Motives of Serial Killers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Visionary Motive Mission Oriented Thrill Oriented Lust Killers Gain Killers Jeffery Dahmer

Visionary Motive Have psychotic breaks Voices may tell them to kill Usually the voices are God or a demon Herbert Mullin

Mission Oriented Feel the need to “rid” the world of undesirable people Try to “better society” Undesirable people include: homosexuals, prostitutes, homeless, people of different ethnicity or religion Generally are not psychotic

Thrill Oriented Induce pain and terror Get a “rush” from killing Murder only for the thrill The more violent the crime= the bigger the rush. Usually the victims are strangers, although the killer may have followed them for a period of time. Thrill killers can abstain from killing for long periods of time and become more successful at killing as they refine their murder methods. Generally think they will not get caught. Ted Bundy

Lust Killer Sex is the primary goal Get sexual pleasure from torturing their victim Gacy

Gain Killers Kill for personal gain Ex. Money Basic needs

Michael Meyers Loved to torture his victims Enjoyed stalking his victims Which type of serial killer would he be classified as? Why?

Lydia Trublood Poisoned her husbands to collect insurance money Which type of serial killer would she be classified as?

Fritz Haarmann (The Butcher of Hanover) Killed 27 young men from 1918-1924 Dismembered and discarded the bodies Killed due to a “rabid sexual passion” Which type of serial killer would he be classified as?