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Do Now:

• Write 3 reasons to why you think people decide to kill
• Give some examples of murderers that went down in history that you know of

Common Motives for Murder

• Crime of Passion
• Revenge
• Mental Illness
• Obsession
• Jealousy
• Copy-Cat

Marvin Gaye

Crime of Passion

Marvin Gaye was a famous singer/songwriter who was shot and killed by his father

• was a victim of a crime of passion murder
• had a verbal disagreement with his father earlier that day
• father returned with a .38 pistol and shot his son in the chest
• killed his son in the heat of the moment
• sentenced to 5 years probation

• A violent crime (homicide) in which the perpetrator commits the act against someone because of a sudden strong impulse such as sudden range.

Nature vs. Nurture

Inside the Mind of a Killer

By:Annissa Young-Nozicka

Nature: The idea that you are the way you are today because it is in your genes and DNA and its something that you inherited.

Nurture: The idea that you are the way you are because of the influences around you and the behavior of others that have put an effect on you. (ie. parents , family , friends , teachers etc.)

Nature vs Nurture effects on killers

• killers today are usually effected by something , that causes them to have the sudden urge to kll
• This can either be because of their childhood , and what happened to them while they were younger , that put a big impact on their lives later on when they were older. (Nature)
• Other reasons could be because they feel that it is in their blood , to kill because of other previous generations that also committed the same acts of murder and how they are raised allows them to become whatever they want (nurture)

Eddie Seda

The original zodiac killer was the most famous serial killer to employ the media for attention

• Twenty years later a zodiac copycat began his own attacks in New York city , murdering victims based on their Zodiac sign

• Sentenced to 238 years in prison

Revenge

Copy Cat Crimes

~The action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands

ie." Getting back at someone"

• A criminal act that is modeled or inspired by a previous crime that has been reported in the media or described in fiction

The Hudson Family

William Balfour killed the mother,brother,and nephew of actress/singer Jennifer Hudson in a jealous rage over his estranged wife

obsession

Revenge Murders

• an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a persons mind

Anthony Stockleman is currently facing a life sentence for molestation and murder of a 10 year old girl (kaitlyn "katie" Collman)

• one day when he woke up guards noticed a tattoo on the man
• officials investigated and realized that the girls cousin was in the same facility and went into Anthony's cell and tattooed him to seek revenge for his cousin
• He will forever be followed by the crime that he committed

Jealousy

A unhappy or angry feeling of wanting to have what someone else has

Obsession Murders

Edward Gein was a cannibal and necrophile haunted by bizarre obsessions.

• His obsessions included female anatomy , Nazi experiments, and a desire to change his sex from male to female

Mental Illness

Mental Illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions-disorders that affect your mood , thinking,behavior .

Mental Illness

Murderers Mystery Motive

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James Holmes was convicted on 24 counts of murder and 140 counts of attempted murder (Aurora Shooting)

He was arrested after the shooting and hospitalized after attempting suicides several times

Entered of plea of not guilty by reason of insanity

Sentenced to 12 consecutive life sentences without parole plus 3,318 years

What is the reason why these murderers killed?

In September 1994 , a 14-year old boy from Dallas,Texas decapitated a 13 year old classmate at his middle school. His reason why was because he wanted to be famous like the people on the show "Natural Born Killers"

Crime of passion Copy-Cat

Jealousy Obsession

Mental Illness Revenge

The murder of famous football player Steve Mcnair was a crime that shocked everyone

He was shot and killed by his 20 year old girlfriend who then turned the gun on herself

His girlfriend had recently discovered that he was in an extramarital relationship

Copy-Cat!!!

Jealousy Revenge

Copy-Cat Crime of Passion

Obsession Mental Illness

• Crime of Passion
• Revenge

Selena was a famous singer killed on March 31st , 1995 by the President of her fan club (Yolanda)

Yolanda had embezzled money and was eventually caught by Selena's father and was fired

After being confronted by him she returned with a gun and shot Selena in the back

Jealousy Mental Illness

Crime of Passion obsession

Copy-Cat Revenge

• Crime of Passion
• Revenge
• Jealousy