Nature vs Nurture: Serial Killers
Amyah Walker
Nature
- Ted grandfather's mental issue
- Ted grandfathers relation to him rumor
- Jane's Father mental history
- Gacy's Suppression
Ted Bundy
- Born November 24, 1946
- Raised as mother's little brother
- Grandfather suffered from an unknown mental disorder
- Bundy showed signs
Born or Raised
John Wayne Gacy
Outcomes
Both!
- Nurture is focused on your childhood and how you were raised
- Nature is your genes and hereditary factors
- Bundy murdered many women and children
- Gacy killed 33 teenage boys and young men.
- Jane murders 31 patients
- Born March 17, 1942
- Only Boy in his Family
- Big disappointment to Father.
- Heart Condition
- He was involved in boy Scouts
- He was stuck in the closet
Nature and Nurture both have a major influence on who we become.
Jane Toppan
- Born August 17, 1854
- Abandoned at six years old
- Family mental history
- Adopted by Toppans
- Jealous of foster sister Elizabeth
Nurture
- Ted Grandfather's preferences
- Gacy's father's disappointment/disapproval
- Gacy's fathers bullying
- Jane not being fully accepted
- Jane being treated as a servant