nals are obsession with publicity and fantasy and rituals. (Profiling p. 2) Most serial killers will collect newspaper articles and other information on the crimes they have committed. Some will even make contact with the police or the victim’s family. This obsession with publicity and attention feeds the arrogance of the offender and often lead him to make mistakes, which enable his capture. Once police have identified crimes as serial, and knowing this fact of obsession for publicity, they can set up telephone traces at the victim’s family’s home, which can potentially lead to an arrest. Fantasies that drive serial offenders’ behavior are not normal to the general, non-offending public. For example, Jeffery Dahmer was obsessed with collecting parts of his victims so they would never leave him. The collection of body parts was a part of the ritual that fed his fantasies. (Profiling p. 3) There are four types of serial killers: ones which exhibit psychotic behavior, ones which appear normal to outside world but are disturbed internally, ones who kill for thrills and one who kills out of lust. Ted Bundy killed out of lust. Discovering what fuels a serial killer will help predict behavior and future victims. A general profile of a serial killer is as follows: male white between the age 25-35 victims will mostly be of own race (Goldman p. 2)Let’s look at an organized killer like Ted Bundy. Ted Bundy was a law student, intelligent and dressed neatly. Bundy did not appear to be questionable to the outside world; instead he appeared as a very well liked and charming man. The police received many calls into the station, with leads about the Ted Bundy murders. It took them one month just to compile all the information. After all the information was processed, they were immediately able to put Ted Bundy to the top of the suspect list due to the psychological profi...
