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10)
BOOK SOURCE This book is written by Scott I used this source for defining a 6/10
Why We Love Serial Bonn a professor of criminology serial homicide/serial killer using
Killers Scott Bonn at Drew University, Madison, quotes from the book.
New Jersey. This makes it a very
reliable and credible source to
use for my project.
The site is created by a 21 year I found this source to be somewhat 4/10
http://twistedminds.creati old urban planning student which useful for painting the picture of
vescapism.com/most- decreased its credibility Dahmers childhood.
notorious/jeffrey-dahmer/ compared to other sources used
written by specialists in this area.
However the information
matched up to other sources and
therefore increased reliability.
Murderpedia.org is a website This source was very helpful as it 6/10
http://murderpedia.org/ma written by Juan Ignacio Blanco a included a timeline of Dahmers
le.D/d/dahmer-jeffrey- crime reporter and criminalist life from childhood onwards, this
timeline.htm which makes the source more made it clear to put the information
reliable and credible. I found in chronological order to
help build a picture of what led to
his murders.
We are the digital source for true stories Whilst being a useful source for 4/10
about people that matter. Despite their
http://www.biography.co website stating this I could not find a
Dahmers crimes before murder, it
m/people/jeffreydahmer specific person responsible for the lacked the depth of each of
9264755#arrestand information uploaded therefore that Dahmers 17 individual murder
decreases the credibility of the source. The
imprisonment site is dedicated to creating biographies and
victims story therefore I had to find
is part of A&E Television Networks, LLC. other sources to use alongside this
Responsible for subsidiaries such as History one to create the full picture of each
and Lifetime which are both credible
sources, increasing this sources credibility
individual victims encounter with
and reliability. Dahmer.
10)
Crime museum is a reliable
http://www.crimemuseum source.
.org/crime-library/jeffrey-
dahmer/
There is no author for this site Despite the unknown author, it 4/10
http://www.angelfire.com/ and therefore that reduces contained information on the
fl5/headsinmyfridge/Victi credibility a great deal as it could Dahmers victims ages, dates of
ms.html have been written by anyone. their disappearance/murder, method
used by Dahmer to kill them which
was very useful information for
making my Lino.
ONLINE BOOK Robert I Simon is an American The source was somewhat useful, it 6/10
SOURCE psychiatrist which enhances his showed that Dahmers father also
Bad men do what good books reliability and credibility shared some dark fantasies,
men dream : a forensic more so than some other sources however it is not concrete evidence
psychiatrist illuminates I used. and without tests of both their
the darker side of human brains etc it isnt enough to prove
behavior Robert I that there is hereditary nature to
Simon serial killers. Although it did
provide an interesting suggestion of
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/11/u
s/doctorisallowedtoscandahmers
what caused Dahmer to become a
brain.html serial killer and therefore was a
https://books.google.co.uk/books? pretty useful source to include in
id=FdtZf_Ns9QwC&pg=PA282&lpg=
PA282&dq=lionel+dahmer+admits+to my project despite needing more
+his+own+murderous+fantasies&sour scientifical evidence to be able to
ce=bl&ots=jpEqETuW2M&sig=2vY
W5S7NXrbRF3GKWVc2dwCs2WM definitively answer my question. I
&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjet7G screenshotted a specific page in the
Nj7jQAhVHLcAKHXbWBY8Q6AEI
ZDAG#v=onepage&q=lionel
book and analysed it on Dahmers
%20dahmer%20admits%20to%20his Are Genetics to Blame? page of
%20own%20murderous the blog.
%20fantasies&f=false
10)
http://murderpedia.org/ma
le.D/images/dahmer-
jeffrey/docs/jeffrey-
dahmer-silva-et-al.pdf
Written by a young woman who I used this source to help explain 6/10
https://psychowatcher.wor is not an expert in the field of Dahmers Are Genetics to Blame?
dpress.com/tag/brain- serial killers or criminology at section of my blog. It linked to the
scans/ all, just fascinated and fearful of Robert I Simon book that stated
them. Despite this damaging Dahmers father shared similar
some credibility the information fantasies and links to the idea in
put on the page seems to be quiet this source that serial killers inherit
reliable and quotes professionals DNA that causes them to be that
in the field which made it a more way. E.g the warrior gene
reliable and credible source to
use.
Online Multi-media magazine Useful for finding out information 6/10
http://www.famously- that covers the lives and deaths about Gacy especially his
dead.com/criminals/john- of/caused by well-known people. childhood, gave a good overview
wayne-gacy.html As a multi-media magazine they and included relevant specific
may embellish facts to shock an details about his childhood that
audience however Gacys may link to his actions as an adult. I
murders were already shocking used some of this information in the
enough and to be taken seriously Gacys Childhood section of my
as an informative magazine they blog.
would probably have fact
checkers to make sure
information provided is credible
and reliable to keep up a good
reputation.
10)
The site claims to have a team The site was useful in providing 4/10
http://www.thefamouspeo that tries to ensure only correct information about Gacys
ple.com/profiles/john- information is published and has adolescence and early adulthood.
wayne-gacy-6689.php a contact page to report any The site also included lots of other
queries over information facts about Gacy including his
provided, which makes the site marriage breakdown in 76, jobs he
seem more reliable however had and previous crimes he
without finding an author or committed. Which was helpful in
knowing who is in said team it is building the full background of
hard to give this site a high Gacy before the murders began. It
credibility or reliability rating. did also include some information
on the actual murders and trial
some of which was used in the
Crimes section of the blog.
This site is the online version of I used this source to gain 6/10
http://www.crimeandinve the Sky Channel CI (Crime information on Gacys family life
stigation.co.uk/crime- Investigation). It is also run by from his mother and father to his
files/john-wayne-gacy- the same people as the Sky two failed marriages and his
killer-clown History Channel. This builds children who he never saw after
reliability in a source as all going to prison the first time. I
information would have been found it went into more detail than
checked for errors as they want other sources and was relevant to
to maintain their reputation as a help my background research.
good, factual crime investigation
channel.
10)
The site is dedicated to creating This included a video of Karen, 4/10
http://www.biography.co biographies and is part of A&E Gacys sister talking about their
m/people/john-wayne- Television Networks, LLC. dads aggressive behaviour after
gacy- Responsible for subsidiaries such drinking. This backs up the idea
10367544/videos/john- as History and Lifetime which that their home life was not easy
wayne-gacy-childhood- are both credible sources, and Gacy appeared to get the full
2232079655 increasing this sources credibility brunt of it more than the others. Its
and reliability. (same site as a useful source because Gacys
source 4) relationship with his father could
have contributed to the way he
treated men which all his victims
were.
ViralNova reaches over 70 I found this source whilst 5/10
http://www.viralnova.com million readers each month, their researching his childhood and
/john-wayne-gacy/ team is filled with writers, proof adolescence and whilst it had some
readers and editorial directors details I found it much more useful
however none of them specialise for the crime section of my weebly
in criminology and are therefore as it focused more on his social
just relaying facts. However with status over the years and the
a team and audience that large I murders.
would believe theyd double
check their content before
publishing it on their site.
ListLand lists are written by I used this source for multiple parts 6/10
http://www.listland.com/t staff and hired writers. This of my project. I used it in the crime
op-10-gruesome-facts- implies the source more credible section for Gacy to explain his
about-john-wayne-gacy/ despite this it doesnt include previous crimes. I also used it to
who wrote the list I found online add details to Gacys victims Lino
therefore it doesnt get full timeline.
credibility.
10)
This source was used to find However, this source didnt include 5/10
http://murderpedia.org/ma information about all of Gacys all the information I needed, some
le.G/g1/gacy-john- 33 victims. The facts on this ages and dates werent included and
victims.htm page matched a lot of other sites some of the descriptions didnt go
so I would say it was rather into as much detail as I was looking
reliable and credible. Especially for on some on the victims.
as the site claims to be the largest
database about serial killers
around the world. And is written
by Juan Ignacio Blanco, crime
reporter and criminalist.
This source is a weebly blog, like Despite its lack of reliability this 3/10
http://johngacythekillercl my own, because of this it means source was massively helpful in the
own.weebly.com/murders that anyone could have wrote it fact it listed every known Gacy
.html and wrote anything they like victim 25/33 (8 unidentified) this
without it having to be verified made it easy to help me make sure I
and checked. This rapidly didnt forget or miss a victim when
decreases reliability for the making my lino timeline. It also
source on its own without included the date of their
checking the information off disappearance/murder helping me
other sources aswell. to keep my timeline chronological
and organised.
Angelfire is a website building site I didnt find this source that helpful 2/10
http://www.angelfire.com/ meaning anyone can build one and or useful but it contained
fl5/johnwaynegacyfacts/v put whatever information they like information on victims that I
ictims.html on it, which leads this source to couldnt seem to find anywhere else
appear less credible, especially as online.
the author is not listed on the site.
10)
Writer of Prairieghosts.com is I like this source as it clearly 8/10
http://www.prairieghosts. Troy Taylor, researcher of explained what had happened to
com/gacy.html history, crime and Gacy as a child regarding his
supernatural. He is also an blackouts and the accident that
author with 120 books on started them. I struggled to find any
cime, history, ghosts etc. other sites with that information so
Taylor also founded and owns
this site was definitely helpful. It
American Hauntings Tours
and Events This shows he is also contained lots of detail and
serious about these topics information about Gacys
and is a researcher of crime childhood, crimes, victims and
which would make me believe imprisonment which made it a
his page includes factually source that could be used
correct information and is throughout my Gacy section.
therefore one of the more
reliable and credible sources I
used in my project.
Online version of newspaper the I used this source in my Lino 4/10

http://articles.chicagotribu Chicago Tribune written October timeline of Gacys victims as the
ne.com/2011-10- 7th 2011 by Erika Slife and Steve source shows the victim Michael
07/news/ct-met-john- Mills, Tribune reporters. Whilst not Marinos mother had doubts about
wayne-gacy-victim- experts in criminology or forensics whether he was a victim of Gacy.
20111007_1_dna-testing- they have both been involved in Whilst I include Marino as a victim
exhumed-grave-site writing lots of Gacy related articles. there are considerable doubts
Chicago was the location of Gacys therefore I thought it made my
crimes. It would also damage their work more credible to include the
reputation as a newspaper if they
information I found in this source.
were found to be including false
information, especially in a case as
sensitive as this one, so they would
most likely have researchers
working for the newspaper to verify
facts.
10)
Wikipedia is not the most reliable I didnt find this source very 1/10
https://en.wikipedia.org/w source as anyone can change it, over helpful at all and only used it to
iki/John_Wayne_Gacy#B the years the site has gotten better at find out the full name of Gacys
usinessman_and_commun noticing and changing incorrect company P.D.M (Painting.
ity_volunteer information which boosts its Decorating. Maintenance)
reliability and credibility slightlty.
Jane Fritsch, Chicago Tribune The source is quite useful in the 6/10
http://articles.chicagotribu staff reporter. Contains corrected fact that it is a psychiatrist stating
ne.com/2004-05- material published June 2, 2004. facts about Gacys brain which has
29/news/0405290263_1_j While this source may be been in her possession for 10 years
ohn-wayne-gacy-brain- outdated it is correct at the time safely kept away in her basement.
helen-morrison of publishing and thats 10 years Although the source doesnt give a
after Gacys execution which reason for Gacys murderous acts it
seems to be long enough to find does help me to make my own
some valuable, credible conclusion on why he specifically
information. The source is in part killed.
an interview with Helen
Morrison, a psychiatrist.
This is another blog source which This site included a good amount of 5/10
http://dennisraderbtk.blog doesnt include the author on the detailed information on Dennis
spot.co.uk/ page. I chose to use it despite its Raders childhood despite nothing
lack of reliability and credibility by majorly interesting ever happening
having an unknown blog writer in it. Some other sites just have one
because the blog is a lot of sentence explaining that his
information on Dennis Rader and childhood was average so the
evidently would have taken a lot of amount of detail and description
time to compose and research from makes this source very useful for
credible sites has more than likely helping me to summarize his
been used. childhood to early adulthood life.
10)
PHOTO SOURCE Photo source found on google It wasnt a useful source for finding 4/10
https://www.google.co.uk images- taken from out much information. I am
/search? https://moviepilot.com/posts/339 unaware of when/what the
q=dennis+rader&nord=1 6534 written by Karly Rayner circumstances of this photo are and
&biw=1366&bih=643&si Editor/Senior staff writer of I just used it show what a young
te=webhp&source=lnms Moviepilot. As a writer and Rader looked like and how
&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2 editor research would have to be innocent serial killers to be can
&ved=0ahUKEwiap9bZg conducted to verify the image is look.
vDRAhVTGsAKHaq7Cy Dennis Rader, although it is very He is dressed very smartly and
oQ_AUIBigB#nord=1&t obviously him as it clearly looks sports a very smart look but
bm=isch&q=dennis+rader like him. doesnt stand out, which mirrors
+family&imgrc=YpnqvO what is known about his youth.
7yLONLNM:
This source was written by Dr This source was helpful in finding 7/10
https://healthpsychologyc Nicola Davies a Health out the links between bondage and
onsultancy.wordpress.co Psychology Consultant, Medical feelings of inferiority which clearly
m/2012/05/06/making-of- Writer, Author and Counsellor. seem to match Rader. The source
a-monster-dennis-rader- This makes her a very credible also explains why Rader calling his
btk/ source because of her credentials victims projects isnt as light-
in psychology and human hearted as we may have assumed.
behaviour. Both of which made interesting
points to analyse Raders
behaviour.
Same site as source 4 and 13 just a Some images in this source are quite 8/10
Mainpage different page on a different killer. uncomfortable to view. This source
http://murderpedia.org/ma Therefore it is just as reliable as the included a transcript of the court case
whole site is written by the same and if you scroll through the Dennis
le.R/r/raderdenn
is.htm
team. Who are part of A&E Rader page there is a transcript where
Specifictranscriptfor Television Networks, LLC. he recounts what happened to each
Oterofamily Responsible for subsidiaries such as victim. This source was massively
http://murderpedia.org/ma History and Lifetime which are both useful and included Raders own
le.R/r/raderdennisotero credible sources, increasing this version of events which is the only one
family.htm sources credibility and reliability. we have for most of his murders.
10)
This site is the online version of This source was useful for putting 2/10
http://www.crimeandinve the Sky Channel CI (Crime key events in Raders life in
stigation.co.uk/crime- Investigation). It is also run by chronological order, his marriage,
files/dennis-rader-the-btk- the same people as the Sky birth of his kids and his first
killer History Channel. This builds murder. I chose this source looking
reliability in a source as all for information on his crimes and it
information would have been lacked information on his victims
checked for errors as they want and his murders therefore it wasnt
to maintain their reputation as a very useful for what I was trying to
good, factual crime investigation use it for so I used some
channel. information from the source as
extra information on his adult life.
The site is dedicated to creating I liked this site and used it to find 6/10
http://www.biography.co biographies and is part of A&E information on all three serial
m/people/dennis-rader- Television Networks, LLC. killers who each have separate web
241487#murder-spree Responsible for subsidiaries such pages on the site hence why Ive
as History and Lifetime which included them as separate sources. I
are both credible sources, gained more information for the
increasing this sources credibility Crime section about Raders
and reliability. (same site as murders and also includes how he
source 4) managed to avoid the death penalty.
This is another blog source and The crime page of this weebly was 4/10
http://dennisraderbtkkiller doesnt include an author very helpful for making my Lino as
.weebly.com anywhere on the site decreasing it included a chronological list of
reliability considerable. Although Raders murder with a brief
using this source after other description of what happened
sources and seeing they match which I found useful to add some
with information makes me feel details to my Lino.
more confident with its
credibility.
10)
Denise Mann is a freelance Very useful, included lots of quotes 8/10
http://www.foxnews.com/ health writer in New York. Her I could link to Rader and analyse
story/2005/07/01/btk- articles regularly appear in deeper with the other information I
killer-portrait- WebMD, health.com, cnn.com, had already learned about him and
psychopath.html American Profile magazine and his life/crimes. Also gives some
wrote this article for Fox News. professional opinions to help back
Adding more credibility to the my own opinions and ideas up with
source is the use of quotes from making my project overall more
Jack Levin author of many serial credible and got closer to
killer books and Michael Welner, answering the question of what
forensic psychiatrist. makes serial killers kill.
The site lacks credibility like a Photos of every victim of Raders 4/10
http://www.freewebs.com few other sites I used as despite made this source more useful as I
/thebtksite/btkvictim.htm having information that seems to struggled to find photos of the
be accurate and reliable there is Otero children, probably due to
no author or writer named on the their young age and the lack of
website to verify this. cameras in the 70s compared to
today. It was a very useful site and
included lots of photos of items
Rader used to communicate with
Police at the time e.g the cereal box
http://maamodt.asp.radfor
d.edu/Psyc%20405/serial
%20killers/Rader,
%20Dennis%20-
%202005.pdf
10)
http://dennisraderpsychol
ogy.weebly.com/psychoan
alysis.html
PHOTO SOURCE Found on Google images, this Useful source for displaying 4/10
https://www.google.co.uk source is somewhat reliable. I Raders shocking quote, helped me
/search? had previously heard the quote break up the text on my Weebly and
q=dennis+rader&nord=1 and was trying to find an image linked to the reasons why he
&biw=1366&bih=643&si to make it more interesting himself thinks he killed, which
te=webhp&source=lnms therefore the reliability goes up links to the conclusion.
&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2 as I already knew the
&ved=0ahUKEwiap9bZg information was correct. Google
vDRAhVTGsAKHaq7Cy images are generally quite
oQ_AUIBigB#nord=1&t reliable however it is one of the
bm=isch&q=dennis+rader lesser reliable and credible
+family&imgrc=REDbNi sources I used.
SN2bhjQM:
VIDEO SOURCE MSNBC News exclusive I used this video and embedded it 6/10
https://www.youtube.com interview with Dahmer and his to my Weebly to analyse for the
/watch? parents. Includes sections of conclusion of Dahmers page. I
v=iW3IDFbpOyM analysis of Dahmer and serial found this source to show Dahmer
killers with Helen Morrison, did have some remorse for his
Forensic Psychiatrist. By being actions and explained that he never
an interview with Dahmer enjoyed killing people. Which is
himself and including Forensic strange for a serial killer as most do
Psychiatrists this source becomes in fact enjoy the control and power
more credible for audiences. killing gives them.
10)
Time Magazine Science- This is While this article didnt specifically 6/10
http://time.com/3816212/ an online article written by mention any of the serial killers I
brain-murder-morality/ Jeffrey Kluger, senior editor at am researching it did explain a
Time magazine. He has also study by psychologist Pascal
gone on to teach Journalism at Molenberghs, which I included in
NYU. This indicates that he is my Science Research section. He
well educated in journalism and tested to see the brain reactions to 3
would therefore check his different scenarios, a soldier killing
information before publishing in war, a soldier killing a civilian
which leads me to believe it is a and a soldier shooting but missing
credible and reliable source to the victim. This shows that
use. normal people have reactions in
the brain that cause guilt which
psychopath serial killers clearly
dont have.
The page is written by Paul G. I found this source to be interesting 0/10
http://www.everydaypsyc Mattiuzzi, psychologist and to read, yet I struggled to match any
hology.com/2008/07/why forensic consultant which of the three killers I chose to any of
-do-people-kill-typology- immediately gives the source the particular types of killer that
of-violent.html credibility and reliability because were included in the source and
of his education and profession. therefore didnt use this source or
find it helpful for my project.
Written by Jonathon Strickland, This source provided an interesting 5/10

http://science.howstuffwo senior editor at HowStuffWorks. alternative I hadnt thought about,
rks.com/life/why-do-we- This is quite a credible source evolutionary sciences explanation
kill.htm and is a big company that had a for why we kill. I included this in
large amount of readers and my Science Research section
therefore have staff to research where I analysed it linking it more
and verify information before closely to my project.
publishing, making it more
reliable.
10)
Written by Sean Martin a science This source explained a study by 6/10
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ reporter at International Business professor of criminology Adrian
inside-brain-serial-killer- Times. Includes quotes and Raine. The results of the study
what-brain-scans-tell-us- information from psychologists found diminished activity in certain
about-why-they-do-it- and Adrian Raine professor of areas of the brains of psychopaths
1525409 criminology. Undoubtedly and serial killers which was very
pushing this source to be of useful information for the Science
higher credibility and reliability. Research part of my project in
particular.
Lizette Borreli is a writer for Included some of Jim Fallons 6/10
http://www.medicaldaily.c Medical Daily, an online news research and was therefore useful
om/serial-killer-criminal- magazine. The site claims to as I had planned to research into
mind-brain-scans-374994 determine coverage based on him as he is a neuroscientist with
relevance, clinical significance similar brain pattern of a
and editorial integrity. psychopath. I used the source for
Altogether making this source Science Research and linked it
more reliable as it isnt made back to the childhoods of the
solely for entertainment but for killers.
education.
Article written by Barbara The source was useful as it showed 5/10
http://www.npr.org/templ Bradley Hagerty author and Jim Fallons 3 ingredients for
ates/story/story.php? journalist. making a serial killer and showed
storyId=127888976 how all 3 generally need to be in
place together. Analysed this and
used Rader to contradict it slightly.
https://www.fbi.gov/stats-
services/publications/seria
l-murder
10)
BBC News article, the writer of 3/10
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ne this article isnt shown.
ws/magazine-31714853
Written by Lawrence T. White, a This was a completely new way of 7/10

https://www.psychologyto professor of psychology at Beloit thinking about this topic for me.
day.com/blog/culture- College in Wisconsin. Very This source showed that different
conscious/201207/why- reliable and credible as he is a people from different cultures find
do-killers-kill professor of psychology and the different reasons for people
article is about peoples committing crimes such as murder.
behaviours and attitudes when I thought it was a very interesting
describing crimes etc. source and useful end note for an
ultimately at this time
unanswerable question.
Written by Professor
http://www.independent.c David Wilson,
o.uk/life-style/health-and- Criminologist, published
families/features/how- on Tuesday 24 February
psychopaths-hide-in- 2015. The fact the writer
plain-sight-a- of this source is a
psychological-analysis- Criminologist adds to
of-serial-killer-dennis- the credibility of the
rader-10067795.html source. He has a lot of
knowledge on the
subject and has a
reputation to uphold in
his profession.
Daily Mail online written by
http://www.dailymail.co.u
k/sciencetech/article-
3169359/How-spot-serial-
killer-Criminologists-
reveal-five-key-traits-
common-notorious-
murderers.html
10)
http://www.bcu.ac.uk/rese
arch/our-people/t-
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