Brady and Hindley: Serial Killers and Celebrity Culture

2019 ◽  
pp. 89-114
Author(s):  
Ian Cummins ◽  
Marian Foley ◽  
Martin King
Keyword(s):  
Serial Killers ◽  
Celebrity Culture

Serial Killers in American Culture: Unanswered Questions

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 51 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith V. Becker ◽  
Laura G. Kirsch
Keyword(s):  
American Culture ◽  
Serial Killers

Edgar Allan Poe Matches Wits With One of the First Identified Serial Killers!

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Iaccino ◽  
Jennifer Dondero
Keyword(s):  
Edgar Allan Poe ◽  
Serial Killers

True Crime: An Investigation into Women's Interest in Serial Killers

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda M. Vicary ◽  
R. Chris Fraley
Keyword(s):  
Serial Killers ◽  
True Crime

Sex differences in serial killers.

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marissa A. Harrison ◽  
Susan M. Hughes ◽  
Adam Jordan Gott
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Serial Killers

American Gothic Culture

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Faflak
Keyword(s):  
American Culture ◽  
First Century ◽  
Serial Killers ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Eighteenth Century Literature ◽  
Repressed Memories ◽  
American Gothic ◽  
Film And Television ◽  
Frontier Narratives ◽  
Global Events

This Companion surveys the traditions and conventions of the dark side of American culture - its repressed memories, its anxieties and panics, its fears and horrors, its obsessions and paranoias. Featuring new critical essays by established and emerging academics from a range of national backgrounds, this collection offers new discussions and analyses of canonical and lesser-known literary and other works. Its scope ranges from the earliest manifestations of American Gothic traditions in frontier narratives and colonial myths, to its recent responses to contemporary global events. Moving from analyses of eighteenth-century literature to twenty-first century video games, and touching upon visual art, film, and television, serial killers, monsters, education and cityscapes, this Companion aims to demonstrate the centrality of the gothic to American culture writ large through four key sections: Gothic Histories, Gothic Identities; Gothic Genres, Gothic Sites; Gothic Media; and American Creatures.

A Critical Study of Stephen King and Horror Fiction

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Dr. Sudhir V. Nikam ◽  
Mr. Rajkiran J. Biraje
Keyword(s):  
Research Problem ◽  
Extensive Study ◽  
Serial Killers ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Stephen King ◽  
Special Place ◽  
Fiction Writers ◽  
Horror Fiction ◽  
A Site

This present research undertakes the extensive study of horror fiction genre with reference to the select novels of one of the finest and celebrated horror fiction writers of all time, Stephen King. This paper is a substantial assessment of the select horror fiction of King. The research problem revolves extensively around the word fear. Stephen King has conjured up the images of most horrific creatures, monsters, places, and stories, and some of the most enduring villains in fiction. These unimaginable evil beings test the limits of the protagonist. Some of these villains have gone to the extent of becoming as famous (or infamous) as the writer himself. Many of Stephen King villains are monsters of the human variety such as serial killers, power hungry despots, nihilists, etc. His most memorable and monumental characters are the supernatural ones who use their dark powers to twist the orderly world around them into a special place of chaos and pain. It has been assumed that the horror elements in the fiction of Stephen King are the result of his strategic use of supernaturalist and non-supernaturalist elements. The techniques that he uses to evoke horror in reader have been treated as a site for research attention by the researcher.

Death and Disposal Locations of Serial Homicides: The Effect on Recovery Timeframes

2021 ◽  
pp. 108876792110068
Author(s):  
Brendan Chapman ◽  
Cody Raymer ◽  
David A. Keatley
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Serial Killers ◽  
Disposal Site ◽  
Time Since Death ◽  
Forensic Evidence ◽  
Hostile Environments ◽  
Case Data ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Homicide Case

Many factors affect the solvability of homicides, including body disposal location and time between death and recovery. The aim of this exploratory study was to probe a number of spatiotemporal variables for trends across a subset of solved homicide case data from 54 North American serial killers, active between 1920 and 2016 (125 solved cases) to identify areas for further research. We investigated murder site and body disposal site as location variables with eight subcategories across eight discrete time series, seeking insight into how these factors may affect the early stages of an investigation and (therefore by inference) solvability. The findings showed that bodies recovered after 48 hours are more likely discovered outdoor while those discovered within 24 hours, within the victim’s residence. This has implications for the ability to recover forensic evidence when bodes are located after a prolonged time since death as well as in more hostile environments.

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