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Nurturing Monsters: Exploring the Role of Environment in the Creation of Serial Killers

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  • Keya Shah Polygence

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58445/rars.440

Keywords:

psychology, serial killers, nature, nurture, diathesis, sociocultural, ted bundy, randy steven kraft

Abstract

Serial killers have long been the subject of fascination and scrutiny within the field of criminology. The nature vs. nurture debate has been a significant point of contention when exploring the origins of their behavior. This case study aims to demonstrate that nurture, encompassing various factors such as: modus operandi, ostracism, and familial ties, plays a larger role in the creation of serial killers than nature. By examining the lives and crimes of Ted Bundy and Randy Steven Kraft, as well as drawing on the diathesis stress model and sociocultural theorie, this paper will provide compelling evidence to support the thesis that nurture contributes significantly to the development of serial killers.

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2023-09-13

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