1. Motives of Serial Killers1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Visionary Motive
Mission Oriented
Thrill Oriented
Lust Killers
Gain Killers
Jeffery Dahmer

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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. Gain Killers
Kill for personal gain
Ex.
Money
Basic needs

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

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

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