Serial Killers

John Wayne Gacy dresses as a clown,
killing boys and putting them into the ground.
Ed Kemper had a bad temper
beheading his victims seemed simpler.

Ed Gein danced in the moonlight,
wearing pieces of women who didn't put up a fight.
Ted Bundy seeked sympathy,
then he killed and showed no mercy.

Jeffery Dahmer who was late,
finds boys for sex then ate.
Dennis Rader was a sick one,
torturing and killing til his work was done.

What makes them tick?
Is it genetics are they born sick?
Was it the parents and abuse?
No one knows how many are on the lose.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Scoville Avatar
October 16, 2009 at 10:19 AM
My dear sister no one knows for sure how many are on the lose and that is sad but your poem is great....Love Evil
Fraser Avatar
October 5, 2009 at 10:52 AM
I don't think you are born to be a serial killer, my guess it's a recipe of trauma mixed with traits picked up as they grow up. The wanton killing of animals seems to play a part in some serial killers history >> James
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