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Stereotypes and myths about serial
murder
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Myths: they are nearly all white,
they are all male, they are all insane, they are all lust killers, they
kill dozen of victims, they kill alone, victims are beaten, stabbed,
strangled, and tortured to death, they are very intelligent, they have
high mobility in the United States, They are driven to kill because they
were sexually abused as children, most serial murderers cannot stop
killing, most serial killers want to be caught.
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UCR homicide rates over the past 20
years-6.7 average
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Felony
homicide- A homicide taking
place during a felony in progress.
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Contributing factors to lower homicide rates in the U.S.-new advances in technology, harsher
punishment, more police officers on duty, aging of people.
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T/F: Incidence of mass murders-mini-mass murders and attempted mass murders in the U.S. remains
very high.
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True
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Holmes/Deburger murder
classifications/categories
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Family slayer- someone who kills his
family and commits suicide
Murder for profit- person who kills in
order to profit materially. Murders for profit may kill their family or
other groups of people such as coworkers or friends
Murder for sex- a person with the primary
goal to sexually torture, rape, and murder the victims.
Pseudo Commando- person with an obsession
for guns and a fantasy for murder.
Set-And-Run Killer- a person who plans an
escape route following the killing aftermath
Psychotic Killer- a person suffering from
acute or chronic psychosis who is considered to be legally insane
Disgruntled Employee- a person who seeks
revenge for real or imagined wrongs at the hands of coworkers or
employers.
Disciple Type killer- a person who commits
murder at the behest of a charismatic leader such as Charles Manson
Ideological Mass Murderer- a person,
especially a cult leader, who is able to persuade other to kill
themselves or each other.
Institutional Mass Murderer- a person who
commits mass murder as a crime of obedience when ordered to by his or
her leader
School mass murders are a result of- copycats, access to weapons, global media
attention, and increased socialization to violence.
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Historically regarding mass murder,
offenders tend to be…?
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White, male, and encompass age range
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Facts about the New York Times study
of 100 “rampage” mass murderers
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425 killed and 510 were injured.
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White: the most salient factor(s)
in rampage mass murder is/are?
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Mental Disorder or mental illness
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Mass Murderer
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Serial Killers
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What are/were “spree murders”?
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Being three or more victims killed by
a single perpetrator within a period of hours or days in different
locations.
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What is Lycanthropy?
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The transformation from people into
wolves.
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A primary difference between vampires
and werewolves
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Vampires goal is drink human’s blood and
sexually involved with their victims
Werewolves want to mutualize and
cannibalize
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The Witch’s Hammer of 1486
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Encyclopedia and demonology; used to
destroy witches, wizards, and sorcerers
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The golem syndrome
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In Jewish it means robot (clay
figure), given life by means of a charm. Many serial killers have the
“golem syndrome”. Cant have a meaningful relationship with anyone
because you’re never satisfied and you jump from relationship to
relationship. A person that wants to kill someone with no remorse or
feeling
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The Satanic Bible
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