Similarities Between The Serial Killer Patrick Kearney And Grendel From Beowulf
Patrick Kearney has to be one of the most terrible human being ever to walk on earth. Patrick has killed about twenty one through forty five people through the 1960s/1970s. Grendel and Patrick both have been killing helpless people for a long period of time. Both Grendel and and Patrick both have a problem in getting their feelings checked. Meaning they both have a huge angry issues, Grendel has a real big problem with happiness and joy fullness. On the other hand Patrick was bullied at school so he kills people who remind him of his bullies back then. Another thing Patrick and Grendel have in common is that they do most of their killing at night. Cause there is fewer people at night than day. So it would be really hard for Partick and Grendel too ever get caught by anyone. Another thing Patrick and Grendel have in common is that they are scared to ever get caught right handed. Example when Beowulf fought Grendel, and Beowulf won he tried to run away from him and not finish the fight. And Patrick, well the man tried hiding away from the feds. Patrick Kearney went moving state to state, he could not handle the pressure so he later gave up and turn himself in.
Patrick Kearney and Grendel have both in common is angry issues. , both thought a way to get rid of it is to kill on what there getting mad at. Both of them have killed a lot of people in there time out when they were free. Grendel had a big issue with Herot on how loud and obnoxious the men were. So Grendel thought to make them quiet was to kill almost everyone in the Herot. And for Patrick Kearney, the man didn’t have the best childhood. Patrick was picked on and bullied for the way he look and the way he dressed. And well with no therapist or someone he can talk too about his issues he stayed quiet. His father took him hunting once in the age of 13 and well he enjoyed the feel of killing. So when grew up he went out to kill anyone who reminds him of his bullies. He would then beat the bodies he killed with anger. So both Patrick and Grendel had a huge issue with their emotions and controlling them. And both Patrick and Grendel were are afraid in getting captured/caught, also not getting there way.
Grendel was really afraid when he met his match which was Beowulf who had the better hand. Grendel tried everything to get away from him even losing his arm in the process. Any person who murders biggest fear is getting caught so of course Grendel was really afraid. And Patrick Kearney tried everything to not get caught by anyone. Officers said he would dispose the bodies he killed in a empty desert where the bodies would not be trace. It took the officers a really long time to find out that patrick kearney was a murder. They found out from Patrick Kearney last victim John Lamay who was last seen in Patrick Kearney house. Patrick knew the police officers have found out that he killed John so Patrick decided to leave his home and go to texas which was pretty far away. He tried everything to not get caught but he was convinced by love ones to turn himself in, cause he couldn’t handle the stress. Patrick later than turned himself in a police station.
Another thing they have in common is they would kill unexpectedly without letting there victim know. Grendel would break in the meathall unexpectedly and kill most of the people inside the meathall. And Patrick would pick up random hitchhikers off the streets and while there in the car patrick would wait until there not paying attention to shoot them behind the head. Both had tactics on killing people in there own way. And they usually did their killing at night where they have a few percent in getting caught than they do at day. Grendel at night he would wait until the man in the meathall would sleep to attack. And Patrick would go at night because that's when his victims are usually tired and not anxious. Patricks victims would also take a nap which you never want to do in a stranger's car, he than later to shot the back of the head or lower neck. Patrick and grendel were both monsters but they were smart in there way of killing their victims. Seeing how similar grendel and patrick are when first off grendel is a monster and patrick is a normal human being shows you a lot on the chartisics on how serial killers can compare to monsters. They have also killed a lot of people in their time in Patrick killing once per month and Grendel killing like almost day. Grendel would kill for about 12 years nonstop until Beowulf kills him. And Patrick would kill for like 10-15 years until he got arrested cause he turn himself in. So they both had a huge time span in killing people without getting stopped. And they both took they bodies away from being caught/exposed. Patrick would put the bodies inside a trash bag and dispose the bodies in a dessert and any trace discovered. He would rely on vultures to eat the dead bodies as well. And Grendel would take his victims and eat them completely also leaving a little trace.
In conclusion serial killer like Patrick Kearney, are so similar to a evil monster that was made hundred years ago. From them being angry, and to them bring clever on not being caught/captured. Grendel and Patrick both are monsters in there own way. Both had a cause on why they were killing as many people as they did. So my key points were they both have strong angry issues. Patrick and Grendel both we’re afraid in getting caught/captured. And they both killed a lot of people in their life span.
