In I977 and 1978, the infamous Kenneth Bianchi reeked havoc in parts of California and Washington State. Also known as "The Hillside Strangler", Bianchi was a serial sex murderer who worked with his accomplice, Angelo Buono. In relation to the case of Kenneth Bianchi, the notion of leaving a "signature" after committing a murder is clearly present. Bianchi 's murder 's were sexually driven, and I will discuss why most murderer 's are sexually driven to commit these heinous crimes. Bianchi is one of the many murderer 's that fits this description of committing murder based on ideas of sex.
The offender, Bianchi was 28 years old and working as a security guard after he committed his deviant acts. Bianchi was a sexual serial killer that killed …show more content…
He also argues that a serial sexual murderer may have many motives for killing that we are not aware of and he himself may not be aware of either. This can be because the motivation for the sexual murderer may change during the course of the action, and so this is a question that cannot be answered unless the serial sex murderer has himself admitted to his/her motivations for killing. As Schlesinger discusses in relation to this point, "motivation can only be established through an interactive process of assessment using multiple sources of evidence" (2004). According to Keppel and Walter (1999), these murders can be motivated by a category known as "power-assertive". In this category, the killer wants to ensure he has control of the victim and carries it out through sexual assault or murder. However, in the anger-retaliatory category, the murder is not a result of a sexual fantasy, but rather a result of built up anger and the murder is merely revenge. Moreover, in the power-reassurance motivation, the sexual killer mutilates the body to assure that the individual is actually dead. As Schlesinger discusses in 2004 and 2007, the motivations behind sexual serial killers fits in with the concept of catathymia. This is when the criminal has an acute and chronic form of his/her …show more content…
This article cites similar cases where sexual murders were carried out through sadistic motivation and it is noted that they are actually sexual patterns that the criminal goes through. Moreover, these anger motivated murders result in these individuals performing actions on victims such as subjecting them to torture and humiliation, as well as posing the victims nude to make a point. It is also expressed that there is a connection between how the crime was carried out in comparison to what the criminals sexual fantasy was. Also, this article discusses how unique these sexual deviant acts are and how consistent they are with their motivations, as well as how much more it can be investigated. Moreover, this article discusses that a ritual does not always happen because it depends on many factors. Some of these factors include the mood of the criminal and how much time the criminal has available in order to carry out his motivations. In "Understanding Sexual Homicide", Greenall suggests that criminal behavior can actually be enhanced through issues such as diversity. He also suggests that sexual homicides can be committed by either disorganized criminals or organized offenders. There is really not much of a difference between the motivations between
The offender, Bianchi was 28 years old and working as a security guard after he committed his deviant acts. Bianchi was a sexual serial killer that killed …show more content…
He also argues that a serial sexual murderer may have many motives for killing that we are not aware of and he himself may not be aware of either. This can be because the motivation for the sexual murderer may change during the course of the action, and so this is a question that cannot be answered unless the serial sex murderer has himself admitted to his/her motivations for killing. As Schlesinger discusses in relation to this point, "motivation can only be established through an interactive process of assessment using multiple sources of evidence" (2004). According to Keppel and Walter (1999), these murders can be motivated by a category known as "power-assertive". In this category, the killer wants to ensure he has control of the victim and carries it out through sexual assault or murder. However, in the anger-retaliatory category, the murder is not a result of a sexual fantasy, but rather a result of built up anger and the murder is merely revenge. Moreover, in the power-reassurance motivation, the sexual killer mutilates the body to assure that the individual is actually dead. As Schlesinger discusses in 2004 and 2007, the motivations behind sexual serial killers fits in with the concept of catathymia. This is when the criminal has an acute and chronic form of his/her …show more content…
This article cites similar cases where sexual murders were carried out through sadistic motivation and it is noted that they are actually sexual patterns that the criminal goes through. Moreover, these anger motivated murders result in these individuals performing actions on victims such as subjecting them to torture and humiliation, as well as posing the victims nude to make a point. It is also expressed that there is a connection between how the crime was carried out in comparison to what the criminals sexual fantasy was. Also, this article discusses how unique these sexual deviant acts are and how consistent they are with their motivations, as well as how much more it can be investigated. Moreover, this article discusses that a ritual does not always happen because it depends on many factors. Some of these factors include the mood of the criminal and how much time the criminal has available in order to carry out his motivations. In "Understanding Sexual Homicide", Greenall suggests that criminal behavior can actually be enhanced through issues such as diversity. He also suggests that sexual homicides can be committed by either disorganized criminals or organized offenders. There is really not much of a difference between the motivations between