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Serial Murder

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Serial Murder
A series of homicides in which a single person—or a small group—selects victims based on a common characteristic or, less commonly, randomly, and kills them over a period of time from weeks to years
serial murder
Forensic psychiatry A series of homicides in which a single person–or a small group selects victims based on a common characteristic or, less commonly, at random. See Depraved heart murder, Murder, Serial killer.
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of Central Florida) update what has become the standard textbook on serial murder primarily for courses in criminology, but also widely used in psychology and sociology.
Serial murder, 3d ed by Reference & Research Book News
The High Court upheld the conviction of Pandher's domestic help Surender Kohli, who has been given the death sentence for the serial murders of 19 children and a woman.
Allahabad HC acquits Pandher in Nithari killings case by Asian News International
The first is the fact that most serial murders take place close to the perpetrator's home.
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