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Originally Posted by shesus
I believe that serial killers are mentally disturbed with possible schizophrenia or multiple personalities. However, after I read the quote above, I wonder if maybe sometimes it is an urge that they can't control.
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Great topic shesus. I think you will find in your continued research that schizophrenia is not causal in creating a serial killer. A paranoid schizophrenic might kill under acute psychosis, but it is not a planned event with the intention of continuing to kill. The vagaries of "multiple personalities" serves defense lawyers, but there is little
clinical evidence of the disorder.
There are probably a number of ways that one can become a serial killer, but I believe powerclown hit on the most common variety. Homocidal sociopaths, or the person with an extreme version of "Antisocial Personality Disorder," tend to be the more well known of the serial killers. Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgway are good examples from my neck of the woods.
These individuals believe themselves to be superior to all others (god-like as analog suggested), and therefore not subject to cultural norms. An extreme form of APD would allow for the killing of others as another expression of their power.
Here is a link to APD diagnosis, if you are interested.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisoc...ality_disorder