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Essay / The Making of a Serial Killer, An Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography: Brogaard, Berit. “The Making of a Serial Killer.” Psychology today. Sussex Directories, Inc., December 7, 2012. Web. May 3, 2014. Berit Brogaard, DMSci., Ph.D., is professor of philosophy and director of the Brogaard Lab for Multisensory Research at the University of Miami. She earned a medical degree in neuroscience and a doctorate in philosophy. This article explained the traits of a psychopath, such as callous, manipulative, and cunning behavior, as well as the difference between psychopaths and psychotics. This article helped me by providing a good foundation on psychopathology and useful examples. Hodel, Steve and Ralph Pezzullo. Most Evil: Avenger, Zodiac, and the Other Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel. New York: Dutton, 2009. Print. Steve Hodel is the New York Times bestselling author of Black Dhalia Avenger. Additionally, Hodel is a former LAPD detective who has spent decades studying and exploring the life of his father, serial killer Dr. Georger Hill Hodel. Steve Hodel wrote about the murders and the family life of Dr. George Hill Hodel, analyzing his father's actions and all the evidence preserved after his death to prove his guilt. This book provided numerous first-hand accounts of George Hodel and detailed and reliable evidence proving the evils he committed. I was able to use examples of Hodel's crimes to prove that his behavior was based on his psychopathology. Larson, Daniel. “Serial murderers: the construction”. Serial murderers: the construction. University of Iowa, nd Web. May 06, 2014.Daniel Larson works as a senior editor at Kaiser Permanente. Larson has extensive writing experience ranging from health to marketing as a freelance writer. The...... middle of paper...... May 06, 2014. Morrison, Helen and Harold Goldberg. My Life Among Serial Killers: Inside the Minds of the World's Most Notorious Murderers. New York: William Morrow, 2004. Print. Osterweil, Neil. “Bully on the brain.” WebMD. WebMD and Web. May 6, 2014.Raven. “What creates serial killers and psychopaths: genetics or environment?” » Living among predators. OverBlog and Web. May 6, 2014. Scott, Shirley L. “Childhood Abuse.” What motivates serial killers? Internet. May 19, 2014. Scott, Shirley L. “Monstrous Mothers.” What motivates serial killers? Internet. May 19, 2014.Thomas, Michael. “Psychopaths and how not to become a serial killer.” Expose the truth. Exposing the Truth, September 29, 2013. Web. May 6, 2014.Wenzl, Roy, Tim Potter, L. Kelly and Hurst Laviana. Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door. New York: HC, 2007. Print.