David Berkowitz did not have the easiest childhood. Some may have thought that he was okay and doing well but he was truly about to go insane. He was born June 1, 1953 to a mother and father who could not love him. They gave him up for adoption as soon as he was born. Berkowitz was adopted by a married couple who tried to set up a normal life for him. But soon they got divorced and David would struggle to make a good name for himself. His adopted mother passed away leaving only his adopted father. His father remarried to a lady who did not appreciate Davids company. His father and step mother left him at the age of 18 to fend for himself.
Berkowitz joined the military for three years before getting honorably discharged. In the military he had his first sexual experience with a prostitute. He then moved to a neighborhood that he explained as driving him to make his first murder. The neighbors dog howled and howled for hours making it impossible for Berkowitz to sleep. Soon Berkowitz took the dogs howling to mean that demons were telling him to go out and murder women. He went out one night under demons orders and stabbed two women. One only 15 lived after being stabbed 6 times. He committed 6 murders before being caught. He was caught because he was spotted crying over a parking ticket. His car was parked near the murder scene of one victim. Finally after being identified as the only individual with a parking ticket that night; cops showed up and asked one question. "who are you" his answer was "sam". "son of sam" was an alias that he went by during his killings.
Berkowitz is a unique case because he created an allies and reasons behind his murdering. But in a later article Berkowitz claimed he just said those things incase he got caught he could use his demon story to be tried as criminally insane and receive a lessor of a punishment. However this was not the case when he was determined mentally stable enough to testify, then he later came clean. He also expressed he became sexually aroused when he committed his acts.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Dean Corll
Born December 24, 1939 in Fort Wayne, Indiana two his parents whom had a stable relationship but soon fell apart. Dean was only six years old when his parents got a divorce. Most children show signs of of there parents troubles but Dean was not one of them. He maintained good grades and was said to be very polite and well behaved. Dean and one of his brothers moved with his mother to Houston, Texas. His father soon moved to texas and remarried Deans mother. Once again it did not last. Corll completed his high-school years and started to help his mother with her candy business. He also became a electrician working for Houston Lighting and Power. The candy store was located across from a school, so kids would come over after school hours. Corll would often give them free candy generating the nick name "The Candy Man".
Corll seemed to live a normal life maintain a full time salary while helping his mother. There was only one suspicious aspect of him, the people he claimed as friends. The two individuals he hung-out with most were David Brooks and Wayne Henley. They were both products of disrupted families and both enjoyed drugs and alcohol. Not only was that a problem they were only teenagers. At this time Dean was in his thirties. The Corll and the boys were seen together several times creating minor suspicion. No one would suspect who Corll really was.
Accused of torturing, raping and killing 27 boys between 9-21 would never see any jail time. One night a female friend of Henley needed out of her own home because her father was an angry, abusive drunk. Henley went off and picked her up and retuned to Corll's house. They all began to take apart in both drug and alcohol abuse. Corll's had talked with Henley how he could not believe he brought a girl to his home. Henley thought he had calmed him down but he did not Corll rage was still there. The boys and the girl with them passed out from drinking. Henley was awaken by his hands getting handcuffed to the torture bed in Corll's room; his friends were tied up on the floor with there mouths taped shut. Henley pleaded with Corll saying that if Corll let him go then he would rape the female and Corll could rape the other male. Corll agreed forcing Henley to cut the girls clothing off. Corll's victim fought vigorously enraging him to the point where he left for a brief moment. Henley found Corll's gun and shot him six times.
Henley then told the police of all the murders Corll committed. Henley pleaded guilty for 6 terms of 99 years. Although we won't be able to fully comprehend the motive behind Corll we can see the side effects of a broken child hood. They may of been able to hide it for there early years but then the signs of human not nurtured as a child comes through as they grow.
Corll seemed to live a normal life maintain a full time salary while helping his mother. There was only one suspicious aspect of him, the people he claimed as friends. The two individuals he hung-out with most were David Brooks and Wayne Henley. They were both products of disrupted families and both enjoyed drugs and alcohol. Not only was that a problem they were only teenagers. At this time Dean was in his thirties. The Corll and the boys were seen together several times creating minor suspicion. No one would suspect who Corll really was.
Accused of torturing, raping and killing 27 boys between 9-21 would never see any jail time. One night a female friend of Henley needed out of her own home because her father was an angry, abusive drunk. Henley went off and picked her up and retuned to Corll's house. They all began to take apart in both drug and alcohol abuse. Corll's had talked with Henley how he could not believe he brought a girl to his home. Henley thought he had calmed him down but he did not Corll rage was still there. The boys and the girl with them passed out from drinking. Henley was awaken by his hands getting handcuffed to the torture bed in Corll's room; his friends were tied up on the floor with there mouths taped shut. Henley pleaded with Corll saying that if Corll let him go then he would rape the female and Corll could rape the other male. Corll agreed forcing Henley to cut the girls clothing off. Corll's victim fought vigorously enraging him to the point where he left for a brief moment. Henley found Corll's gun and shot him six times.
Henley then told the police of all the murders Corll committed. Henley pleaded guilty for 6 terms of 99 years. Although we won't be able to fully comprehend the motive behind Corll we can see the side effects of a broken child hood. They may of been able to hide it for there early years but then the signs of human not nurtured as a child comes through as they grow.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Ed Gein
Ed gein a man who believed he truly felt he had a compulsion to commit his murders. Growing up with a weak alcoholic father and a extremely religious mother; Gein was destined to have mental problems. Geins mother expressed that sexual feelings were not suposed to be expound upon. He also grew up managing and running a farm with his brother. Geins Mother passed away when he was 39. His brother passed away only one year later. The farm soon started to become run down and Ed started to become fascinated with female anatomy which soon lead to horrific crimes.
Ed Geins young sexual feelings were always frowned upon by his mother. Gein was a 39 yr. old bachelor who never dated. When his mother passed away so he had no one to watch his every move; this allowing Ed to research and become obsessed with the female body and pornographic material. He started out by digging up women's graves where would remove reproductive organs, heart, liver and intestines. Then he would remove the skin and create breast for himself to wear along with clothing and rags. He soon thought that he needed fresher samples so he began murdering women. He killed victims around his mothers age(51-58). He continued to dissect there bodies and decorate his house with all aspects of the human body. Gein murdered 15 know victims but he also stated that he could not remember exactly how many.
Finally Gein was arrested and sent to Central Sate Hospital for the criminally insane. He went to three mental institutions before he finally passed away from cancer. He admitted to grave robbing but claimed he never had se with any corps because of there smell. I believe that he committed his murders because of lack of carrying out his sexual feelings. It is human instinct to have those feelings. Where when his mother was alive he had to conceal them. When his mother passed away he expressed all feelings and became so obsessed with the female body that he went way beyond social standards.
Ed Geins young sexual feelings were always frowned upon by his mother. Gein was a 39 yr. old bachelor who never dated. When his mother passed away so he had no one to watch his every move; this allowing Ed to research and become obsessed with the female body and pornographic material. He started out by digging up women's graves where would remove reproductive organs, heart, liver and intestines. Then he would remove the skin and create breast for himself to wear along with clothing and rags. He soon thought that he needed fresher samples so he began murdering women. He killed victims around his mothers age(51-58). He continued to dissect there bodies and decorate his house with all aspects of the human body. Gein murdered 15 know victims but he also stated that he could not remember exactly how many.
Finally Gein was arrested and sent to Central Sate Hospital for the criminally insane. He went to three mental institutions before he finally passed away from cancer. He admitted to grave robbing but claimed he never had se with any corps because of there smell. I believe that he committed his murders because of lack of carrying out his sexual feelings. It is human instinct to have those feelings. Where when his mother was alive he had to conceal them. When his mother passed away he expressed all feelings and became so obsessed with the female body that he went way beyond social standards.
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