The Twisted Psychology Behind Serial Killers Who "Collect Skins"

The Lurking Evil: Inside the Mind of a Skin Collector

Night Whispers
5 min readJul 30, 2024

Death and darkness lurk around every shadowy corner, preying upon the innocent as they walk alone under the veil of night. Yet some evils dwell not merely in the shadows but within the twisted souls of men—men whose insatiable desires know no bounds save for the unending lust to inflict pain upon others. Of all the monsters that go bump in the night, perhaps none arouse more horror than the soulless creatures we call "skin collectors"—individuals driven to collect the skins of their victims as gruesome trophies of their brutal acts.

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But what dark compulsions could possibly motivate such unspeakable crimes against humanity? Let us peel back the layers of their blackened psyches to find the roots of their unimaginable depravity.

Early Warning Signs

For most skin collectors, the origins of their murderous inclinations can be traced back to early childhood. Often coming from broken or abusive homes, they experienced trauma, neglect, lack of empathy, and a desperate need to exert control over powerless victims. Even from a young age, they may have shown warning signs like excessive cruelty to animals, obsession with fire-setting or vandalism, and fascination with…

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