Serial killers who got molested as a child???

Question

ive always wondered this...i watch this show called 'born to kill' its basically about serial killers and things like that. and they have said alot that the serial killers that rape and sexually abuse there victims have or most likely been molested as a child.

my question is... why does it make them have a desire to rape etc?? wouldnt they dislike s*x and things because they have been violated as a child??

hope this make sense :)

Answer 1

I'm not an expert. I would think that if someone were molested or raped as a child then they would have felt powerless and hopeless. As an adult they may be looking for some way to feel in control. They may resort to killing because of they know what is like to be a victim. They've been a victim before and they know how much power an aggressor wields. So in looking for control/power they may resort to killing.

Answer 2

Ah! One of the biggest "gottchas" there is.

Yes, one WOULD think that people abused as children would grow up, knowing how horrible it was, being kind.

However, this is not, in fact, how the human mind works.

There are many such victims who DO grow up completely disgusted by s*x, due to abuse.

But in many others there's a sort of compulsion to do the same to others, to keep living the horror out, but from the other side, as it were.

Horrific experiences tend to mess one's mind.

One way some people react is to now be the one with the power to terrorize others. Since they had been terrorized and helpless, they have a sort of need to be the powerful toward others.

Don't know how to explain it better. But notice, it doesn't say that all victims of child abuse become abusers.

Many, for instance, marry abusers.

Some (especially when helped to heal) turn out OK.

Yet another reason why abuse needs to be stopped ASAP, and the victim given help to get beyond it.

Answer 3

another reason that makes serial killers crazy is some form of frontal lobe damage which is the most sensitive part of the brain, it's where your feelings are stored. so when they raped they thought of raping their rapist. I know that's kinda of confusing but a study shows that when serial killers were killing and hurting people they were thinking of they're abuser at that exact moment which leads psychologists to believe they were regaining revenge on those who hurt them. Interesting huh?

Answer 4

It prevents them from developing a normal sense of right and wrong. It also tends to make them angry, and anger without social, moral or conscious-based checks can lead to really bad things.

Also, rape is generally motivated by power, not s*x.

Not all sufferers of childhood abuse become serial killers - most go on to lead normal, or almost normal lives.