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Final Project

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For my final project, I chose to write biographies about infamous killers that I did extensive research on. I have been passionate about true crime for as long as I can remember and have spent endless hours reading about killers, so I thought it would be interesting to write about them in my own words.   Dean Corll Dean Corll was an American serial killer born on December 24th, 1939 in Wayne, Indiana. His killings started when he turned 31, and in the course of 3 years at least 28ᐩ victims had been killed at his hands. Seemingly a normal child with adequate grades, no one would have expected Dean to have turned out the way he did. His mother had custody of him through a series of divorces causing him to end up in Houston, Texas where the rape and killings occurred. Unfortunately, Corll was never caugh for his crimes until after his death. In an attempt to rape and murder two of his accomplices, Elmer Wayne Henley and David Brooks, Henley talked his way out of the restraints and
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Quotation Blog #10

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Freedom: My Book of Firsts by Jaycee Dugard   "It's moments like these that make all the bad moments seem unimportant. One day we will sit around in our old age and laugh about all the silly, sad, fun, humbling, hilarious, embarrassing times we had with each other, and I am truly looking forward to that day" (Dugard 223).     This quote made me happy because it is inspiring. It shows that true moments happiness will outweigh your dark past memories. It shows that happiness is the most powerful feeling, and if you enjoy your life and make happy memories, you can reminisce about them positively.   
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Quotation Blog #9

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Freedom: My Book of Firsts by Jaycee Dugard   I love the quote I chose because it I relate to it very much. Animals always make me feel better, and when I see them it reminds me that this world is not all bad. While people may be hard to bond with sometimes, you can always find a friend in an animal.   "I am so lucky to have so many animal friends in my life. They come in so many shapes and sizes and each has their own personality. What they have in common though, is their ability make me feel wanted and loved each in their own way" (Dugard 245). I have personal experience with therapy animals and have grown up with surrounded by them. I had a golden retriever as a child that I would dress up in tutus, snuggle with and play with everyday. Her name was Daisy, and she was my first real best friend. Now I have a cocker spaniel and a German shepherd, and my family is getting another German shepherd puppy soon. My cocker spaniel, Patch, is ten and follows me everywher
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Quotation Blog #8

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Serial Killers and Mass Murderers by Niguel Cawthorne I chose this quote because it came directly from a survivor of the Columbine shooting twenty years ago. I also feel its prevalent in today's society with the many school shootings that have occurred recently. "They shot at everybody... including the preps, jocks and people who wore Abercrombie and fitch clothes" (Cawthorne 322).   I found this quote to be powerful because it seems that often times school shooters may target their bullies or people they envy the most. The columbine shooters decided they were going to end the lives of thirteen people, most were "popular" kids. It has been said that the shooters, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were not bullied and were regarded as decently popular. So they just targeted these kids out of rage and hate, even though they were not victims of bullying. A lot of people may feel victimized by the "popular" crowd in high school or envious, but most d
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Quotation Blog #7

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Freedom: My Book of Firsts by Jaycee Dugard   Being a girl who was kidnapped and victimized for eighteen years, shackled in a shed and raped everyday, Dugard was manipulated by her captor, Phillip Garrido. She was a niave eleven year old when she was taken. Children are very suseptiable to manipulation and believe what their elders tell them. He got in her head and convinced of her many horrible things.   "And I learned that there are really good strangers out there, and not all of them are bad like Philip told me" (Dugard 96).   Philip Garrido, convinced Dugard that nobody would like her or accept her if she was released into the world again, and warped her mind in many ways. He told her all other people were bad, and she believed it after hearing that for years and years. He truly made her believe he was "saving" her and that he was a good person. In reality, he is the worst of the worst. He abused her when she was a prepubescent child until she was i
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Quotation Blog #6

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Freedom: My Book of Firsts by Jaycee Dugard   Jaycee Dugard is a very important person because of her ability to be positive and happy, but also not suppressing her past trauma. She was held captive for eighteen years where she was raped everyday. She was found in 2011 and brought to safety. Now she has moved on and is living her best life. The quote I chose is from her second book, Freedom: My Book of Firsts that she wrote herself.     "A grungy-looking old man inn dirty clothes stands on theside of the road. He's holding up a bright yellow sign with bold, black letters that read "SMIILE." A reminder to smile? How odd, I thought to myself. Do I really need a reminder to smile? I guess I do sometimes. I feel like the queen of smiling most days, and yet I needed to be reminded at times, too" (Dugard 25).     I can relate to Dugard's statement because I think everyone needs a reminder to smile at times. It is okay to be in a bad mood, or upset
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Quotation Blog #5

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Serial Killers and Mass Murderers by Niguel Cawthorne   What is something that fills you with joy and happiness? For me it is playing with dogs, or relaxing with a cup of tea on a rainy day. Or the feeling I get when I help someone else or give them a gift. I am sure any normal person would agree with me. But unfortunately there are some twisted people in this world who feel happier than they have ever been when they are killing another human being.   "The killing filled him with a feeling of serenity he had not felt since childhood" (Cawthorne 12).   Cawthorne is talking about Charles Starkweather. Starkweather is called a "natural born killer" meaning he had a sick mind ever since a young age. He went on a killing spree and murdered eleven people with his girlfriend and accomplice, Caril Ann Fugate. The killing brought him so much pleasure that he was happiest when doing that. It gave him a sense of power, control and bliss. Thankfully after his spree
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