Summary
Contents
Subject index
This volume presents an examination of both the common and unusual acts of murder in light of society's changing norms, values, attitudes, and customs. Each chapter explores a specific type of murder by examining trends, methods, motives and statistics, and concludes with suggestions aimed at prediction and prevention.
Serial Murder
Serial Murder
- Serial Murder outside the United States 18
- Serial Killers in the United States 20
- Incidences of Serial Murder 21
- The Number of Victims 23
- Spatial Mobility and Male Serial Killers 24
- Phases in Serial Murder 25
- Typology of Male Serial Murderers 27
- Visionary 28
- Mission 29
- Hedonistic 29
- Power/Control 30
- Traits of Male Serial Murderers 31
- Motivational Factors 32
- Conclusion 34
Serial murder was the crime of the 1990s (Hickey, 1997; Holmes, 1990; Holmes & Holmes, 1998). Stories of serial murder have galvanized America's attention for the past 30 years (Holmes & DeBurger, 1988). The print media have fed the appetites of the public with books of both fact and fiction. For example, fact-based books are always on top of the bestseller lists. There are new books ...
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