was murdered by sicarios
from the Medellin Cartel. He left behind a wife
and daughter.
6. Col. Valdemar Franklin Quintero – commander of
Colombian National Police force in Antioquia.
Murdered on August 18, 1989 by sicarios working for
the #Medellin Cartel. The 48 year old colonel left
behind a wife and son. Franklin Quintero’s death was
an epic blow to Colombian law enforcement as well as
the country,. However it was mostly overshadowed by
the assassination of Colombian politician, Luis Carlos
Galan, just hours later that very same day.
7. Diana Turbay Quintero was a well-

known, and widely popular Colombian
journalist. On August 30, 1990, she was
tricked into believing she was going to
interview a controversial guerrilla leader.
The unidentified man who contacted her
was actually a member of a well-known
Medellin criminal outfit that was hired by
Pablo Escobar. She was held in a rural area of Antioquia for roughly 3 months. On
January 25, 1991, during a mishandled rescue operation launched by the Colombia
National Police, she was killed. She left behind her husband and two young children.

In 1992, Escobar escaped and went into hiding when authorities attempted to
move him to a more standard holding facility, leading to a nationwide manhunt. As a
result, the Medellín Cartel crumbled, and in 1993, Escobar was killed in his
hometown by Colombian National Police, a day after his 44th birthday.
Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey dahmer
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994), also known as
the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, was an American serial killer and
sex offender who killed and dismembered seventeen males between 1978 and 1991.
Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, cannibalism, and the permanent
preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the secleton.Although he was
diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), schizotypal personality
disorder (StPD), and a psychotic disorder, Dahmer was found to be legally sane at
his trial. He was convicted of fifteen of the sixteen homicides he had committed in
Wisconsin and was sentenced to fifteen terms of life imprisonment on February 17,
1992.Dahmer was later sentenced to a sixteenth term of life imprisonment for an
additional homicide committed in Ohio in 1978. On November 28, 1994, Dahmer was
beaten to death by Christopher Scarver, a fellow inmate at the Columbia
Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin.
Jeffrey Dahmer's turning point toward criminality is often linked to a
combination of psychological, environmental, and personal factors. His troubled
childhood, marked by his parents' divorce and a sense of isolation, contributed to a
deep-seated emotional disturbance. Dahmer's early fascination with death and
cruelty, manifested in acts of cruelty toward animals, raised concerns about his
mental state. Additionally, his struggle with his sexuality and social awkwardness
added to the complexity of his psychological makeup. The gradual progression from
early signs of disturbance to increasingly heinous crimes suggests a culmination of
these factors, highlighting the intricate interplay between nature and nurture in the
development of criminal behavior.

1. Steven Hicks (1978):Dahmer's first known victim. Hitchhiker picked up by
Dahmer, murdered and dismembered.
2. Steven Tuomi (1987):Tuomi checked into a hotel with Dahmer and was later
found murdered. This case is less certain as Dahmer was unsure about the victim's
identity.
3. James Doxtator (1988):Dahmer encountered him at a bar, offering him money to
pose for photos. Doxtator was drugged, strangled, and later disposed of.
4. Richard Guerrero (1988):Dahmer's advances towards Guerrero led to his
murder. Dahmer dismembered the body and kept the skull.
5. Anthony Sears (1989): Dahmer's neighbor, Sears, was murdered and
dismembered. Dahmer kept his skull and genitalia.
6. Raymond Smith (1990):Smith was lured to Dahmer's apartment and murdered.
7. Edward Smith (1990):Dahmer encountered Smith and lured him into his
apartment, resulting in murder.
8. Ernest Miller (1990):Dahmer met Miller at a bus stop, leading to another murder.
9. David Thomas (1990):Thomas was lured into Dahmer's apartment and
subsequently murdered.
10. Curtis Straughter (1991):Dahmer's last victim, murdered in April 1991.
11. Errol Lindsey (1991):Killed in May 1991.
12. Tony Hughes (1991): Killed in May 1991.
13. Konerak Sinthasomphone (1991)
14. Matt Turner (1991)
15. Jeremiah Weinberger (1991)
16. Oliver Lacy (1991)
17. Joseph Bradehoft (1991)

Jeffrey Dahmer's criminal activities came to an end when he was arrested on
July 22, 1991. Following his arrest, police discovered evidence of his gruesome
crimes in his apartment. In 1992, Dahmer was convicted of 16 murders and later
pleaded guilty to an additional murder in Ohio, bringing the total to 17. He was
sentenced to 16 life terms in prison, totaling 936 years. However, Dahmer's life in
prison was cut short when he was murdered by a fellow inmate, Christopher Scarver,
on November 28, 1994, at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage,
Wisconsin.
John Wayne Gacy
John wayne gacy
John Wayne Gacy was born at Edgewater
Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, on March 17, 1942, the
second of three children and only son of John
Stanley Gacy and Marion Elaine Robison. His father
was an auto repair machinist and World War I
veteran, and his mother was a homemaker. Gacy
was of a Polish and Danish ancestry, and his family
was Catholic. Gacy and Myers married in
September 1964. He opened a “club” in his
basement where his employees could drink alcohol
and play pool. Although Gacy employed teenagers
of both sexes, he socialized only with the young
men. Gacy gave many of them alcohol before he
made sexual advancements; if they rebuffed him, he
would claim his advances were jokes or a test of morals.
John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped,
tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in Norwood Park Township,
near Chicago, Illinois. He became known as the Killer Clown due to his public
performances as a clown prior to the discovery of his crimes.

A. Gacy was close to his mother and two sisters, but had a difficult relationship
with his father, an alcoholic who was verbally and physically abusive to his
family. The elder Gacy frequently belittled his son, calling him “dumb and
stupid” and comparing him unfavourably with his sisters. One of Gacy’s
earliest childhood memories was of his father beating him at age four for
accidentally disarranging car engine components. His mother tried to shield
her son from his father’s abuse, which resulted in accusations that he was a
“sissy” and a “mama’s boy” who would “probably grow up queer.”
B. In August 1967, Gacy sexually assaulted 15 year old Donald Voorhees Jr.,
the son of Donald Edwin Voorhees, a local politician and fellow Jaycee. Gacy
lured Voorhees to his house with the promise of showing him heterosexual
stag films regularly played at Jaycee events. Gacy piled Voorhees with
alcohol, allowed him to watch a stag movie, and then persuaded him to
engage in mutual oral sex, adding, “You have to sex with a man before you
start having sex with women.”
C. Over the following months Gacy abused several other youths, including one
whom he encouraged to have sex with his own wife before blackmailing him
into performing oral sex on him. Gacy also tricked several teenagers into
believing he was commissioned to conduct homosexual for experiments for
scientific research and paid them up to $50 each.

1. Timothy Jack McCoy – Gacy’s first known murder, Body 1, occurred on
January 3, 1972. According to Gacy’s later account, following a family party
the previous evening, he drove to the Civic Center in the loop in the early
morning to view a display of ice sculptures. He, then, lured 16 year old
Timothy Jack McCoy from Chicago’s Greyhound Bus Terminal into his car.
McCoy was on his way to his bus to Nebraska was not due until noon. Gacy
took McCoy on a sightseeing tour of Chicago and then drove him to his home
with the promise that he could spend the remainder of the night and be driven
back to the station in time to catch his bus. Prior to McCoy’s identification, he
was known as the “Greyhound Bus Boy.
2. John Butkovich – was labelled as Body 2; he was among the first to be
identified, on December 29, 1978. On December 23, investigators returned to
unearth the three corpses which had been buried in the same trench as Body
1.
3. John Szyc – the Body 3 was buried in the crawl space directly above Body 4
(Gregory Godzik); both were identified December 29, 1978. Body 5 was
buried directly beneath Body 1; this victim was discovered 36 inches (910
mm) below the surface of the soil, indicating he was the first to be buried in
this common grave.
4. Four more bodies were unearthed on December 26 – Body 6 (Samuel
Stapleton, identified through dental records in November 14, 1979). Body 7
(Randall Reffett, identified through X-rays in April 12, 1979) were buried in the
same grave. Refett was found in a fetal position with a cloth gag in his mouth,
leading investigators to conclude he most likely died of asphyxiation. Body 8
(Matthew Bowman, identified in January 29, 1979) was found with the
tourniquet used to strangle him around his neck. Body 9 (Timothy McCoy,
identified via dental records and a distinctive belt buckle in May 1986) was
found beneath a layer of concrete and had several stab wounds to the ribs
and sternum, suggesting he was Gacy’s first victim.
5. On December 27, eight more bodies were found – Body 10, buried beneath
the entrance to Gacy’s home, remains unidentified; he is estimated to have
been between 17 – 21 years old and between 5ft. 7in and 5ft. 11in (170 and
180 cm). Both Body 11 and Body 12 were found with ligatures around their
necks and buried beside each other in the center of the crawl space; on
September 11, 1979, they were identified as Robert Winch and Tommy
Boling). Body 13 (still unidentified) was found beneath the spare bedroom; he
is estimated to have been between 17 – 22 years old and between 5ft. 9 in
and 6ft. 2 in (180 and 190 cm). Bodies 14 and 15 were recovered from a
common grave; both were found with their head and upper torsos inside
separate plastic bags. They were identified using dental records and radiology
image as Michael Marino and Kenneth Parker on March 29, 1980 (too late to
include among the victims identified before Gacy’s trial). Body 16 (Russell
Nelson, identified January 6, 1979) was found with a cloth rag lodged deep in
his throat, causing him to die of suffocation. The seventeen victim (identified
as David Talsma using radiology images on November 16, 1979) was found
with a ligature around his neck.
6. Robert Piest – On the afternoon of December 11, 1978, Gacy visited the
Nissom Pharmacy in Des Plaines, to discuss a potential remodelling deal with
the store owner, Phil Torf. While he was within earshot of 15 year old part-
time employee Robert Piest, Gacy mentioned his firm often hired teenage
boys at a starting wage of $5 per hour – almost double the pay Piest earned
at the pharmacy. Shortly after Gacy left, Piest’s mother arrived at the store to
drive her son home so the family could celebrate her birthday together. Piest
asked his mother to wait, adding that “some contractor wants to talk to me
about a job.” He left the store at 9 PM, promising to return shortly. Piest was
murdered shortly after 10 PM at Gacy’s home. Gacy later stated that at his
house, he gave Piest a soft drink before asking whether there was anything
he “wouldn’t do for the right price”, to which Piest replied that he did not mind
working hard. In response, Gacy stated “good money” could be earned by
hustling, although Piest was dismissive. Gacy then duped Piest into donning
handcuffs. Gacy’s subsequent statements regarding the events varied,
although in one of his initial statements, he claimed Piest failed to resist as he
removed the boy’s trousers. He also stated that as he placed the rope around
Piest’s neck, the boy was “crying and scared”. Gacy admitted to having
received a phone call from a business acquaintance as Piest lay dying.

On November 7, 1968, Gacy pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy in relation
to Vorhees, but not guilty to the charges related to other youths. Gacy claimed
Vorhees had offered himself to hum and that he had acted out of curiosity. His story
was not believed. Gacy was convicted of sodomy on December 3 and sentenced to
10 years’ imprisonment, to be served at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. That same
day, Gacy’s wife petitioned for divorce, requesting she be rewarded the couple’s
home and property, sole custody of their two children, and alimony. The Court ruled
in her favor, and the divorce was finalized on September 18, 1969.
Gacy never saw is first wife or children again. During his incarceration, Gacy
rapidly acquired a reputation as a model prisoner. Within months of his arrival, he
had risen to the position of head cook. He also joined the inmate Jaycee chapter
and increased its membership from 50 to 650 men in less than 18 months. Gacy
secured an increase in the inmates’ daily pay in the prison mess hall and supervised
several projects to improve conditions for inmates, including the installation of
miniature golf course; he was presented with a distinguished service award for his
efforts within the inmate Jaycee chapter in February 1970.
David Berkowitz
David berkowitz
David Berkowitz was born Richard David Falco on June 1, 1953 in Brooklyn,
New York. His unmarried parents separated shortly before he was born, and he was
put up for adoption. His adoptive parents switched his first and middle names, and
gave him their surname. From a young age, Berkowitz began to show early signs of
his future violent behavior patterns. While he was of above-average intelligence, he
lost interest in school and instead focused on more rebellious habits. Berkowitz got
involved in petty larceny and pyromania. However, his misbehaviour never led to
legal troubles or impacted his school records. When he was 14, Berkowitz’s adoptive
mother died of breast cancer and his relationship with his adoptive father and new
stepmother grew strained.
When he was 18, in 1971, Berkowitz entered the U.S. Army and served both in the
U.S. as well as South Korea. He was honourably discharged three years later.
Berkowitz then tracked down his birth mother, Betty Falco. His mother told him about
his illegitimate birth and the recent death of his birth father, which greatly upset
Berkowitz. He eventually lost contact with his birth mother and began working a
number of blue-collar jobs.

A. David Berkowitz, also known as the Son of Sam and the 44 Calibre Killer, is
an American serial Berkowitz claimed that he was “programmed” to kill by a
demon who possessed his neighbour’s dog. He also claimed that he was part
of a satanic cult that was responsible for the murders. However, there is no
evidence to support these claims, and they are widely regarded as delusional
B. Berkowitz was a deeply troubled individual who had a history of mental
illness. He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and was known to
have a history of violent behavior.

 According to his own accounts, Berkowitz’s killing career began on December
24, 1975, when he stabbed two women using a hunting knife. One of the
women was Michelle Forman, and the other has never been identified.
 In the early morning hours of July 29, 1976, 18-year old Donna Lauria and 19-
year old Jody Valenti were sitting in Valenti’s car when Berkowitz walked up to
the car and shot at them. He fired three shots, and walked away. Lauria was
killed instantly and Valenti survived. When Valenti was questioned by police,
she stated that she did not recognize him, and gave a description, which fit
with a statement by Lauria’s father, who said that he saw the same man
sitting in a yellow car. Testimony by other individuals in the neighbourhood
stated that the yellow car had been seen driving around the neighbourhood
that night. Police determined that the gun used was a .44 calibre Bulldog.
 On October 23, 1976, Berkowitz struck again, this time in Flushing, a

community in the borough of Queens. Carl Denaro and Rosemary Keenan
were sitting in their car, parked, when the windows shattered. Keenan
immediately started the car and drove off. It was not until they got help that
they realized they had been shot at, even though Denaro had a bullet wound
in his head. Both Denaro and Keenan survived the attack, and neither saw the
shooter. Police determined that the bullets were .44 caliber, but could not
determine what gun they came from. Investigators did not initially draw a
connection between this shooting and the previous one, because they
occurred in two separate New York boroughs.
 Shortly after midnight on November 27, 1976, 16-year old Donna DeMasi and
18-year old Joanne Lomino were sitting on Lomino’s porch in Bellerose,
Queens. As they talked, a man approached them, dressed in military fatigues.
He began to ask them for directions in a high-pitched voice before taking out a
revolver and shooting at them. They both fell, injured, and the shooter ran
away. Both girls survived their wounds, but Lomino was paralyzed. Police
were able to determine that the bullets were from an unknown .44 caliber gun.
They were also able to make composite sketches based on testimony from
the girls and neighborhood witnesses.
 On January 30, 1977, Christine Freund and John Diel were sitting in Diel’s car
in Queens when the car was shot at. Diel suffered minor injuries and Freund
died of injuries at the hospital. Neither victim ever saw the shooter. After this
shooting, police publicly connected this case with the previous shootings.
They observed that all shootings involved a .44 caliber gun, and the shooter
seemed to target young women with long, dark hair. When the composite
sketches from the various attacks were released, NYPD officials noted that
they were likely searching for multiple shooters.
 On March 8, 1977, Columbia University student Virginia Voskerichian was

shot walking home from class. She lived just one block away from fellow
victim Christine Freund. She was shot several times, and eventually died of a
gunshot wound to the head. In the minutes following the shooting, a neighbor
who heard the shooting went outside and saw what he described as a short,
husky, teenage boy sprinting from the crime scene. Other neighbors reported
seeing the teenager as well as a man matching Berkowitz’s description in the
area of the shooting. The earliest media coverage implied that the teenager
was the perpetrator. Eventually, police officials determined that the teenager
was a witness and not a suspect.
 On April 17, 1977, Alexander Esau and Valentina Suriani were in the Bronx,
several blocks away from the scene of the Valenti-Lauria shooting. The pair
were each shot twice while sitting in a car, and both died before they could
talk to police. Investigators determined that they were killed by the same
suspect in the other shootings, with the same .44 caliber firearm. At the crime
scene, police discovered a handwritten letter addressed to the captain of the
NYPD. In this letter, Berkowitz referred to himself as the Son of Sam, and
expressed his desire to continue his shooting sprees.
 On June 26, 1977, the Son of Sam made another appearance, in Bayside,
Queens. Sal Lupo and Judy Placido were sitting in their car in the early
morning hours when they were shot with three gunshots. They both suffered
minor injuries, and survived, though neither saw their attacker. However,
witnesses reported seeing a tall, stocky man with dark hair fleeing the crime
scene, as well as a blond man with a mustache driving in the area. Police
believed that the dark man was their suspect, and the blond man was a
witness.
 On July 31, 1977, just two days after the anniversary of the first shooting,
Berkowitz shot again, this time in Brooklyn. Stacy Moskowitz and Robert
Violante were in Violante’s car, parked near a park when a man walked up to
the passenger side and began shooting. Moskowitz died at the hospital, and
Violante suffered non-life threatening injuries. Unlike most of the other female
victims, Moskowitz did not have long or dark hair. There were several
witnesses to this shooting who were able to provide descriptions of the
shooter to police. One of the witnesses described that the man looked like he
was wearing a wig, which could account for the varying descriptions of
suspects with blond and dark hair. Several witnesses saw a man matching
Berkowitz’s description -wearing a wig- driving a yellow car, without any
headlights and speeding away from the crime scene. Police decided to
investigate the owners any yellow cars matching the description. David
Berkowitz’s car was one of those cars, but investigators initially pegged him
as a witness rather than a suspect.
Lauria and Valenti shooting (July 1976)
The first shooting attributed to

the Son of Sam occurred in the Pelham
Bay area of the Bronx. At about 1.10am
on July 29, 1976, Donna Lauria, an
emergency medical technician, 18, and
her friend Jody Valenti, a nurse, 19,
were sitting in Valenti's double-parked
Oldsmobile, discussing their evening at Peachtree's, a New Rochelle disco.
Lauria opened the car door to leave and noticed a man quickly approaching
the car, he produced a pistol from the paper bag and aimed his weapon with
both hands, and fired. Lauria was struck by one bullet that killed her instantly.
Valenti was shot in her thigh and survived her injury.
Denaro and Keenan shooting (October 1976)
Most of Berkowitz's activity was in Queens,

though he lived farther north in Yonkers. On October
23, 1976, a similar shooting occurred in a secluded
residential area of Flushing, Queens, next to Bowne
Park. Carl Denaro, a Citibank security guard, 20, and
Rosemary Keenan, a Queens College student, 18, were
sitting in Keenan's parked car when the windows
suddenly shattered. Keenan quickly started the car and
sped away for help. The panicked couple did not realise
that someone had been shooting at them, even though
Denaro was bleeding from a bullet wound to his head.
Keenan had only superficial injuries from the broken
glass, but Denaro eventually needed a metal plate to
replace a portion of his skull.
DeMasi and Lomino shooting (November

1976)
High school student Donna DeMasi, 16, and
Joanne Lomino, a student at Martin Van
Buren High School, 18, walked home from a
movie soon after midnight on November 27,
1976. They were chatting on the porch of
Lomino's home in Floral Park, when a man
dressed in military fatigues who seemed to be in his early 20s approached them and
began to ask directions. He quickly produced a revolver and he shot each of the
victims once and, as they fell to the ground injured, he fired several more times.
DeMasi had been shot in the neck, but the wound was not life-threatening. Lomino
was hit in the back and hospitalized in serious condition she was ultimately rendered
paraplegic.
Freund and Diel shooting (January

1977)
At about 12.40am on January 30,
1977, Christine Freund, a secretary, 26,
and her fiancé John Diel, a bartender, 30,
were sitting in Diel's car near the Forest Hills LIRR station in Queens, preparing to
drive to a dance hall after having seen the movie Rocky. Three gunshots penetrated
the car and in a panic, Diel drove away for help. He suffered minor superficial
injuries, but Freund was shot twice and died several hours later at the hospital.
Voskerichian shooting (March 1977)
At about 7.30pm on March 8, 1977, Columbia
University student Virginia Voskerichian, 19, was walking
home from school when she was confronted by an armed
man. She lived about a block from where Christine Freund
had been shot.
In a desperate move to defend herself, Voskerichian lifted her
textbooks between herself and her killer, but the makeshift
shield was penetrated, the bullet striking her head and killing
her.
Esau and Suriani shooting (April 1977)
At about 3am on April 17, 1977, Alexander

Esau, a tow truck operator, 20, and Valentina Suriani,
an aspiring actress and model, 18, were sitting in
Suriani's car near her home in the Bronx, only a few
blocks from the scene of the Lauria–Valenti shooting,
when each was shot twice. Suriani died at the scene,
and Esau died in the hospital several hours later
without being able to describe his attacker.
Lupo and Placido shooting (June 1977)

On June 26, 1977, there was another
shooting. Sal Lupo, a mechanic's helper, 20,
and Judy Placido, a recent high school
graduate, 17, had left the Elephas disco
in Bayside, Queens, and were sitting in
Lupo's parked car at about 3am, when three
gunshots blasted through the vehicle. Lupo was wounded in the right forearm, while
Placido was shot in the right temple, shoulder, and back of the neck, but both victims
survived their injuries. Lupo told police that the young couple had been discussing
the Son of Sam case only moments before the shooting.
Moskowitz and Violante shooting
(July 1977)
Berkowitz's final killing happened in
Brooklyn. Early on July 31, 1977, Stacy
Moskowitz, a secretary, and Robert
Violante, a clothing store salesman,
both 20, were in Violante's car, which
was parked under a streetlight near a city park in the neighbourhood of Bath Beach,
on their first date. They were kissing when a man approached within three feet of the
passenger side of Violante's car and fired four rounds into the car, striking both
victims in the head before he escaped into the park. Violante lost his left eye but
Moskowitz died from her injuries.
In August 1977, a woman named Cacilia Davis saw a car being ticketed by a
cop in her neighborhood; moments later, a suspicious-looking man with some kind of
object in his hand appeared near the car and seemed to stare at her. She ran home
as shots rang out behind her. After she reported the incident to the authorities, they
tracked down all the cars that had been ticketed in the area on the night in question
and ultimately located what they believed to be the “Son of Sam” killer’s car, which
had guns and ammunition inside. Police waited for Berkowitz to leave his nearby
apartment and apprehended him at his vehicle. He reportedly told his arresting
officers, “Well, you got me… I’m Sam.”
Not only is he still alive, but he claims he's born again! In 1987, he became an
evangelical Christian while in prison after a fellow inmate gave him a Bible. He has
since stated through his website that he now refers to himself as the "Son of Hope."
After pleading guilty to all charges against him, Berkowitz tried to jump out a
seventh-story window at his sentencing in 1978. (Throughout his legal proceedings,
he underwent numerous psychiatric exams, but was always found competent to
stand trial.) He was sentenced to 25 years-to-life for each of his killings. He’s served
time in various New York State correctional facilities; he’s currently detained at the
Shawangunk Correctional Facility in the tiny upstate town of Wallkill.
He received the maximum sentence of 25 years to life for each of the six 'Son
of Sam' killings. Berkowitz, 67, is still alive today and is believed to be incarcerated in
Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Wallkill, New York. He is just 43 years into his
six consecutive life sentences. However, because Berkowitz pleaded guilty to the
killings, he was eligible for parole after serving 25 years. Despite his eligibility for
parole since 2002, he has never applied for release.
H.H HOLMES
h.h holmes
Herman Webster Mudgett or Dr. Henry Howard Holmes, he is well known
as H.H Holmes, (born May 16, 1861, Gilmanton, New Hampshire, U.S.—died May
7, 1896, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), An American swindler and confidence trickster
who is widely considered the country’s first known serial killer. He was born into a
wealthy family and showed signs of high intelligence from an early age. Always
interested in medicine, he allegedly trapped animals and performed surgery on them;
some accounts of his life even suggest that he killed a childhood playmate.
Other Alias Physical Description

Dr. Death Height: 5’7” or 1.7m
The Arch Fiend Weight: 148lbs or 67kg
The Torture Doctor Race: Caucasian
Hair Color: Dark Hair
Occupation Eye Color: Blue Eyes
Physician
Pharmacist Charged With:
Hotel Manager First Degree Murder
Con Artist
Spouse
Sentenced to: Clara A. Lovering (1978-1896)
Execution by Hanging. Myrta Z. Belknap (1887-1896)
Georgiana Yoke (1894-1896)

Victims
Known Murder Victims: 9
Possible Number of Murder Victims: 200+
Youngest Murder Victim: 6 years old.
Oldest Murder Victim: Unknown.
Confirmed Murders
December 25, 1891: Julia and Pearl Conner:
Julia Smythe (overdosed with chloroform)
Pearl Smythe (Julia's daughter; poisoned and butchered)
1892:
June 1: Emily Van Tessel, 16 (poisoned)
December 6: Emeline Cigrand, 23-24 (suffocated in the vault)
July 5, 1893:
Anna "Annie" Williams, 23 (suffocated in the vault like the previous victim)
Minnie R. Holmes, 25 (his wife and Anna's sister; poisoned)
1894: The Pitezel family:
September 2: Benjamin Frelan Pitezel (father and Holmes's accomplice;
knocked unconscious with chloroform and fatally burned alive)
October 5: Alice and Nellie Pitezel (daughters; both locked in a trunk and
fatally gassed; burned and dismembered post-mortem) Alice Pitezel Nellie
Pitezel (also cut her feet off post-mortem)
October 25: Howard Pitezel, 8 (son; poisoned; dismembered and burned
post-mortem)
Possible Murders
Unspecified dates in 1886:
Doctor Robert Leacock (overdosed with laudanum)
Unnamed boy (killed by unknown causes)
Unnamed boy (poisoned)
Elizabeth Holton (killed by unknown causes)
Late 1887: Doctor Russell (first name unrevealed; killed by unknown causes)
Rodgers (first name unrevealed; bludgeoned with an oar)
Charles Cole (bludgeoned with a pipe)
"Lizzie" (pseudonym; suffocated in the vault)
Sarah Cook (suffocated in the vault like the previous victim; was pregnant at
the time of her death)
Mary Haracamp (incidental; suffocated in the vault)
Unspecified date in 1890: Russell (surname unrevealed; struck with a chair)
Unspecified date in 1891:
Rasine Van Jassund (poisoned with cyanide)
Robert Latimer (gassed or starved to death)
Wade Warner (burned alive)
Unnamed banker (starved and overdosed with chloroform)
Unnamed woman (overdosed with chloroform)
1892: February 8:
Anna Betts, 24 (poisoned)
July 18: Eva Gertrud Conner (poisoned like the previous victim)
1893: Unspecified date:
Unnamed woman (overdosed with chloroform)
May-October: Unnamed victim (killed by unknown causes)
Milford Cole (bludgeoned with a pipe by an unnamed accomplice)
Baldwin H. Williams (shot)
Unspecified dates:
Kate Durkee (suffocated in the vault)
Mr. Rogers (first name unrevealed; overdosed with chloroform)
Span of Known Murders:

1891-1894
Caught and Arrested:
17th of November, 1894.
Trial:
28th of October, 1895 - 3rd of November, 1895.

Imprisoned
Bryan, Texas
As a child he feared Doctors and anything that involved them. Some children
who knew him forced him to look at a skeleton but rather then fearing it Holmes was
morbidly fascinated with it. He would usually kill young female drifters who would
stay at his hotel - aka The Murder Castle - and then he would strip the bodies down
to their bones so he could sell the Skeletons to medical practices.
Herman Mudgett attended medical school at the University of Michigan,

where he was a mediocre student. In 1884 he was nearly prevented from graduating
when a widowed hairdresser accused him of making a false promise of marriage to
her.
In 1886 Mudgett moved to Chicago and took a job as a pharmacist under the
name “Dr. H.H. Holmes.” Soon afterward he apparently began killing people in order
to steal their property. The house he built for himself, which would become known as
“Murder Castle,” was equipped with secret passages, trapdoors, soundproof rooms,
doors that could be locked from the outside, gas jets to asphyxiate victims, and a kiln
to cremate the bodies. At the reputed peak of his career, during the World’s
Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, he allegedly seduced and murdered a
number of women, typically by becoming engaged to them and then killing them after
securing control of their life savings. Holmes also required his employees to carry life
insurance policies naming him as beneficiary so that he could collect money after he
killed them. He sold the bodies of many of his victims to local medical schools.
In 1893 He was arrested for insurance fraud after a fire at his home, but he
was soon released. He then concocted a scheme with an associate, Ben Pitezel, to
defraud an insurance company by faking Pitezel’s death. After Pitezel purchased a
$10,000 life insurance policy, he and H.H Holmes traveled to Colorado, Missouri,
New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas, where they committed other acts
of fraud (along the way, H.H Holmes also married). Returning to Missouri, Holmes
was arrested for fraud and briefly jailed in St. Louis. While in jail he met Marion
Hedgepeth, a career criminal who agreed to help him in the insurance scheme with
Pitezel. Meanwhile, Pitezel moved to Philadelphia and opened a fake patent office to
swindle inventors. After his release from jail, he traveled to Philadelphia and killed
Pitezel. He then convinced Pitezel’s widow, who had been aware of her husband’s
involvement in the insurance scheme, that her husband was still alive, later giving
her $500 of the money he collected. Worried that some of Pitezel’s five children
might alert the authorities, he killed three of them. Insurance investigators were
alerted to the fraud by Hedgepeth, and H.H Holmes was arrested in Boston,
Massachusetts, in 1894. He was tried in Philadelphia for the murder of Pitezel and
was sentenced to death by hanging.
H.H Holmes confessed to 27 murders (he later increased the total to more
than 130), though some researchers have suggested that the real number exceeded
200.
Frank Abagnale
Frank abagnale jr.
Frank Abagnale Jr. was born on
April 27, 1948, in Bronxville, New
York. He entered the world of crime
as a youngster with credit card and
check schemes. Growing up in New
Rohelle, New York, he experienced
family challenges, including his
parents’ divorce. His early
fascination with the world of finance
and aviation fueled his audicious
exploits, leading him successfully pose as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a
doctor, and a legal prosecutor. Despite the criminal nature of his actions, Abagnale’s
life story has taken a remarkable turn, as he later transformed himself on fraud
prevention and security, working with various governmental agencies and
corporations to combat the very schemes he once mastered.

 Parents’ divorce and family challenges
 Early fascination with the world of finance and aviation
 Attempt to impress others and gain recognition
 Successful impersonation of professions, starting with a Pan Am pilot
 Escalation of criminal activities as he delved into various deceptive roles
 Evading law enforcement, which further fuelled his criminal behavior
 Growing thrill and sense of invincibility, contributing to a continued life of crime
1. Pilot Impersonation (1963-1964) – Successfully posed as a Pan American

World Airways pilot, flying over 1,000,000 miles for free by forging pilot
credentials.
2. Medical Impersonation (1964-1966) – Impersonated a doctor, practicing
medicine without a license. He managed to work in a hospital before
suspicious arose.
3. Legal Impersonation (1966) – Subsequently, he assumed the role of a legal
prosecutor, conducting a few cases in Louisiana despite lacking the necessary
qualifications.
4. Check Fraud (Throughout his criminal career) – Engaged in extensive
check fraud, exploiting the banking system by forging and cashing fraudulent
checks across multiple states.
5. Various Identity Frauds (1960s) – He assumed various false identities to
facilitate his schemes, making it challenging for authorities to track him down.
IV. How much did it affect the people around Abagnale of his scheme?
It is important to note that while Abagnale’s criminal actions had broad

repercussions, his later transformation into a consultant for fraud prevention and
security suggests a redemptive aspect to his story.
The victims of Abagnale’s schemes each left to grapple with the aftermath of
significant financial losses. The collateral damage extended beyond monetary
implications, as trust in institutions wavered, and individuals became more vigilant in
the wake of his elusive maneuvers. The impact in law enforcement was equally
profound, as authorities struggled to apprehend a master of disguise who seemed
always one step ahead. The impact of his criminal past, however, is a testament to
the unimaginable consequences of fraudulent activities on both individuals and
societal trust.
V. Status quo of the killer:

Rather than returning to a life of crime, Abagnale redirected his expertise
towards helping combat fraud and enhance security measures. He became a
consultant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), sharing his unique insights
into the vulnerabilities he once treaded. He evolved into a respected authority on
cyber security and fraud prevention. His experiences formed the basis of lectures,
consultations, and eventually, his role as a prominent speaker and author.
Abagnale’s story was immortalized in his autobiography, “Catch Me If You
Can,” which inspired a Hollywood film adaptation. Rather than being defined solely
by his criminal past, Frank Abagnale’s emerged as an unlikely champion against the
very crimes he had once committed. His later years were characterized by a
commitment to public service, educating organizations and individuals on the
intricacies of fraud, and advocating for enhanced security measures in the digital
age.
The saga of Frank Abagnale serves as a cautionary tale, illustrating the far-
reaching result of a charismatic trickster whose criminal ingenuity left an invisible
mark on the lives of those unwittingly caught in his intricate woven web of deceit.
JEROME BRUDOS
Jerome brudos
NAME: Jerome Henry Brudos

NICKNAME: The Lust Killer, The Shoe
Fetish Slayer
GENDER: Male
BORN: January 31, 1939 Webster,
South Dakota, U.S.
DIED: March 28, 2006, Oregon State
Penitentiary, Salem, Oregon, United
States at age of 67 years old.
SPOUSE: Darcie Brudos (m. 1961–
1970)
PARENTS: Henry Brudos, Eileen
Brudos
EDUCATION: North Salem High School
CRIMINAL PENALTY: Life imprisonment
OCCUPATION: Former electronics technician
SPAN OF CRIMES: 1956/1957-April 23, 1969

 Childhood Trauma: Brudos experienced childhood trauma, including an
incident where his mother discovered his collection of women’s shoes and
responded with extreme punishment. This event is often cited as a potential
factor in the development of his deviant behavior.
 Sexual Fetishism: Brudos had a pronounced fetish for women’s shoes and
undergarments. This fetish likely played a role in the escalation of his criminal
activities, as he sought to fulfill his desires through increasingly violent and
criminal means.
 Failed Marriage and Job Loss: Brudos faced difficulties in his personal and
professional life, including a failed marriage and job loss. These stressors
could have contributed to the manifestation of his violent tendencies.
 Escalation of Crimes: Like many serial offenders, Brudos’ criminal acts
escalated over time. He progressed from fetishistic activities, such as stealing
women’s shoes, to abductions and murders. This escalation is often indicative
of underlying psychological issues.
Jerome Brudos, also known as the “Shoe Fetish Slayer” or the “Lust Killer,” was an
American serial killer active in the late 1960s. His criminal career and list of victims
are disturbing:
1. Linda Slawson 19, a door-to-door encyclopedia saleswoman who knocked

on Brudos’ door on January 26, 1968. Brudos lured her to the basement while
his wife and children were in the house, knocked her out with a wooden plank
and strangled her. He dressed her in different female undergarments and
shoes he had stolen, arranged her body in provocative poses and used a
hacksaw to cut off her left foot, which he kept in a freezer and used to model
his collection of high-heel shoes. He disposed of the body in the Willamette
River.
2. Jan Susan Whitney 23, a motorist whose car broke down on Interstate 5
between Salem and Albany on November 26, 1968. Brudos offered to drive
her to his home with the excuse of letting her call a tow truck there. While still
in the car, he strangled her with a leather strap and raped her. He kept the
body hanging from the pulley in his garage for several days, during which he
dressed, photographed and had sex with it. This time Brudos cut off one of
her breasts and made a resin mold of it that he used as a paperweight.
Afterward he tied the body to a piece of railroad iron and threw it in the
Willamette along with Slawson’s foot, which had rotted.
3. Karen Sprinker 18, abducted at gunpoint from a parking lot outside a

department store on March 27, 1969. Brudos was dressed in women’s clothes
during this attack. He took her to his garage, made her try on his collection of
undergarments and pose while he photographed her, raped her and strangled
her by hanging her by her neck from a pulley. Brudos had sex with the body
on several occasions and cut off her breasts to make plastic molds. Afterward,
he tied the body to a six-cylinder car engine with nylon cord and threw it in the
Willamette.
4. Linda Salee, 22, abducted from a shopping mall parking lot on April 23, 1969.
Brudos brought her to his garage where he raped and strangled her, then
played with her corpse. He decided to not cut her breasts off because they
were “too pink” and instead applied an electric current to the body in an
attempt to make it “jump”, which failed. Afterward, he tied the body to a car
transmission with a nylon cord and threw it in the Willamette.
Brudos was eventually apprehended in 1969, leading to his arrest and
subsequent conviction for his crimes. He was sentenced to life in prison but died by
suicide in his cell at the Oregon State Penitentiary on March 28, 2006. His criminal
career is marked by a series of brutal and heinous acts that terrorized the community
during his reign of violence.

While serving his time at the Oregon State Penitentiary, Brudos tried several
times to appeal his conviction, but these efforts failed. He died of natural causes on
March 28th, 2006, at the Oregon State Penitentiary Infirmary. At the time, Brudos was
the longest incarcerated inmate in the history of the Oregon Department of
Corrections.
Instead of his date, Brudos found the police waiting for him when he arrived.
They interviewed the electrician and decided to investigate him further as a possible
suspect. After a young woman he previously attempted to abduct identified him, the
police were able to get a search warrant for his home. There they found a wealth of
evidence, including nylon rope and Brudos’s photos of the victims. During an
interrogation, Brudos admitted to the four murders as well as several other assaults
and attempted abductions. He was first charged with the Salee and Sprinker
murders. Brudos tried to avoid punishment by claiming he was not guilty by reason
of insanity. The mental health experts who examined him, however, determined that
he was legally sane. Brudos knew what he did was wrong and never showed any
signs of remorse for his actions.
Brudos eventually pled guilty to the murders of Salee, Sprinker, and Whitney.
(He was never tried for Slawson’s murder since no body had been found.) For these
crimes, he received three consecutive life sentences with the possibility of parole.
His wife divorced him in 1970 and left the state with their two children. She has since
changed her name.
DENNIS RADER
El Chapo
Dennis Rader (born March 9, 1945, in Pittsburg, Kansas, U.S.) is an American serial
killer who murdered 10 people over a span of three decades before his arrest and
confession in 2005. He called himself BTK because he bound, tortured, and killed his
victims.
Rader was raised in Wichita, Kansas. He later claimed that, as a youth, he had killed
animals and developed violent sexual fantasies that involved bondage. In the 1960s,
he served in the U.S. Air Force, and in 1970 he returned to Wichita, where he
married and had two children. He held various jobs, including a brief stint as a
factory worker for the Coleman Company, a maker of camping equipment. In 1979,
he graduated from Wichita State University, where he studied criminal justice. During
this time, he began working for ADT, a home security company, and in 1991, he
became a compliance officer in Park City, Kansas. Rader was active in his church,
and he served as a Boy Scout leader.
On January 15, 1974, Rader committed his first murder, strangling four family
members, including two children, in their Wichita home; the mother had worked for
Coleman. Semen was found at the scene, though none of the victims had been
sexually assaulted. Rader took a watch from the home, and he would acquire
souvenirs—often underwear—from subsequent victims. In April 1974, Rader
targeted a 21-year-old woman who was another Coleman employee. After breaking
into her house, however, he also encountered her brother, who managed to escape
despite being shot. Rader fatally stabbed the woman before fleeing. Later that year,
he wrote a letter detailing the January murders and saying that “the code words for
me will be...bind them, torture them, kill them, B.T.K.” He left the note in a book at
the Wichita Public Library, and it was eventually recovered by the police.
Over the next two decades, Rader killed five more women. His sixth victim was
strangled in March 1977 after he locked her three young children in the bathroom.
Following the death of his next victim in December 1977, Rader grew irritated by the
lack of media coverage. In a letter to a local TV station, he wrote, “How many people
do I have to kill before I get a name in the paper or some national attention?" The
resulting coverage helped set off a panic. Rader then waited eight years before
murdering a neighbor in her home in 1985; he reportedly later took her body to his
church, where he photographed her in bondage. A 28-year-old mother of two was
killed in 1986, and in 1991, Rader committed his last murder, strangling a 62-year-
old woman in her secluded home. The cases subsequently went cold.
In 2004, on the 30th anniversary of Rader’s first murders, a local paper ran a feature
in which it speculated that the killer had either died or been imprisoned. Rader
responded by sending various pieces of evidence from his ninth murder—notably a
copy of the victim’s driver’s license as well as photographs of her body—to a
reporter. For the next year, he sent packages to the media or simply left items
around Wichita. He often used cereal boxes—possibly a reference to “serial killer”—
to hold drawings; crime souvenirs, including photographs; written descriptions of the
murders; and even dolls posed to mimic the various deaths.
In January 2005, police received a break after recovering a cereal box that included
a note in which Rader asked police whether they would be able to trace a floppy
disk he wanted to send them. Through a classified ad, law enforcement officials
indicated that it would be safe. He then sent them a disk, which the police quickly
traced to his church, where he served as president of the congregation.
Rader’s DNA was then matched to the semen found at the first crime scene. He was
arrested in February 2005, and he soon confessed to the crimes and expressed
shock that the police had lied to him. In June, Rader pleaded guilty, and two months
later, he was sentenced to 10 consecutive life terms.
Dennis Rader, the BTK killer, exhibited a complex interplay of factors that
contributed to his criminal behavior. While there is no single definitive cause for his
actions, a combination of psychological, social, and environmental factors likely
played a role in his development into a serial killer.
Possible reasons and factors of Dennis Rader's criminal behavior include:
 Early Childhood Experiences: Rader's childhood was marked by several

potential risk factors, including frequent moves, parental discord, and a lack of
emotional support. These experiences may have contributed to his
development of emotional detachment and a need for control.
 Sadistic Fantasies and Animal Cruelty: Rader's fascination with sadistic
fantasies and his history of animal cruelty are classic signs of psychopathy, a
personality disorder characterized by a lack of empathy and remorse. These
traits may have fueled his desire to inflict pain and suffering on others.
 Military Service: Rader's time in the U.S. Air Force may have further
desensitized him to violence and reinforced his sense of power over others.
 Double Life: Rader's ability to maintain a seemingly normal life while
engaging in his criminal activities suggests a compartmentalization of his
behavior. This ability to detach from his actions may have made it easier for
him to continue killing without facing immediate consequences.
 Sexual Sadism: Rader's crimes were often sexually motivated, and he
derived pleasure from the torture and humiliation of his victims. This suggests
that he had a strong sadistic drive that was a significant factor in his criminal
behavior.
 Taunting of Authorities: Rader's desire to control and manipulate extended
to his interactions with law enforcement. His communications with the media
and the police served to further reinforce his sense of power and control.
Rader's reign of terror began in 1974 with the murder of the Otero family. He
would go on to kill nine more people over the next 17 years, often leaving cryptic
clues and taunting messages for the police.
List of Victims and Cases
1. Otero Family Murders (January 15, 1974)
 Victims: Joseph Otero, 38; Julie Otero, 35; Joseph Otero Jr., 11; Kathryn
Otero, 9
 Method: Strangulation
2. Kathryn Bright Murder (April 4, 1974)
 Victim: Kathryn Bright, 21

 Method: Strangulation
3. Shirley Vian Rellas Murder (December 16, 1975)
 Victim: Shirley Vian Rellas, 57

 Method: Strangled and stabbed
4. Marine Wallace Murder (December 10, 1979)
 Victim: Marine Wallace, 22

 Method: Bludgeoned with a hammer
5. Wichita West Side Murders (March 1983)
 Victims: Vicki Wegerle, 28; Charles Wegerle, 8

 Method: Strangled and stabbed
6. Jane Sanders Murder (April 26, 1985)
 Victim: Jane Sanders, 27

 Method: Strangled
7. Dolores Davis Murder (January 19, 1988)
 Victim: Dolores Davis, 52

8. Estefania Cervantes Murder (March 4, 1991)
 Victim: Estefania Cervantes, 27

Modus Operandi:
Rader's modus operandi was characterized by his meticulous planning and his
sadistic tendencies. He would often stalk his victims for weeks or months before
striking, and he would take trophies from his crimes, such as jewelry or clothing.
His methods of torture and killing were often brutal and prolonged, and he
seemed to derive pleasure from the suffering of his victims.
Communication with Authorities:
Rader's taunting communications with the police and the media were a hallmark
of his criminal career. He would send them letters and packages containing
clues, riddles, and even his own artwork. His communications were often cryptic
and designed to confuse the investigators, but they also served to feed his ego
and give him a sense of control over the situation.
In 2005, after a series of mistakes, Rader was finally arrested and charged with ten
counts of first-degree murder. He pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced to
ten consecutive life sentences. He is currently serving his sentence at the El Dorado
Correctional Facility in Kansas.
EDMUND KEMPER
EDMUND KEPNER
Edmund Kemper was born on December

18, 1948, in Burbank, California. Also known
as The Co-ed Killer, is an American serial
killer who was active in the early 1970s. His
parents were Clarnell Elizabeth Kemper and
Edmund Emil Kemper II and he is the
middle child. Kemper's parents divorced in
1957. He moved in with his mother and two
sisters to Montana,had a difficult
relationship with his mother wherein his
mother would belittle, humiliate, and abuse
him. She made him spend the nights in a
locked basement because she was afraid
he would harm his sisters otherwise., and
he suffered physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his neurotic, alcoholic
mother.Kemper grew up hating his mother.
Edmund Kemper was already a head taller than his peers at the age of four. He had
exceptional intelligence as well as evidence of excessive brutality. When he was ten,
he buried their family cat alive, dug it out after it died, decapitated it, and placed its
head on a spike. According to his later statements, the fact that he was lying to his
family about killing the animal brought him pleasure.
Though very bright (he was later found to have an IQ of 145 during adulthood), he
displayed sociopathic traits at an early age; he was a pyromaniac and often used his
sisters' dolls to enact murders and bizarre sexual rituals. He particularly enjoyed
pulling their heads off. He took great delight in torturing and killing cats; one of them
he stabbed to death. Another he reportedly buried alive, dug up again, decapitated it
and put its head on a pole. He fantasized about being executed by electric chair and
would often enact it as a game with his sisters. His emotionally abusive mother
would often lock him in the basement because she was afraid that he would rape the
youngest, the basement often being filled with rats. At the age of 13, he ran away
and made it all the way to his father in California, only to discover that he had
remarried and made his stepson the object of his affection. Kemper, heartbroken,
was sent back to his mother.
At the age of 14, Kemper was sent to live with his paternal grandparents, Edmund
Sr. and Maude Kemper, at their ranch in North Fork, California. Even though he
already was an imposing 6 foot 4 inches (1,93 m) tall, he was easily bullied by
classmates. He also didn't get along with his grandmother. On the afternoon of
August 27, 1964, he shot and killed first her, then Edmund Sr., with a rifle that had
been given to him for Christmas the previous year. Sources vary on exactly how it
happened; some claim it was a spur of the moment after Kemper and she had an
argument. Others claim that she was working on her next children's book when she
was shot and that Kemper did it just to find out how it felt. He then killed his
grandfather when he came home from grocery shopping to spare him the sight of his
dead wife and made two phone calls; first to his mother to tell her what he had done
and then to the local police to do the same. He then sat down on the porch and
waited for their arrival. After being arrested, he was diagnosed with paranoid
schizophrenia and placed in mental care at the Atascadero State Hospital for the
Criminally Insane. He surprisingly got along well with his psychiatrist and was even
made his assistant. On December 18, 1969, on his 21st birthday, Kemper was
released against the wishes of several psychologists and placed in the care of his
mother in Santa Cruz.
 Edmund Kemper exhibited serious antisocial, violent and disturbing behavior

early on in his life. Kemper also grew up in an environment that negatively
affected him. Edmund’s mother, Clarnell, was the root of the negative
environment that Edmund grew up in.
1. Kemper was living with his grandparents on August 27, 1964, when he fatally
shot them. Kemper had gotten into another fight with his grandmother, Maude
Kemper. Kemper pulled out his 22-caliber rifle, which his grandfather had
given him. The rifle had previously been taken away. Kemper fatally shot
Maude in the head and twice in the back after she berated him. Her final
words were, "Oh, you'd better not be shooting the birds again." Fearing that
his grandfather would become angry with him, Kemper shot his grandfather
as he returned home from the store. Kemper then called his mother. Clarnell
directed Kemper to contact local authorities after he admitted what he had
done. Kemper followed his mother’s directions and then patiently waited on
the porch of the house to be taken into custody. After authorities detained
Kemper, he told them that the reason he killed his grandmother was that he
“Just wanted to see what it felt like to kill Grandma.” He also said that he killed
his grandfather so that he would not have to deal with the suffering of the loss
of his wife.
2. Kemper was unable to control his desire to kill and later stated, "One side of
me says, 'Wow, what an attractive chick.'" I'd like to talk to her, date her.' On
the other hand, I wonder how her head would look on a stick.Kemper picked
up two 18-year-old Fresno State College students on May 7, 1972. Mary Anne
Pesce and Anita Luchessa were the students' names. Kemper drove the two
women to a nearby, secluded, and wooded area with the intent of raping
them. Kemper, on the other hand, stabbed and choked the two. He then drove
back to his home in Almeda, California, with the bodies in his trunk. He would
then rape the bodies, dismember them, and place the parts in plastic bags to
be disposed of. The evidence of this heinous crime was dumped in a ravine in
the Santa Cruz mountains near Loma Prieta. Later that year, the remains of
Presce were discovered, but not those of Luchessa.
3. On the 14th of September, 1972, Kemper, as normal, picked up a hitchhiker.

The girl he had picked up was named Aiko Koo, a 15-year-old dance student
who had just missed her bus to a dance lesson. Kemper drove her to a
remote location. In the accident, Kemper locked himself out of the vehicle. He
was able to get back into the vehicle by persuading Koo to unlock the door for
him, he entered the vehicle and choked her unconscious, raped her, and
killed her. Similar to his last victims, Koo’s body was placed in his trunk.
Before returning home Kemper visited a bar known as the “Jury Room.” The
bar was popular among police officers, hence the name. Here Kemper would
make friends with police officers, at the bar Kemper was known as “Big Ed.'' It
seemed that Kemper would enjoy being close to the people who were trying
to catch him. After returning home Kemper then raped Koo’s body again and
dismembered her. The following day Koo’s mother filed a police report.
4. Kemper moved back in with his mother in 1973. On January 7, 1973, Kemper
was driving through the Cabrillo College campus when he picked up an 18-
year-old student named Cynthian Ann Schall. Kemper drove to a secluded
and wooded area once more, but this time he shot Schall with a newly
acquired.22 caliber pistol. He then drove home and hid the body in his closet
until the next morning, when his mother left for work. Kemper had sexual
relations with the corpse after his mother had left. He then dismembered the
body and removed the bullet from his mother's bathtub. Kemper discarded her
remains off a cliff. Kemper kept the head for a while and had sexual
intercourse with it until he buried it in his mother's backyard. Kemper
positioned the body facing his mother's room, later explaining that he did so
because his mother "always wanted people to look up to her." Schall's body
was discovered over the next few weeks, with the exception of her right hand
and head.
5. On February 5, 1973, Kemper entered into a heated argument with his

mother. In anger Kemper left the house in search of victims. Those victims
were 23-year-old Rosalind Heather Thorpe, and 20-year-old Alice Helen Liu.
Students at the time were advised to only take rides from vehicles with a
specific university sticker. Kemper was able to obtain one of those stickers
because his mother worked at a university. After entering Kemper's vehicle,
Thorpe and Liu were shot by Kemper. Kemper wrapped the bodies in blankets
and again took his victims' corpses to his mother’s house. He decapitated the
bodies before taking them inside the house. Once inside, he had sexual
intercourse with the bodies only to dismember them afterwards. The remains
would be disposed of the next morning. Shortly thereafter, the remains would
be located near both Eden Canyon and the California State Route 1.
6. Clarnell Kemper, Kemper's mother, returned home from a party on the night of
April 20th, 1973. Kemper walked into her room, where she was reading a
book, and the following conversation ensued. "I suppose you're going to want
to stay up all night and talk now," Kemper replied. Kemper waited until
Clarnell went to sleep before bludgeoning his mother's head with a claw
hammer and slitting her throat. Kemper then severed her head and raped it.
He also used her head as a dart board and placed it on a shelf so he could
yell at it for an hour. Kemper also removed his mother's larynx and tongue
and threw them down the garbage disposal in the sink. The garbage disposal
was unable to break down the two and ejected them. He then raped his
mother's body and placed it in a closet before cleaning himself up and leaving
the house to go have a drink. Kemper explained why he removed Clarnell's
larynx and tongue: "That seemed appropriate, as much as she'd bitched,
screamed, and yelled at me over the years."
7. Later, he'd invite his mother's friend, Sara Taylor Hallet, over for dinner with
the intention of surprising her. Kemper strangled Hallet to death when she
entered the house. He later removed her clothes and placed her body on his
bed. That evening, he had or attempted to have sexual relations with the
body. Kemper stole Hallet's car before fleeing, but not before leaving a note
for the cops. The following was written on the note: "Approx. 5:15 A.M.
Saturday. There was no need for her to suffer any longer at the hands of this
heinous "murderous butcher." It was quick—asleep—exactly what I wanted.
Not sloppy and incomplete, gents. Just a "lack of time." I got things to do!” He
did this to take suspicion away from him as the murderer of his mother
Kemper would drive none-stop with three guns and hundreds of rounds of
ammunition in his vehicle.

After Ed Kemper turned himself in, he was convicted of eight counts of first-degree
murder. He pleaded with the court for the death penalty, yet at that time a
moratorium had been placed on capital punishment in the state of California.
In turn, Kemper was handed seven years to life for each of his eight counts. He was
admitted to prison in September 1973, five months after turning himself in.
Kemper has been serving his sentence at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville
ever since. The California Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation (CDCR)
inmate locator system has Kemper listed still under the jurisdiction of the California
Medical Facility.
The CDCR inmate locator system reveals that Ed Kemper became eligible for parole
in May 1979, just under six years into his sentence.
Becoming eligible for parole does not mean you will be granted such, it just means
you can request a parole suitability hearing with the Board of Parole Hearings.
Kemper was denied parole several times throughout the 80s and 90s.
Ed Kemper was last denied a parole hearing in 2017 and will not be eligible for
another until 2024.
El Chapo
El Chapo
Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán
Loera (Born on April 4, 1957)
commonly known as "El Chapo" is a
Mexican former drug lord and a former
leader within the Sinaloa Cartel, an
international crime syndicate. He is
considered to have been one of the
most powerful drug traffickers in the
world.
When he was a teenager, his
father kicked him out of the house, and
he went to live with his grandfather. It
was during his adolescence that
Guzmán gained the nickname "El
Chapo" Mexican slang for "shorty" for
his 1.68-metre (5 ft 6 in) stature and
stocky physique after Guzman oversaw
operations whereby mass cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and heroin were
produced by his relatives, he left his hometown for greater opportunities to smuggle
and distribute throughout the United States and Europe, the world's largest users.

 He was regularly beaten by his father and sometimes fled to his maternal
grandmother’s house to escape such treatment. However, he stood up to his
father to protect his younger siblings from being beaten. It is possible that
Guzmán incurred his father’s wrath for trying to stop him from beating them.
 Endured much physical abuse at the hands of his father, and he also entered
the drug trade through his father, helping him grow marijuana for local dealers
and selling marijuana at commercial centers near the area while accompanied
by Guzmán. His money father spent most of the profits on liquor and women
and often returned home with no money.
 Guzmán cultivated his marijuana plantation at the age of 15 with his cousins
and he supported his family with his marijuana production.

In 2019 El Chapo was found guilty of several criminal charges of money laundering,
drug trafficking, kidnapping, murder and to his leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel,
Guzman is currently at maximum-security prison, serving his life sentence in ADX
Florence near Florence, Colorado, US
Charles Ponzi
Charles Ponzi
Charles Ponzi was born Carlo Pietro Giovanni Guglielmo Tebaldo Ponzi on
March 3, 1882, in the town of Lugo in northern Italy. His parents, Oreste and Imelda
Ponzi, Ponzi later said, were part of a wealthy Italian family that had become
borderline poor by the time he was born. Ponzi is said to have expressed criminal
tendencies early on, stealing from his parents and even parish priests.
As a young man, he attended Sapienza University in Rome, where, by his
own account, he was less than a model student. As a result, after four years, Ponzi
was forced to leave with no money and no degree. During his university years, he
had heard stories of other Italians who went off to America to find fame and fortune
and decided that this was the only course left open for him.

A. Promised Returns: The rate of returns promised to investors can impact the
longevity of the scheme. Higher returns may attract more investors but also
necessitate a constant influx of new funds to meet these obligations.
B. Perpetrator’s Skill: The skill with which the fraudsters manage the scheme,
including their ability to avoid detection and maintain investor confidence, can
influence how long the scheme persists.
C. Economic Conditions: Favorable economic conditions may enable a Ponzi
scheme to last longer, as prosperous times may facilitate easier recruitment of
investors and less scrutiny of investments.
D. Regulatory Environment: The effectiveness of regulatory bodies in detecting
and shutting down fraudulent activities can impact the duration of Ponzi
schemes.

 Clients who are already involved in legitimate business activities with their
financial planner, accountant, investment adviser, or broker
 Members of religious or other organizational affiliates tied to the Ponzi
scheme propagator
 Old friends, family members, or business associates of previously targeted
victims
 Profile of victims of investment fraud was not concentrated in the lower class
with low education but also among those with a relatively good level of
education
VICTIM: Sarah Howe was born

in Hong Kong in 1983 to an English
father and Chinese mother, and
moved to England as a child. She
studied English at Cambridge, where
from 2010-2015 she was a Research
Fellow at Gonville and Caius College,
before taking up a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at University College
London. She has been the recipient of a Hawthornden Fellowship and the Harper-
Wood Studentship for English Poetry, as well as fellowships from Harvard
University’s Radcliffe Institute and the Civitella Ranieri Foundation. Her pamphlet, A
Certain Chinese Encyclopaedia (Tall-lighthouse, 2009), won an Eric Gregory Award
from the Society of Authors. Her first full collection, Loop of Jade (Chatto & Windus,
2015), won the T.S. Eliot Prize and The Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the
Year Award, and was shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Centre Poetry Prize and
the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. She is a Lecturer in Poetry at King’s
College London.
IV. How much did Charles Ponzi steal from investors?

In eight months in 1920, Ponzi raked in an estimated $15 million ($220 million
today) by persuading thousands of Bostonians that he could make them rich.

In July 1920, the Boston Post ran a flattering front-page feature on Ponzi pegging
his net worth at $8.5 million. Less than a week later, the U.S. Post Office Department
announced new conversion rates for international postal reply coupons, though
officials said the rate change had nothing to do with Ponzi.
Investigations of Ponzi ensued but made little progress until the Boston
Post launched its own investigation, which generated bad press, causing Ponzi to
decline to accept new investments. This caused a run by current investors, and
Ponzi reportedly paid out more than $1 million.
More bad press from the Post ultimately sealed Ponzi’s fate. He was eventually
convicted on federal charges of mail fraud and served 3½ years in prison. Upon
parole, he was convicted of state charges, jumped bail, was caught, and went to
prison again, getting out in 1934. At that time, he was deported to his native Italy,
having never become a U.S. citizen. His history in Italy and Brazil is not well
documented, though it is known that he died on Jan. 18, 1949, in a charity hospital in
Rio de Janeiro, leaving just $75 to pay for his burial.
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20,
1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary
(now Austria). His early life was marked
by struggles; his father died when he was
young, and Hitler faced financial
difficulties. In his early adulthood, he
moved to Vienna to pursue a career in art
but faced rejection from the Academy of
Fine Arts. These experiences likely
fueled his growing anti-Semitic and
nationalistic sentiments. Hitler joined the
German Workers’ Party on 1919, which
later became the National Socialist
German Workers’ Party (Nazi Party).
Rising through the ranks, he became the
party’s leader and, ultimately, the
Chancellor of Germany in 1933.
A. Nationalism and Anti-Semitism: Hitler’s extreme nationalism and anti-

semitic belief were central to his ideology. The scapegoating of Jews and
other groups served as a means to unite the German people under a common
enemy, providing a convenient explanation for Germany’s perceived
problems.
B. Economic Hardship and Unemployment: The Weimar Republic, marked by
hyperinflation and widespread unemployment, created a fertile ground for
extremist ideologies. Hitler exploited these conditions to gain support by
promising economic stability and a return to German greatness.
C. Political Opportunism and Charisma: Hitler was a charismatic orator and a
skilled propagandist. His ability to capture the masses through speeches and
mass rallies played a crucial role in his rise to power. Political opportunism
and manipulation of public sentiment were key components of his strategy.
D. Weaknesses in the Weimar Republic: The democratic institutions of the
Weimar Republic were weak, and political instability prevailed. Hitler took
advantage of those weaknesses, using legal means to gradually dismantle
democratic processes and establish his authoritarian rule.

CASE 1 – Approximately 2.7
million Jews were murdered
The Nazi German regime created
five killing centers specifically to
murder Jewish people using
poison gas. These killing centers
were called Chelmno, Belzec,
Sobibor, Treblinka, and Auschwitz-
Birkenau.
CASE 2 – About 2 million Jews

were murdered in mass
shooting operation and related
massacre
The Germans and their
allies and collaborators carried out
mass shooting operations and
related massacres of Jews in more
than 1,500 cities, towns, and
villages across occupied Eastern
Europe.
CASE 3 – Between 1 million to 800,000 Jews were murdered in ghettos, labor

camps, and concentration camps
In ghettos, concentration camps, and labor camps created by the Germans and their
allies and collaborators, Jews were murdered through deliberate privation, disease,
brutal treatment, and arbitrary acts of violence.
CASE 4 – At least 250,000 Jews were murdered in other acts of violence

outside of camp ghettos
The Germans and their allies and collaborators killed Jewish people in acts of
violence and deprivation that took place outside of detention sites. It included the
Jews that were murdered in Anti-Semitic riots; individuals’ executions; as partisans;
and en route to and between sites of detention. (on forced arches, trains, and ships).
IV. How much damage did Hitler left on the citizens of Germany and the
Jewish people?
Adolf Hitler’s reign during the 1930s and 1940s inflicted profound and
devastating consequences on both the German populace and the Jewish
community. The citizens of Germany endured widespread economic hardship,
political repression, and the erosion of civil liberties under the totalitarian regime.
For the Jewish people, the impact was particularly tragic. The Holocaust,
orchestrated by the Nazi regime, resulted in the systematic genocide of six million
Jews. This dark chapter in history involved mass extermination through
concentration camps, forced labor, and other atrocities, leaving an indelible mark on
the collective memory of the Jewish community.
The aftermath of Hitler’s rule left scars on Germany, forcing introspection and
a commitment to prevent the recurrence of such horrors. The lasting legacy of this
period underscores the importance of vigilance against extremism and the
safeguarding of human rights to prevent the repetition of such catastrophic events.

Hitler’s political ascent was characterized by the aggressive pursuit of
expansionist and anti-Semitic policies. He orchestrated the Holocaust, leading to the
genocide of six million Jews during World War ll. Hitler’s militaristics ambitions and
ideological beliefs played a central role in the outbreak of the war. His rule ended
with his suicide in April 1945 as Allied forces closed in on Germany, marking the
conclusion of one of the darkest chapters in history. According to historical accounts,
Hitler ingested cyanide and simultaneously shot himself in the head together with his
wife, Eva Braun. Their bodies were later found in the bunker by their staff. The
bodies were dragged outside, doused in petrol, and set on fire by Hitler’s staff to
prevent them from falling into the hands of the advancing Allies.

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Behind the Bars Unveiled:

Decoding the Minds of the

Twisted paths: Exploring

II. Turning to point that led to criminality:

A. Prohibition opportunities: Prohibition era (1920 – 1933) provided

III. Criminal Career (History or list of the victims/ cases)

Capone was also indicted

IV. Status quo of the killer:

II. Turning to point that led to criminality:

III. Criminal Career (History or list of the victims/ cases)

1. Magistrate Gustavo Zuluaga Serna was

2. Rodrigo Lara Bonilla was a

3. Judge María Helena Díaz Perez – she was

5. Magistrate Carlos Ernesto Valencia García

7. Diana Turbay Quintero was a well-

IV. Status quo of the killer:

III. Criminal Career (History or list of the victims/ cases)

IV. Status quo of the killer:

II. Turning to point that led to criminality:

III. Criminal Career (History or list of the victims/ cases)

IV. Status quo of the killer:

II. Turning to point that led to criminality:

III. Criminal Career (History or list of the victims/ cases)

 On October 23, 1976, Berkowitz struck again, this time in Flushing, a

 On March 8, 1977, Columbia University student Virginia Voskerichian was

Lauria and Valenti shooting (July 1976)

The first shooting attributed to

Denaro and Keenan shooting (October 1976)

Most of Berkowitz's activity was in Queens,

DeMasi and Lomino shooting (November

Freund and Diel shooting (January

Esau and Suriani shooting (April 1977)

At about 3am on April 17, 1977, Alexander

Lupo and Placido shooting (June 1977)

IV. Status quo of the killer:

Other Alias Physical Description

II. Turning to point that led to criminality:

Span of Known Murders:

IV. Status quo of the killer:

Herman Mudgett attended medical school at the University of Michigan,

II. Turning to point that led to criminality:

III. Criminal Career (History or list of the victims/ cases)

1. Pilot Impersonation (1963-1964) – Successfully posed as a Pan American

It is important to note that while Abagnale’s criminal actions had broad

V. Status quo of the killer:

NAME: Jerome Henry Brudos

II. Turning to point that led to criminality:

1. Linda Slawson 19, a door-to-door encyclopedia saleswoman who knocked

3. Karen Sprinker 18, abducted at gunpoint from a parking lot outside a

IV. Status quo of the killer:

II. Turning to point that led to criminality:

Possible reasons and factors of Dennis Rader's criminal behavior include:

 Early Childhood Experiences: Rader's childhood was marked by several

List of Victims and Cases

1. Otero Family Murders (January 15, 1974)

2. Kathryn Bright Murder (April 4, 1974)

 Victim: Kathryn Bright, 21

3. Shirley Vian Rellas Murder (December 16, 1975)