Charles Howard Schmid Jr.: Serial Killer

Back in 1959, Steven Truscott was only a 14-year-old boy who was charged with the murder of his classmate Lynne Harper. On June 9th, 1959, Steven gave Lynne a ride home on his bicycle and after which he headed to the school grounds at 8 pm and then went home. That same night Lynne Harper's father reported her missing and two days later Lynne's remains were found in a nearby wooded area. Her body had been sexually assaulted and she had died from strangulation. Four days later Steven Truscott was charged in Lynne's murder.

When he returned home it was obvious none of it worked as they hoped. He would start to cut class constantly and his grades dropped drastically. In the years 1978-1984 he was arrested multiple times for possession, breaking and entering, theft, and auto theft. On June 28th 1984 he committed his first homicide. He entered through a window that had been ajar and violently stabbed a woman named Jenny Vincow (age 79) while she had been sleeping.

Arthur Shawcross, otherwise known as “The Genesee River Killer”, was a serial killer most famous for the murder of eleven women in the upstate New York area from 1988 to 1990. However, these were not his only crimes. In the year 1972, he was also arrested for the murder of two children. Shortly after his arrest, Shawcross was released on parole and had his criminal records sealed in order to prevent a public panic at this newly released child murderer.

Arthur Shawcross, otherwise known as the Genesee River killer, was a serial killer who began his reign of terror in 1972 until his capture in 1989. Shawcross was born in Maine, but moved with his family to upstate New York when he was a young child. There are conflicting accounts of his intelligence, number of actual murders, and childhood abuse. Some say he was “borderline retarded” after scoring extremely low on IQ tests during criminal proceedings, but scored above average while testing for the U.S. Military. To his own admission, Shawcross was a chronic bed wetter until the age of 12, was sexually and physically abused by his mother and aunt, and claimed to have sexual relations with his own sister.

Jeffrey Dahmer was born on May 21, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was known to be an energetic happy little boy until the age of 4 when he had to have surgery to correct a double hernia. People began to notice a change in Dahmer and he became increasingly withdrawn following the birth of his younger brother. His childhood was relatively normal, but as he got older he began to show no interest in hobbies or social interactions. His family frequently moved and his parents divorced when he was in his early teens.

Herman Webster Mudgett was a man born in a wealthy family in Gilmanton, New Hampshire U.S.A on May 16 1861 and Died May 7 1896 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He graduated from medical school whereas he took his alias of Dr.Henry Howard Holmes and took a job in chicago as a pharmacist a well known terrible achievement of his is being one of America's first recorded serial murderers. His victims were usually his employees, lovers or even his hotel guests, some were locked in soundproof rooms filled with gas that let him asphyxiate them, Some were taken to the hanging chamber where Holmes would hang them and some were locked in a soundproof bank vault and left to suffocate. He was tried and charged for the murder of his accomplice Benjamin Pitzel and also was said to confess about committing 100+ murders but later changed the number to 27 he was sentenced to

Albert fish was born in 1870. He grew up in Washington, DC, with lots of family problems. Not only did his father die when he was at the age of five, but mental issues seemed to run in his family. Fish was sent off to a foster home when his mother was no longer able to take care of him because she was working so many hours to keep up with his father’s passing. The orphanage is when warning signs appeared like, Fish taking pleasure in the punishment the boys were given when they were misbehaving.

the cops were right in there suspicions, Rhoades started killing people in utah, 3 victims Christine Gallegos, Carla Maxwell, and Lisa Strong. Then Rhoades started to kill people in Idaho,February 28, 1987,21 year old Stacy Dawn Baldwin was abducted while working at the Red Mini Barn convenience store in Blackfoot. She was then taken to a secluded location and shot several times. She died approximately an hour and a half later. then on March 17, 1987, Nolan Haddon, a 23 year old student, was shot five times while working at Buck's convenience store in Idaho Falls.

A horrible tragedy of three ruined lives, a brutally murdered 14 year old, and life imprisonments of two teenage killers (Linder, 1). Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two extremely intelligent young men with a crazed affection for each other, shocked many people by the gruesomeness and the nature of the murder of Bobby Franks. In Chicago, 1924, the radio was just making an entrance into social life, cultural norms were changing as the economy boomed, and traditional views on life began to change to be more contemporary (History.com Staff). Leopold and Loeb were fearless, living the fast life of robbing and conning, when they decided to commit the perfect, unsolvable, murder. They had no want or even reason to kill, but to experience the thrill of adrenaline flow through them (Linder, 2).

Black Dahlia Murder In 1947 the tragic loss of Elizabeth Short shocked many people all over the world. This wasn’t your typical murder, this murder had to have been planned out and thought about for a while before its happening. The “Black Dahlia Murder” is the biggest unsolved case in Los Angeles and is still an undergoing investigation. I have reason to believe that Dr. Gorge Hodel is the murderer behind the brutality of Elizabeth Short’s body.

“Where are you going, where have you been” is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates. Oates gained inspiration for one of the main characters from a real serial killer she had read about in the newspaper. Bob Dylan’s song, “It’s all over now, Baby blue” was another source of inspiration for Oates. This story focuses on Connie, a self-absorbed, beautiful 15-year-old who often fought with her mother and loved to daydream. Connie loved to hang out with her friends and meet older boys.

At just 12 years old, Shanda Sharer’s life was cut short by a jealous female and her friends. The murder of Shanda Sharer occured in Madison, Indiana early in the morning on January 11, 1982. She was kidnapped, tortured and burned alive by four teenage girls. The four girls who took place in the events that occured that night are Melinda Loveless, Laurie Tackett, Hope Rippey and Toni Lawrence.

In this paper I will be applying the psychological theories to serial killer Ed Gein. Ed Gein was a prolific serial killer in the 1950’s. He murdered and robbed graves for body parts to make furniture and clothing. He was apprehended in 1957, where he stood trial and was institutionalized. Edward Theodore “Ed” Gein was born August 27th, 1906 to George and Augusta Gein.

Carol M. Bundy Carol M. Bundy was a ruthless serial killer. In her early years Carol M. Bundy was young kind and beautiful. Not many people would have thought or even believed that she would become a serial killer. She was kind too everyone she knew she helped people however when her mother died she became very nonsocial to everyone her mother’s death hurt her very badly. It eruct her hard she lost her mind completely.

The very first murder he was linked to would have been the first one he would of committed. This murder took place in Santa Barbara on June 4th, 1963. The young victims were couple Robert Domingos and his betrothed Linda Edwards. The couple had decided to participate in their senior ditch day, so they went sunbathing at a beach near Gaviota State Park. When they didn’t return by the next morning, Robert’s father went looking for them.