Jeffrey Dahmer And Other Serial Killers Have These 20+ Traits In Common

1. They are charming

Image source/ Kentucky New EraOne thing that serial killers often have in common is their ability to charm people. This is what they use to be able to lure unsuspecting victims into traps and gain their trust before murdering them. This superficial charm is just one of their lethal characteristics.

2. They have no empathy

Image source/ ArkansasMost of the human race has some element of empathy. In some it is far more present, in others they may only have a little. But in serial killers...there is none. This is what allows them to hurt, torture and murder people over and over again. Without ever feeling empathy for the person.

3. They display predatory behaviour

Image source/ YouTubeAnother trait that serial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer have in common is their predatory behaviour. They act like the predator who is waiting to kill their prey. They may stalk their victim beforehand. And they will often seek out vulnerable people.

4. And a desire for control

Image source/ offenderradarSerial killers love to be in control. They have a need and strong desire to be in control and one of the elements that they enjoy about abusing their victim or, drugging them before murdering them is the element of control and power they can exert over someone else.

5. They lie a lot

Image source/ quadcitiesIf some humans can be so evil and commit the most heinous and unimaginable acts, then to lie is as easy as breathing for them. They will lie without even thinking about anything. And, once they have killed their whole lie becomes one bug lie to protect themselves from getting caught.

6. The McDonald triad

Image source/ blogspotThe McDonald triad is a thinking that there are three linked traits which have been found to be present in many serial killers. These are arson, bed wetting and abusing animals. These three traits have been found to be present in multiple serial killers.

7. They are narcissistic

Image source/ ABCnewsSerial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy for example, are very narcissistic. It is all about them. About what they want to do, about how they feel. In fact, they are so obsessed with themselves that nobody else ever comes into consideration.

8. They are sociopathic

Image source/ raymondfuneralservoce Sociopaths do not have the emotions that other people experience. For example, they have quite superficial emotions towards other human beings, and they do not have a sense of right and wrong. This is something that most serial killers, including Jeffrey Dahmer had in common.

9. They feel superior

Image source/ Rotten TomatoesIt is a strange concept that serial killers actually feel superior to the general human race. On fact, in some cases they do not even see themselves as human, rather some kind of higher being. Or, just completely superior and unrelated to other people.

10. They try and find sensations

Image source/ quadticlesWhen it comes to the likes of serial killers, they do not feel the same sensations we do. And they will try and find ways to feel something, anything. Things that would normally excite people have no effect on them. And so, they turn to their own methods of sensation seeking.

11. They are bored easily

Image source/ meigsyndexpressThis ties in with the previous point, because serial killers get bored very easily. Because serial killers find it very difficult to maintain a normal life without getting bored, they struggle to keep a job, a relationship, because they find it all boring.

12. They can't control their emotions

Image source/ The MirrorAnother trait that is found in the likes of Jeffrey Dahmer and other serial killers is the fact that they have no ability to control their emotions. When they get angry, they will experience a huge outburst which they cannot or will not try to contain.

13. They are violent

A clear and obvious trait of serial killers is the fact that they are inherently violent. They will strike out and commit such brutal and violent acts that are completely unthinkable to the majority of society. Violence to them is committed with completely no remorse.

14. And they are masochistic

Image source/ The MirrorThey have not only a tolerance for violence but an enjoyment of it. They enjoy inflicting pain on others through violence at their own hands. Perhaps this started with small animals and grew into murdering people. They enjoy seeing people in pain that they are inflicting.

15. They have no anxiety

Image source/ BBCSerial killers do not possess normal human emotions as we have established. One thing that is very clear amongst serial killers is the fact that they do not have anxiety. They never experience the natural feelings of anxiety that we do in normal life.

16. No remorse

Image source/ pennysylvaniachronicleSerial killers have absolutely NO remorse. They do not commit a terrible act and feel sorry about it. Most people feel remorseful even for little things, even when they have not done anything wrong. However, a serial killer is not capable of feeling remorse.

17. They have little emotional attachments

Image source/ TwitterUsually, serial killers have very little emotional attachments - or real emotional attachments. Sometimes it may appear as though they do, but these are often very much a facade. For example, John Wayne Gacy had multiple marriages - all of which did not mean a great deal to him emotionally.

18. They are vain

Image source/ cbcVanity is being obsessed with yourself and your own image. This describes most serial killers. They become so self-obsessed that everything is about them, and the image of them as they see themselves. Even their murders to them, become about establishing their own self-image.

19. They have addictive personalities

Image source/ enlightenedsentencingAddictive personalities in normal societies may manifest in spending a lot online, being obsessed with video games or becoming obsessed with new hobbies. Additive personalities can lead down darker paths such as alcohol. But for serial killers it is a whole different level.

20. They are fairly intelligent

Image source/ dailystarIt takes a certain level of intelligence - combined with MASSES of evil - to be able to do what they did for so long without getting caught immediately by the police. For example, they plan and execute their murders in a way that are not obvious to other people.

21. They are manipulative

Image source/ trintvSerial killers are the masters of manipulation because they can make people do things for them or make people feel a certain way. They may manipulate people discreetly at first and it may build up and build up to more extreme circumstances and situations.

22. No self-control

Image source/ blogspotSelf-control is something that everybody expresses in everyday life - often on a daily basis whether this is at home or in work. But, for serial killers they have no sense of self control. In the most extreme of ways.  They do not have control over their disturbing sensations and instead act on them.

23. They are impulsive

Image source/ WordpressSerial killers are impulsive, and in many cases for example Jeffrey Dahmer, he would kill impulsively. Sometimes, they were planned. But sometimes they act completely impulsively without thinking about what they are going to do and without assessing the consequences.

24. They get bored easily

Image source/ cbcA common thing often found in serial killers is the fact that they get bored easily. For example, at times Dahmer seemed as though he had stopped killing. But boredom would take over again and fuel an evil desire within them to commit another evil act.

25. They are unfulfilled

Image source/ blogspotAnother recurring trait in the majority of serial killers is that they are unfulfilled. This is usually in pretty much every aspect of their life, be it their career, their relationships, their family life. Where this comes in the stages of a serial killer is unclear, for example, is it a contributing factor or a result of physiological differences?

26. They are loners

Image source/ videocentricSerial killers are generally very many loners. And they are usually this way from a child. In fact, at school serial killers are usually very much an outsider with little friends. This continues throughout their life, and they are usually very much alone.

27. They are anti-social

Image source/ YouTubeSerial killers usually act and stay alone. And they usually stay alone for the majority of the time. There are anomalies, but generally serial killers are anti-social and prefer to stay and keep to themselves and rarely enjoy having too much human company.

28. They have disturbing fantasies

Image source/ broreadOne thing that was found that most serial killers experienced was strange and disturbing fantasies. These sick fantasies might be about sexually assaulting someone, or hurting them, or even murdering them. But this trait occurred in most serial killers.

29. No morals

Image source/ Daily ExpressA moral compass is something that most of us are born with - albeit some people more than others. That feeling that tells us we can't do something because it is wrong, or the feeling that guides us to doing to right and good thing. Serial killers do not have this.

30. They often believe in the devil

Image source/ Daily StarThis is not always true of all serial killers. However, for many serial killers they have some kind of obsession with the devil. For example, Jeffrey Dahmer is just one example if a serial killer who was obsessed with the devil and even thought he was the devil himself.