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Serial Killer A person who murders three or more people over a period of more than thirty days, with a 'cooling off' period between each murder, and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification
Prototypic serial killer in the US White; age 30; 97% male; 80% sociopaths Typical profile Arson tendencies, compulsivity, drug and/or alcohol-abusing parents, often the victims of cruel parenting and/or the result of a difficult or unwanted pregnancy, evidence of biochemical and/or genetic defects, history of sexual assault, drug or alcohol abuse, cruelty to animals, interrupted/absent ‘bliss of childhood’, pathological lying, sexual deviancy and suicidal tendencies; they may wear masks of sanity, display ritualistic behaviour, search for help and/or feel powerless to prevent killing, and often have a history of perinatal head trauma, severe memory disorders serial killer Forensic psychiatry A person who commits serial murders Prototypic SK White ♂ age 30; 97% are ♂; 80% are sociopaths. See Dahmer, Depraved heart murder, Ice Man. Cf Megan's law, Son of Sam law. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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