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Serial
Killings, Sexual Gratificati
on and Family Life
Ivana Tokić
Serial Murder
• Serial murder, also called serial killing, the unlawful homicide of at least t
wo people carried out by the same person (or persons) in separate events
occurring at different times
• Motivations:
• Sexual gratification
• Achievement of power and control
• Expression of anger
Etiology of
Serial Killing
• Biological perspectives: brain
abnormalities, genetic
predispositions...
• Psychosocial perspectives:
mental disorders, childhood
trauma and social learning
related influences
The Factors Leading
to Serial Killing:
• Stress/trauma
• Power/control
• Need for belonging
• Loneliness
• Low self-esteem
• Sexually sadistic and violent pornography
• Parent relationship patterns
• Neurodevelopmental complications
Family
life/Childhood
• Childhood trauma: abuse, loneliness and
abandonment
• Adults who were abused during their childhood
were three times more likely to act extremely
violently
• Presence of a father or a father-figure
• "Mommy issues"
• Sexual assault
Fantasy
• Creation of a new reality to which they can
escape
• Total control
• A serial killer’s motive is frequently fantasy-
based
• Dominance, control, sexual conquest,
and violence
• Approximately two-thirds of serial killers are
sexual sadists
Sexual Gratification