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serial murder, the unlawful homicide of at least two people carried out by the same person (or persons) in separate events occurring at different times. Although this definition is widely accepted, the crime is not formally recognized in any legal code, including that of the United States.
A serial killer (also called a serial murderer) is a person who murders three or more people, [1] with the killings taking place over a significant period of time in separate events. [1][2] Their psychological gratification is the motivation for the killings, and many serial murders involve sexual contact with the victims at different points dur...
Every day, law enforcement officers across America are called to respond to murders. Each homicide case is tragic, but there are few cases more heartrending and more difficult to understand than...
A serial killer is an individual who murders a series of victims over a period of time, typically with gaps between each killing. Some serial killers kidnap and/or torture...
Serial killers murder three or more victims, but each victim is killed on separate occasions. Unlike mass murderers and spree killers, serial killers usually select their victims, have cooling-off periods between murders, and plan their crimes carefully.
Serial murder involves the killing of multiple victims in separate events over a period of time. That period of time between murders can be characterized as a “cooling-off” period where the offender returns to a normal, generally law-abiding, routine before committing their next murder.
(Definition of serial killer from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)