ATTENTION EUROFAGS!

masteen · Post by **masteen** » May 19, 2005, 12:38 pm

Does Europe have many serial killers? Serious question. We seem to be generating both them and spree killers at a very alarming rate, but I've never heard much about that type of behavior over there.

Basically I'm wondering if our differing cultural norms regarding sex and violence carry over into the type of criminals we spawn.

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » May 19, 2005, 1:10 pm

Europe has some of the best ever: http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_kill ... tml?sect=3

Niffoni · Post by **Niffoni** » May 19, 2005, 1:16 pm

"Last night, some hooligans knocked over a dustbin in Shaftesbury"

Diae Soulmender · Post by **Diae Soulmender** » May 19, 2005, 1:16 pm

"Up to 85 percent of the world's serial killers live in the United States..."

I remember seeing this quote. I do not remember source.

Why is this? Heres an interesting read. Im not saying I agree or disagree with it, buts its interesting.

http://www.heritage.org/research/smartg ... forprint=1

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » May 19, 2005, 1:20 pm

let me guess, the Heritage Foundation does not think the answer to violence in our society is making it harder to buy a gun than it is to buy a beer.

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » May 19, 2005, 2:09 pm

didn't england have jack the ripper?

Hesten · Post by **Hesten** » May 19, 2005, 2:25 pm

Well, we had Jack the Ripper (5 victims as i recall), probably one of the more famous serial killers.

But apart from that, i dont think we rate that high. Personally i can only recall 1 danish case, some woman that overmedicated the elderly to kill them.

miir · Post by **miir** » May 19, 2005, 2:27 pm

Drasta wrote:didn't england have jack the ripper?

Although one of the most infamous serial killers, only 5 murders were attributed to him.

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » May 19, 2005, 2:29 pm

cuz americans do it right .. we had al la ... ted bundy

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » May 19, 2005, 2:47 pm

Hesten wrote:
But apart from that, i dont think we rate that high. Personally i can only recall 1 danish case, some woman that overmedicated the elderly to kill them.

old people don't count.

VariaVespasa · Post by **VariaVespasa** » May 19, 2005, 6:43 pm

And young people cant count...

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » May 19, 2005, 7:45 pm

ive read somewhere that its a genetic thing...a small % of all human beings have the "serial killer" gene as a natural means of population control....obviously not everyone with the "serial killer gene" would act upon it, interesting theory though

Neziroth · Post by **Neziroth** » May 19, 2005, 11:15 pm

A serial killer gene...

man that really goes against the whole idea of god and the 10 commandments, etc.

Mention a serial killer gene to a religious nut and they're liable to get in touch with their serial killer gene and serial kill you.

Just a thought.

Interesting idea, though.

Xorian · Post by **Xorian** » May 20, 2005, 4:01 am

Actually...there are some people who have killed several persons butthey don't have the name of "serial killers".

Atm, there is a trial in France of a guy who killed around 8 women, but the newspapper are not really speaking of serial killer, although it was almost the same form of killing each time.

So yeah, Europe has it share

Nick · Post by **Nick** » May 20, 2005, 7:31 am

Ok, a few years ago in the UK a guy called Dr Harold Shipman was found to have killed like 200 people.
With a further 150 assumed to be his work.

That's the extent of my knowledge, I don't keep abreast of serial killers, they make me feel icky.

dibit_eq · Post by **dibit_eq** » May 20, 2005, 12:43 pm

200+ is a pretty successful serial killer career going on there... most of the big name serial killers have done in normally, what? 10 or so. That's pretty disturbing actually... I'm suprised no one caught on quickly.

Hesten · Post by **Hesten** » May 20, 2005, 3:01 pm

dibit_eq wrote:200+ is a pretty successful serial killer career going on there... most of the big name serial killers have done in normally, what? 10 or so. That's pretty disturbing actually... I'm suprised no one caught on quickly.

Harder to find a killer if hes a doctor that manage to poison his patients, than if its a guy with a knife or gun.
If he stuck to weak or elderly people, and gave them wrong meds, or wrong doses, its bloody hard to prove anything

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Nick · Post by **Nick** » May 20, 2005, 3:15 pm

Which is exactly what he did.

dibit_eq · Post by **dibit_eq** » May 20, 2005, 4:08 pm

drat, and here I was hoping for something creative out of the doctor