Serial Killers can be thought of as one of the worlds "imperfections". Why they kill? It is not known and there are no excuses for it but there are people who have come up with their own theories for that answer. It may be a Social problem or a Psychological problem; this essay will elaborate on some of those theories. Serial Killer are made, and not born into society because the Social Control Theory and …showed first 75 words of 1423 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1423 total…without. "It was an urge...A strong urge, and the longer I let it go the stronger it got, to where I was taking risk to go out and kill people-- risks the normally, according to my little rules of operation, I wouldn't take because they could lead to arrest"-- Edmund Kemper. Why serial killers kill? That will always be a mystery but the thought and speculation around them will always entertain the public.