Abstract
Over the years, scholars have studied the phenomenon of serial murder and tried to explain the causes that originate it. Despite the studies about the types of serial killers, the dynamics, the contexts, and the complex psychological mechanisms which lead a serial killer to murder, organic factors or social nature were identified, but none of these answered the question why some individuals become serial killers, in spite of the types have been studied, the dynamics, the contexts, the complex psychological mechanisms give rise to the death of activities by these individuals. This is the focal point and the problem we want to solve. This paper will try to outline two basic phases which represent the alpha and omega of the world of serial killers from fantasy to enacting the murder.
Highlights
Fantasy is the driving element in the serial killer’s life, and as a result plays an integral role in the murder itself
Essentially: “sexual homicide is an act of control, dominance and performance that is representative of an underlying fantasy embedded with violence, sexuality and death”
A serial killer can have a diversity of roles which can range from interpreting the feeling of complete inadequacy to a sense of divine omnipotence, through which he can exercise absolute control over another human being whom he cannot control in daily life
Summary
Fantasy is the driving element in the serial killer’s life, and as a result plays an integral role in the murder itself. The social isolation, the result of early antisocial behavior and fantasy, only increases the child’s reliance on fantasy (Ressler, 1988). This isolation is reformed into even greater anger against society (Ressler, 1988). Essentially: “sexual homicide is an act of control, dominance and performance that is representative of an underlying fantasy embedded with violence, sexuality and death” Though it is not immediately obvious in all cases, it is true that the serial killer murders to preserve the fantasy (Ressler, 1988). Some authors have identified various stages in serial homicidal behavior
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