Serial killer example of a power/control-oriented serial killer. He traveled around the United States seeking women to control. Many serial killers claim that a violent culture influenced them to commit murders. During his final interview, Ted Bundy stated that hardcore pornography was responsible for his actions. Others idolise figures for their deeds or perceived vigilante justice, such as Peter Kürten, who idolized Jack the Ripper, or John Wayne Gacy and Ed Kemper, who both idolized the actor John Wayne. Many movies, books, and documentaries have been written about serial killers, detailing the lives and crimes that have been committed. The movie, "Bundy",
Sergei Martynov (serial killer) Sergei Martynov (serial killer) Sergei Kashfulgayanovich Martynov (; born 2 June 1962) is a Russian serial killer, convicted for the killing of 8 people across western and central Russia between 2005 and 2010, and was earlier convicted of killing another woman in 1992. Sergei Martynov was born on 2 June 1962, in Nyazepetrovsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Soviet Union. In 1992, Martynov was arrested on suspicion of raping and murdering an unidentified woman, which according to some sources was a teenage girl, for which he was convicted. In 2005, Martynov was released from prison after serving nearly 14 years for the 1992