RJA #14: Annotated Bibliography, Part 2

Serial Killers: Nature vs. Nurture." Serendip N.p., 18 Dec. 2007. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- This web site was about the reasons why Serial killers do what they do. It revolved about the subject of nature vs. nurture. I found this site some what help full. It mainly helped with the nature part of my argument. Though it did not have a whole lot of facts the ones I did get were interesting and good for my paper.

Lacombe, Tania. "Are Serial Killers the Result of an Unstable Childhood?." AC Associated Content Associated Content, Inc. , 2009. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- This web site talked about the different and common characteristics in some of the most famous serial killers. This also went into detail about the things that trigger the mind in serial killers and make them do what they do. How they may have suffered as children and that being the cause of there psychotic tendencies. As my argument is I believe it is nurture this was help full to uphold my opinion. This web site was also good because it gave a lot of information.

Patil, S K. "Sadistic Nature OR Self destructive personality." Charming Health Ed. Ajay Gokhale. N.p., 2009. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- The personalities of serial killers is very important as it can explain a lot of their tendencies. This web site was very help full with the explanation of some of the personality disorders that serial killers suffer from. I liked this particular web site for all the good and true facts that it gave.

"Herman Mudgett." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 24 Nov. 2009
- This was also a very help full site as it gave a lot of info on one of the first serial killers to be apprehended in the United States. It gave a time line of his life and how he started killing and when he was arrested and why. This was full of a lot of good info on this individual and was help full for the writing in my paper about him.

Johnson, Brad , and David Haulsee. "Dorothea Helen Gray." Serial killer researched N.p., 2003. Google. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- Dorothea was a famous serial killer and sense female serial killers are so rare. This web site was a good source to find out about her and what here motives were. This was a good web site; however, a lot of it was also found on numerous different web sites.

Alloy, Lauren b., John h. Riskind , and Margaret j. Manos. Abnormal Psychology . 19th ed. N.p.: McGraw Hill Companies, 2005. Print.
- This was an excellent text book and very interesting read. This was not only on Serial killers but help explain anti-social and narcissistic behaviors as a result of serial killers personalities. A lot of this text book was on personalities of serial killers and was a big help and key factor in my paper.