Articles for tag: Hannibal Lecter, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris ‘Hannibal’ Books Inspires Two TV Series

COMMENTARY | Thomas Harris’ series about a serial killer named Hannibal Lecter, which has spawned a number of movies, most starring Anthony Hopkins as the iconic “Hannibal the Cannibal” is shortly to inspire not just one, but two TV series. According to TV Guide, Lifetime is developing a series to be entitled “Clarice,” based on ...

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Modern Day Serial Killers

When people think of serial killers, many people think of individuals such as Ted Bundy, who taught women not to trust or help strangers when alone, Jack the Ripper, who strangled women in London, Amelia Dyer, a British woman who murdered infants in her care as the head of an infant placement service, and John ...

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John Wayne Gacy’s Sister on Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey’s guests on July 9, 2010 were relatives of infamous criminals: mass murderer, Jim Jones and serial killer, John Wayne Gacy. This article is about Karen, John Wayne Gacy’s sister. Read about Jim Jones, Jr.’s appearance in the first segment here. John Wayne Gacy’s younger sister, Karen, appeared in the second segment of Oprah ...

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KILLER CLOWN JOHN WAYNE GACY: THREE MURDERS HE DIDN’T COMMIT

The scene was truly horrific. The young bodies of Bobby Peterson and brothers John and Anton Schuessler were discovered bound and naked with their eyes taped closed in Robinson Woods on a crisp Autumn day in October of 1955. All three boys had died from asphyxiation. It was a gruesome crime, three young boys so ...

Characteristics of a Sociopath

Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer; John Wayne Gacy; Jack the Ripper — famous sociopaths that have dominated popular culture. A sociopath is a person who suffers from a severe form of antisocial personality disorder. Sociopaths are usually career criminals; however they do not necessarily have to have a criminal history. You can prove someone is a ...

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Serial Killer Profile: John Wayne Gacy

From simple things come intricate twists. John Wayne Gacy, on the outside, seemed to be a normal American man. He married a co-worker named Marilyn Jean Myer and eventually took over her fathers company. The couple had twins, lied the model suburban dream and everyone that knew them never suspected that a monster was lurking ...