Serial killer information

A serial killer (also called a serial murderer) is a person who murders three or more people,^[1]^[2] with the killings taking place over a significant period of time between them.^[2]^[3] The serial killers' psychological gratification is the motivation for the killings, and many serial murders involve sexual contact with the victims at different points during the murder process.^[4] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) states that the motives of serial killers can include anger, thrill-seeking, financial gain, and attention seeking, and killings may be executed as such.^[5] The victims tend to have things in common such as, demographic profile, appearance, gender or race.^[6] The FBI will focus on particular patterns that the serial killers follow throughout their murders.^[7] They will then use on the patterns they find for key clues into finding the killer along with their motives.^[8] Although a serial killer is a distinct classification that differs from that of a mass murderer, spree killer, or contract killer, there are overlaps between them.

^ "Serial murder". Britannica. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
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an offender can be anyone.
- Holmes & Holmes 1998, Serial murder is the killing of three or more people over a period of more than 30 days, with a significant cooling-off period between the murders The baseline number of three victims appears to be most common among those who are the academic authorities in the field. The time frame also appears to be an agreed-upon component of the definition.
- Petherick 2005, p. 190 Three killings seem to be required in the most popular definition of serial killing since they are enough to provide a pattern within the killings without being overly restrictive.
- Flowers 2012, p. 195 in general, most experts on serial murder require that a minimum of three murders be committed at different times and usually different places for a person to qualify as a serial killer.
- Schechter 2012, p. 73 Most experts seem to agree, however, that to qualify as a serial killer, an individual has to slay a minimum of three unrelated victims.
^ Burkhalter Chmelir 2003, p. 1.
^ Geberth 1995, p. ? "The base population was 387 serial murderers, who killed (under various motivations), three or more persons over a period of time with cooling-off periods between the events. The author identified 232 male serial murderers who violated their victims sexually".
^ Morton 2005, p. 4, 9.
^ Cite error: The named reference Tick was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Freeman, Shanna (October 2, 2007). "How Serial Killers Work". HowStuffWorks. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
^ Osowki, Kaylee (December 11, 2018). "Investigating a Serial Killer: The Development of the FBI's Role Told Through Public Documents". DTTP: Documents to the People. 46 (4). Documents to the People: 19–24. doi:10.5860/dttp.v46i4.6892. S2CID 189532259. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

[EB-1] "Serial murder". Britannica. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[Most_common-2] r can be anyone.
Holmes & Holmes 1998, Serial murder is the killing of three or more people over a period of more than 30 days, with a significant cooling-off period between the murders The baseline number of three victims appears to be most common among those who are the academic authorities in the field. The time frame also appears to be an agreed-upon component of the definition.

Petherick 2005, p. 190 Three killings seem to be required in the most popular definition of serial killing since they are enough to provide a pattern within the killings without being overly restrictive.

Flowers 2012, p. 195 in general, most experts on serial murder require that a minimum of three murders be committed at different times and usually different places for a person to qualify as a serial killer.

Schechter 2012, p. 73 Most experts seem to agree, however, that to qualify as a serial killer, an individual has to slay a minimum of three unrelated victims.

[3] Holmes & Holmes 1998, Serial murder is the killing of three or more people over a period of more than 30 days, with a significant cooling-off period between the murders The baseline number of three victims appears to be most common among those who are the academic authorities in the field. The time frame also appears to be an agreed-upon component of the definition.

[4] Petherick 2005, p. 190 Three killings seem to be required in the most popular definition of serial killing since they are enough to provide a pattern within the killings without being overly restrictive.

[5] Flowers 2012, p. 195 in general, most experts on serial murder require that a minimum of three murders be committed at different times and usually different places for a person to qualify as a serial killer.

[6] Schechter 2012, p. 73 Most experts seem to agree, however, that to qualify as a serial killer, an individual has to slay a minimum of three unrelated victims.

[FOOTNOTEBurkhalter_Chmelir20031-3] Burkhalter Chmelir 2003, p. 1.

[FOOTNOTEGeberth1995?_"The_base_population_was_387_serial_murderers,_who_killed_(under_various_motivations),_three_or_more_persons_over_a_period_of_time_with_cooling-off_periods_between_the_events._The_author_identified_232_male_serial_murderers_who_violated_their_victims_sexually"-4] Geberth 1995, p. ? "The base population was 387 serial murderers, who killed (under various motivations), three or more persons over a period of time with cooling-off periods between the events. The author identified 232 male serial murderers who violated their victims sexually".

[FOOTNOTEMorton20054,_9-5] Morton 2005, p. 4, 9.

[Tick-6] Cite error: The named reference Tick was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[7] Freeman, Shanna (October 2, 2007). "How Serial Killers Work". HowStuffWorks. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

[8] Osowki, Kaylee (December 11, 2018). "Investigating a Serial Killer: The Development of the FBI's Role Told Through Public Documents". DTTP: Documents to the People. 46 (4). Documents to the People: 19–24. doi:10.5860/dttp.v46i4.6892. S2CID 189532259. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

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