During childhood serial killers have suffered all types of abuse, in most cases the type of abuse is related to the way they commit the crime. Albert Fish was sexually, physically and mentally abused as a child and forced to watch other children abused in the same way, saying the orphanage ruined his mind. Later in his life he targeted children as his victims by torturing them in the same way. Serial killers learn from experiences, they are not born with the desire for power and lust for the socially unacceptable act of murder. Born of human imperfection, many serial killers have experienced life-changing events that have left their young minds craving power and the fulfillment of their dark fantasies. Falling victim to their own impulses countless times until society catches the monster of their own