Why do serial killers kill women?

Answer 1

Most killers that can kill over and over are most likely suffering from a personality disorder such as APD (anti-social personality disorder) or narssissitic personality. Simply put they are the center of the universe and anyone else is insignificant. Most of these types of murders have sexual connetations but they are not about sex. They are about power.

Ted Bundy is a good example. The rape for him was secondary. Of his own admission he loved the powerful feeling watching the light go out of the victims' eyes as he strangled her. This is a common theme with serial killers. The same principle applies for serial rapists. Although there is sex involved, it really is not about sex.

People that study these types of crimes have never been able to agree 100% on the factors that make a serial killer. Some come from abusive situations, some do not. Some experts think serious head injuries may contribute to some degree. Others say genes are the cause. There may never be one cause or explaination for these crimes and the people that commit them.

Answer 2

Unlike other types of murder, such as crimes of passion, serial killers derive pleasure from violence. The more brutal, the better they like it. Crimes of passion are quick and carried out with whatever murder weapon is handy and lacks premeditation and forethought. Murder for hire is planned and premeditated but is usually done quickly and many times at a distance by an univolved third party. Serial murder can have aspects of the random and/or premeditation, depending on the circumstances and the individual killer involved. This is known as organized and unorganized characteristics. But the serial killer loves brutality.

Answer 3

They usually don't. Serial killers in most cases choose strangers to kill which is one of the reasons they are hard to catch. If there is no connection between killer and victim it is extremely difficult to solve the crime.

Answer 4

What seems motiveless killing to the general population, to the killer it makes perfect sense. There is much still unknown about these types of killers but the hunt for them has been made easier thanks to advances in forensic science. Once in custody they can be studied and hopefully someday prevent the destruction of human lives which includes the victims, their family and friends and society as a whole.

The majority of serial killings have sexual connotations. But to the killer the actual murder itself is many times incidental. The power and control the killer has over his victims is the fundamental need the killer is trying to meet. After a murder the killer has what is known as a 'cooling off' period, a time of relative calm before the urge to kill begins again. Virtually all serial killers have violent fantasies. When fantasy is no longer satisfying, the search for a new victim begins. This cycle is repeated over and over, and many times the crimes become more savage and violent. The escalation is seen as shorter 'cooling off' periods, victim's bodies suffer overkill and the killer may begin to make mistakes that will one day result in his capture.

Answer 5

Although there are several physiological factors involved in serial killers and their motives and actions, including vengeance and sexual desires, a serial killer may dismember their victim to make their crime easier to hide. Several killers have also made this their "trademark."

Answer 6

No one knows for sure. Some experts believe it's a genetic thing in humans, which cause some people to kill. In a lot of cases, it seems to be done as a sexual thing.

Answer 7

To rape them