Anyone that commits a homicide is dangerous that’s why they need to be put away in prison for the safety of people. For Rodney Alcala he was out multiple times out of prison before he was finally arrested and put behind bars once in for all after committing multiple homicide crimes. When someone commits a serious crime against a child or anyone you expect them to be in prison for a long time. Rodney Alcala was a convicted serial killer, rapist and kidnapper. A serial killer is someone that commits a series of two or more murders is a short period of time. Serial killers often face life in prison or are given the death penalty. For rape you can face nine to 11 years in prison since it was a child under the age of 14. Alcala was a very …show more content…
He had told the girl to get inside his car, and he then took her to his apartment (Morgans). Someone had alerted the police after they knew he was up to something. Alcala had beaten the girl with a metal bar after raping her (Morgans). He left her almost dead. After all that beating the girl was still alive. Her family later had moved to Mexico which had an impact on the outcome of Alcala’s sentencing. Police had arrived at the scene with Alcala still in there but he had managed to get out before the police knocked the door down. Acala did everything he could to avoid being …show more content…
The police had found lots of photos of different people. They also had found earrings that belonged to Robin Samsoe. He was sentenced many times to life but then they had overturned it. Rodney Alcala has been linked to other victims that had been killed. Most of the pictures found in his storage have not been identified. Those photos can be possibly of other victims that Alcala may have killed. There was about 100 different photos of young women and also children in the storage. It is strange and creepy that Alcala had many pictures of people that may have been his victims. It makes you think if he really killed these persons. Rodney Alcala should have been in prison since his first crime against the eight year old. He should have never been released. There was finally justice after many people he had killed. A killer like Alcala should have been stopped after the
Society views sex workers and drug addicts in a less than human light that diminishes there value. If eight wealthy successful women were murdered in the Hamptons there would be a much different response. The victims all ran in the same circle and had too many connections for the serial killer theory to be considered. Everyone tangled in this story is linked to each other, the victims, drug dealers, pimps and police, and all were involved in the sex and drug trade. They all have relationships with each other and therefore renders local law enforcement corrupt by their association. Currently, law enforcement is keeping the serial killer possibility on the table, while now being forced to also look at each case individually due to Brown drawing national attention. I think that the only way the Jeff Davis 8 will ever see justice is if the investigation is taken out of the hands of the local law enforcement and is investigated on a federal
Watch the attached video and reflect on it in your discussions. What do you think of what Alonza did? What do you think about his sentence? Would you have given a different 'punishment,' if so, what? and why? And anything else you may want to add.
found behind the guest house was proven by DNA testing to have O.J.'s blood and
While Williams Heirens is known for many crimes, his most famous ones are the murders of 3 females. On June 5, 1945, 43-year-old Josephine Ross was found dead in her apartment. She was found with multiple stab wounds across her torso and neck. Her head was wrapped in one of her dresses (Blanco). On December 11, 1945, 31-year-old Frances Brown was found naked in the bathtub of her apartment. Her head was wrapped in her nightclothes, with a knife jammed into her neck, and a bullet in her head. Her neck was slit when she discovered a 17-year-old in her apartment robbing her. After he cut her throat, he shot her in the head to make sure that she was dead. He then proceeded to wash the blood off of her body and wrap her head in her pajamas. After he killed her, he took her lipstick and scrawled on the wall, “Catch me before I kill more I cannot control myself.” On January 7, 1946, 6-year-old Suzanne Degnan was reported missing from her home. Police later found dismembered parts of her body scattered throughout Chicago’s sewage drains. When sewage workers first found her head, they thought it ...
One of the quotes from Alonza that really made be think was when he said “I’m learning how to do things at 28, that I should have learned at 15.” The man who defended Alonza said that he believed that he believed that Alonza had potentially suffered permanent harm from being locked up on the California prison system. The younger the individual is that committed the crime, the greater chance that there is for the person to be successfully rehabilitated. Alonza spoke in great detail about the conditions that were present inside of the prisons, and how they had affected him after he was released from prison, once referencing that he was once concerned that his mother was using a knife without permission (Stickup Kid 2014). Being in that prison from such a young age had a dramatic effect on the development of that young man. Additionally one more latent function that I saw from the video was the amount of prescription drugs that the state had placed Alonza on in order to manage all of his new psychiatric issues. The number one problem that I see with that, is that the prison system seemed to have given Alonza all of those issues, since he wasn 't suffering from them before he went to prison. Additionally this created a problem of who is paying for him to be on those prescription drugs because that is not a cheap undertaking, and Alonza would have a hard time paying for all of those drugs himself with his lack of job skills. Ultimately you would have to believe that the State of California is paying for them which is a burden on the day to day tax
A serial killer is a person who murders three or more people over a period of more than 30 days, with a "cooling off" period between each murder, and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification. Most people do not understand what can make a person want to kill multiple people for no reason other than own satisfactional gain. In actuality serial killers have been studied for over hundreds of years, and the information that has been documented continues to grow. The research that I have gathered about serial killers focuses on their childhood development, the differences and similarities between men and female serial kills, and finally general information on how their brains operate and their motives for committing such harmful acts.
A serial killer is defined in Webster's Dictionary as someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short period of time. There is no one generic profile to identify a serial killer. They usually are people seeking for a sensation, a lack of guilt or remorse, a need for control, impulsivity, and predatory behavior. These traits make up a psychopathic personality disorder. Psychopathy is a disorder manifested in people who use a mixture of charm, manipulation, manipulation, and occasional violence to control others, in order to satisfy their own wants and needs. There are four main types of serial killers; thrill seekers, mission-oriented, visionary serial killers, and power and control killers. There may be other
The evidence discovered during the investigation suggested to the police that OJ Simpson may have had something to do with this murder and they obtained an arrest warrant. The investigators believed that they “knew” OJ Simpson committed the murders. His lawyers and him were informed of the arrest warrant and agreed to a specified time when OJ would turn himself into authorities. Investigators are later admonished, by the defense, on how they handled the crime scene.
Sue Grafton once stated: “Except for cases that clearly involve a homicidal maniac, the police like to believe murders are committed by those we know and love, and most of the time they're right.” This is clearly the thought the Boulder Colorado police conceived in the case of little beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey. As many have observed from the onslaught of media coverage, the day after Christmas 1996, six year old Jon Benet Ramsey was found buried under a white blanket, bound, beaten, and strangled to death in the wine cellar of their Boulder home. With such a strikingly rare and glamorous story of a six year old beauty queen dead, who was a part of a “perfect American upper-middle class family”, combined with a lack of a lead and ever mounting suspicion piling up against the parents it was no surprise to find that it was fuel to the media and soon stories sold and became a matter of competition between the press. So, like wildfire, this heart-breaking story spread, stretching across the nation, shattering the souls of the world. News broadcasts, magazine and newspaper articles, and television specials all shaped and molded peoples perceptions of this beautiful child’s murder, especially her parents, John and Pasty Ramsey’s involvement or lack there of. The police and FBI’s merciless quest to connect Jon Benet’s murder to her parents, seemed to cause the them to overlook important evidence, or at the very least dismiss suspicious findings that would otherwise send red flags to investigators. There are many contributors as to why this case remains unsolved including lack of investigative expertise, failure to protect valuable evidence, and focusing too much on the parents as suspects but, ultimately, the over involvement of...
Many people say that the systems first priority should be to protect the public from the juvenile criminals that are a danger to others. Once the juveniles enter the system there is however, arguments on what should be done with them. Especially for those deemed too dangerous to be released back to their parents. Some want them locked away for as long as possible without rehabilitation, thinking that it will halt their criminal actions. One way to do this they argue would be to send them into an adult court. This has been a large way to reform the juvenile system, by lowering the age limits. I believe in certain cases this is the best method for unforgiving juveniles convicted of murder, as in the case of Ronald Duncan, who got away with a much lesser sentence due to his age. However another juvenile, Geri Vance, was old enough to be sent into the adult court, which caused him t...
Crimes in America can be vicious and brutal, often leading to long, draw out trials, but it is only fair if you charge the right man. The only way that it can be fair is if you go by the facts and not the appearance of the accused. Many trials in America have men of color pointed out to be criminals. Many crimes are committed for a reason but many people label it as unknown. People are racist especially against colored people, they believe that white men are innocent but that is not always true. They always turn against the colored people for many crimes that could have been committed by a white man. The novel,Monster and the documentary “Murder On A Sunday Morning” are the same because,both cases have similar charges,both crimes were taken in a public place,and the both consist of racism either by the jury or police.
Serial killers are oddly fascinating, whether it’s the method they kill or their background story. Each serial killer’s story is unique and different. What fascinated me the most were the IQ scores of the most successful serial killers. I wondered why all the best serial killers had high IQ scores, and then I wondered if they were higher than an average person. I organized my paper into sections, first is the background information about Albert DeSalvo who was the serial killer that I picked to do the most research on. The next section is the findings section, which I sectioned into three more sections. The three serial killers were divided into whether or not they dropped out of high school, dropped out of college or graduated college. Then
...hould have gone to prison for the evidence that they found. And this should stand as a reminder for future police officers that they need to follow all the rules set forth by the 4th amendment and stop this from happening again. Just to save some paperwork the police officers cost them to lose this case and someone who should be in prison is free to do this again.
This case started on July 25, 1984, with the death of a nine year old girl by the name of Dawn Hamilton. The story plays out as follows: Dawn approached two boys and an adult male that were fishing at a pond in a wooded area near Golden Ring Mall in eastern Baltimore, Maryland. Dawn asked the boys to help her find her cousin, they declined the adult male however agreed to help her look. This was the last time anyone saw Hamilton alive. Hamilton’s body was found to have been raped, strangled and beaten with a rock. The police collected a boot print at the scene and DNA that was found in Hamilton’s underwear. The police also relied on the witness testimonies and line-ups, which in this case was the photo array. With the five eye witness testimonies and a tip the believed to be suspect was found. Kirk Noble Bloodsworth a prior U.S. Marine with no prior criminal record was taken into custody and charged with intentional first degree murder, sexual assault and rape. Bloodsworth was basically convicted on the eye witness testimonies. The state requested the death penalty. Bloodsworth was sentenced to two consecutive life terms. (BLOODSWORTH v. STATE, 1988)
One bit of information that could have been beneficial sooner on in the case would have been that one of the victims last spotted getting into a truck, (Myers, 2012). In addition, that victim’s family had known she was a prostitute. By putting two and two together they may have been able to tie Gary Ridgway to the case sooner as he painted trucks and was known to be involved with prostitutes. In addition, knowing that the offender had always raped and strangled the victims, law enforcement could have monitored areas where prostitution normally occurred while watching for “customers” driving