Does the Number of Victims Matter in Defining Serial Murder? An Analysis of Homicide Behavioral Characteristics in US Cases from 1985–2016

Historically, definitions of serial murder in the academic and professional literature vary, sometimes considerably, based on numbers of victims, offender intent, and presence or absence of a psychological “cooling-off period.” To date, an agreed upon definition remains elusive. This study uses a mu...

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Authors: Vincent, Jolene (Author) ; Williams, D J (Author) ; Huff-Corzine, Lin (Author) ; Corzine, Jay (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Victims & offenders
Year: 2024, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 641–655
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Classification
Victimization
serial killing
serial murder
Homicide