A Spree Killer

Analytical Essay # 63070

Criminology
Psychology > Social

A Spree Killer

This paper analyzes Andrew Cunanan, a spree killer who killed several people including Giovanni Versace.

3,045 words () | 11 sources | APA | 2004 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that Andrew Cunanan, who was pushed to the edge by a type of personal crisis that triggered previously unseen violent tendencies, is a spree killer whose psyche differs drastically from that of a serial killer; Cunanan fits the "organized non-social offender" type. The author points out that Cunanan's first murder, who was Jeffrey Trail, can be looked at within the "scorned lover" theory or as an act that occurred in the heat of anger; nonetheless, ultimately, one murder led to more. The paper relates that the killing of Versace in broad daylight was a bold move, which gave Cunanan the attention he always craved.

Table of Content
Background of the Cunanan
Victimology
Jeffrey Trail and David Madson
Analysis
Lee Miglin
Analysis
William Reese
Analysis
Versace
Analysis
Hybrid Diagnosis
Typology

From the Paper:

"His father had always made decent money, and Andrew knew how to spend it. He loved money surrounding himself with very wealthy older gay men. They would provide him with cars, expensive clothes and dinner at only the best restaurants. However, this was not always stable economically-this is where his father's money would provide a sense of stability. It was a stability that Cunanan needed, but moreover a stability and wealth he wanted the world to see. Andrew learned that his father was in trouble for cheating clients out of money. He fled the United States for Manila, leaving Cunanan's family penniless. Andrew dropped out of school to join him, but after seeing the squander and "despicable and destitute" living situation of his father, he made his way back to the United States. This was in 1988."