The Traits of a Serial Killer Present in James Clayton...

In the life of James Clayton Vaughn Jr. he portrayed a plethora of psychological characteristics that correlated to the serial killer he was. One may ponder what creates a serial killer and what exactly a serial killer is. There are many things that define a serial killer’s psyche antisocialism being one of the many. Moreover, Vaughn claimed to have certain compulsions that made him complete tasks that he ordinarily would not do which demonstrated him to have obsessive compulsive disorder. Another characteristic Vaughn displayed that he and his fellow serial killers shared were their psychopathic personalities. The abundance of psychological traits present in James Clayton Vaughn Jr. has progressively influenced the many negative deeds he has participated in throughout his lifetime. The concept of mass murder and serial murder has been severely intertwined and the two different concepts have become codependent. To be defined as an actual serial killer, one must: kill more than one person at two different times, kill in geographically different areas, and the motive must not be for monetary gain. For example, according to Wikipedia.org, â€Å"A serial killer is traditionally defined as a person who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time (a cooling off period) between the murders. The motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification.† However, mass murder is an one time occurrence in which the criminal kills