Criminologists reveal the five key traits common in serial killers. The first recorded serial killers date back to the Roman Empire when a group of matrons were said to have poisoned men using a deadly ring. Today, thanks to modern technology, psychologists and criminologists have defined and identified what makes a person commit such cold- blooded murders again and again . Working with Dr Elizabeth Yardley, Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University, Real Crime magazine has highlighted five key characteristics of serial killers.. A POWER JUNKIE‘Serial killers typically have a real affinity with power, even when they’ve been caught and know the game is up,’ explained the experts. Killers: Ian Brady (left), the Moors Murderer who was convicted of killing five children with accomplice Myra Hindley (right) between 1. Keith Bennett’s body from police‘Intent on exerting some kind of control over the people around them, they often hold back bits of crucial information in a bid to maintain power over the situation, gain attention and assert a warped sense of authority.’Ian Brady, the Moors Murderer who was convicted of killing five children with accomplice Myra Hindley between 1. Keith Bennett’s body from police which many believe was to assert power and control. Doctor Harold Shipman (pictured) used his position as a medical expert to manipulate his patients. A MANIPULATOR‘Apparent vulnerability and the need to please have been used effectively time and time again by serial killers as a way of hiding a sinister personality,’ continued the experts.‘Some of the world’s best known serial killers have a frightening ability to manipulate those around them, pressing the right buttons in order to present themselves in a false light.’‘Serial killers are also often able to manipulate a situation in order to pass the blame for their actions, using hot- button issues of the day or medical psychological research to try to explain their actions.’Doctor Harold Shipman, for example, used his position as a medical expert to manipulate his patients into treatments that ultimately killed them while posing as a caring member of society. AN EGOTISTICAL BRAGGERElsewhere, Real Crime and Dr Yardley said: ‘Egoistical serial killers often can’t help but brag about the atrocities they’ve committed, whether it’s aimed at their accomplices, the next victim, law enforcement, or just themselves.‘Take Brady and Hindley for example. They revisited the burial sites on Saddleworth Moor often, taking ghoulish trophy shots of the desolate landscape as a memento of their horrendous crimes.‘Of course, these helped incriminate the pair and lead the police to the three bodies eventually found on the Moor.’Convicted British serial killer Trevor Hardy, dubbed Beast of Manchester for his murders of teenage girls in the 1. A SUPERFICIAL CHARMER’Serial killers tend to have a very good grasp of other people’s emotions and are quick to pick up on any vulnerability or weakness in order to convince them into doing things they normally wouldn’t,’ added Dr Yardley. Unfinished business: Shortly before his execution in 1. Bundy (pictured) confessed to 3. They’ll get others on side and take charge of a situation with a mix of compliments and common sense.’One example of such a ‘superficial charmer’ is Ted Bundy. Shortly before his execution in 1. Bundy confessed to 3. He raped and kidnapped woman after winning their trust, either by feigning disability using fake slings or casts, or pretending to be a policeman or person of authority. He was often described as charming, charismatic and handsome. AN AVERAGE JOEMeanwhile, Real Crime continued: ‘Possibly the scariest trait of all, many serial killers look like a pillar of the community on first sight. Fred West (pictured above) appeared to be part an 'average Joe' but between 1. However it’s a way of gaining trust, only to abuse it in the most appalling ways. This tactic has enabled many to get away with a lot of deviant stuff behind closed doors.’Fred and Rose West, for example, appeared to be part of an everyday family. Between 1. 96. 7 and 1. But not the third flavor: the ones who do their thing. They sit next to you. The Police suspect there are no fewer than 30 active serial killers in the UK. 10 chilling serial killers and how they were caught. Robert Black’s job as a van driver allowed him to roam the UK and become a serial killer of little girls. They lived in a residential street in Gloucester, in the UK. In the US, John Wayne Gacy, nicknamed ‘Killer Clown’ was politically active in his Chicago suburb and worked hard for the local community, even performing at parties and events as a ‘Pogo’ the clown. In private, he raped and murdered teenage boys, burying their remains on the grounds of his house. COULD CHILDHOOD ABUSE BE A FACTOR? Previous studies have found a link between serial killers and childhood abuse, including physical, mental and sexual. The killers typically come from unstable families, shown signs of voyeurism and sadomasochism from an early age and more than 9. Interviews with friends of Charles Manson, who killed seven people over the course of two nights in August 1. Nature or nurture? Charles Manson (pictured), who killed seven people over the course of two nights in August 1. He was also reportedly abused and neglected as child. WHAT IS A SERIAL KILLER? The term ‘serial killer’ was coined in the 1. FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program, Robert Ressler. The crimes differ from mass murders which typically occur at the same location or incident without a so- called ‘cooling- off period.’In 1. United States Congress defined it as: ‘Three or more killings, not less than one of which was committed within the United States, having common characteristics such as to suggest the reasonable possibility that the crimes were committed by the same actor or actors.’However, Ted Bundy, the Milwaukee Cannibal Jeff Dahmer and Dennis Rader - the Bind, Torture Kill or BTK killer - grew up in healthy households with supportive family members. And contrary to popular belief, serial killers span all racial groups. Charles Ng, a native of Hong Kong, China, killed numerous victims in Northern California, with Leonard Lake. Derrick Todd Lee, an African- American, killed at least six women in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Coral Eugene Watts, an African- American, killed five victims in Michigan, fled the state to avoid detection, and murdered another 1. Texas, before being arrested. And there are female killers too, Aileen Wuornos was a female serial killer who murdered seven men in Florida betweenn 1. COULD BRAIN SCANS REVEAL A SERIAL KILLER? Other researchers theorise that damage to the frontal lobe, the hypothalamus and the limbic system can cause extreme aggression, loss of control, and poor judgment. This feature taken in part from Real Crime magazine, out now. Henry Lee Lucas, a serial killer convicted of 1. The brain study at the University of Wisconsin, Madison also noticed a drop in connectivity between the amygdala and the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vm. PFC). These regions process negative stimuli into negative emotions and responses. When connectivity is low, people have lower levels of empathy and aren’t easily ashamed by their actions. PSYCHOPATHY VERSUS PSYCHOSISSome serial killers have been diagnosed by psychologists as psychopaths, suffering from an antisocial personality disorder (APD). This makes them unlikely to conform to social norms, irritable and aggressive and lack of remorse. Brain scans of rapist and serial killer Brian Dugan showed a lack of activity in the regions associated with empathy and remorse, and Bundy once described himself as ‘the most cold- hearted son of a b***h you'll ever meet.’Others have been diagnosed as psychotic. HOW TO CLASSIFY A SERIAL KILLER: MOTIVE AND SOCIAL PATTERNSSerial killers are typically classified in two ways - one based on motive, the other on organisational and social patterns. The motive method is called Holmes typology, for Ronald M. Stephen T. Holmes, authors of textbooks on serial murder and violent crime. The FBI explained that not every serial killer falls into a single type, and these classifications don’t explain what leads someone to become a serial killer. The Creepiest Serial Killers (Who Still Remain At Large)But, even if he had been convicted, the shooting he's accused of is one of the odd ones - - it could have turned out he did that one, and not the rest of the ritualistic "one shot to the head" executions. Either way, no further arrests were made. The good news is the killings also stopped. You could say this proves it was Franco but, then again, the arrest could have convinced the real killer the cops were getting too close. Either way, somebody got away with it, scot- free. Finlay Mc. Walter. In the late 1. 96. Barrowland Ballroom, a nightclub in Glasgow, Scotland. Between 1. 96. 8 and 1. Patricia Docker, 3. Jemima Mc. Donald, and 2. Helen Puttock were all murdered after nights out at the Barrowland. All three were strangled with their own stockings, and all three women's handbags were missing, most likely taken as a souvenir. Yep, sounds like a serial killer. Over the years, these killings have blown up into one of the biggest crime investigations in Scottish history. And this is despite the fact that, just, so many witnesses know exactly what he looks and sounds like. Grampian TV"Start extradition papers for Ron Howard ASAP."These were all nightclub hookups, after all, and the victims all had friends who saw who their buddy was going home with; they even shared a cab with him in at least one instance. In most cases, the killer identified himself as John, and was notable for constantly quoting from the Bible, which gave him his media nickname "Bible John." Shit, if he was any more of a serial killer, he'd turn up to the club wearing someone else's face. Grampian TVThere's a lot of Bible to cover, so maybe he never read the "don't kill" part. Despite knowing so much about what Bible John looked like that they were able to plaster his portrait all over the Glasgow night scene, and putting cops undercover all over the damn place, they still never caught the guy. They did identify one suspect in 1. John Mc. Innes, who unfortunately couldn't answer any questions due to the fact that he'd been dead for 1. But, after exhuming his corpse, they ultimately proved he wasn't the guy, and had to apologize to his family for digging up his skeleton and calling it a serial killer. Grampian TV"We took it by his silence that he was cool with it. Our bad."Since then, the case has gone drier than John Mc. Innes' bones, and at this point it's unlikely that Bible John will ever be found, considering that he's probably in a retirement home, if he's alive at all (at the very least, his clubbing days are probably behind him). Or, maybe he got arrested for some other crime decades ago. Or, maybe his last victim managed to kill him in self- defense, and nobody ever found him. Make up whatever story you want, because we'll never know the truth. Sometimes, that's just the way it goes. Janel Comeau is not a serial killer, but you should probably keep an eye on her on Twitter and her blog, just in case. For more stories to keep you up at night, check out 5 Horrific Serial Killers (Who Are Free Right Now) and 5 Real Killers More Terrifying Than Any Horror Movie. Subscribe to our You. Tube channel, and check out Why 'Willy Wonka' Is The First Torture Porn, and other videos you won't see on the site! 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