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1
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How many killings constitute “multiple”?

A

at least 2

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How many killings constitute “series”?

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3 or more

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Many women who killed serially in earlier historical periods used ________ as the lethal weapon

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poisons

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When women kill multiple people over time, it often involves either:
(1)
(2)

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(1) the “angel of death”

(2) the “black widow”

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A ______ _______ is the illegal killing of 3 or more people over a period of time that involves a significant cooling-off period between the offenses

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serial murder

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What is multicide?

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killings with multiple victims

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What are the 3 primary forms of multicides?

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1) mass murders
2) spree murders
3) serial murders

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Is this Mass Murder, Spree Killers, and/or Serial Killers:

has 3 or more victims

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Mass Murder
Spree Killers
Serial Killers

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Is this Mass Murder, Spree Killers, and/or Serial Killers:

Only 1 event

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Mass Murder

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Is this Mass Murder, Spree Killers, and/or Serial Killers:

3 or more events

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Spree Killers

Serial Killers

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Is this Mass Murder, Spree Killers, and/or Serial Killers:

only in 1 location

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Mass Murder

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Is this Mass Murder, Spree Killers, and/or Serial Killers:

3 or more locations

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Spree Killers

Serial Killers

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Is this Mass Murder, Spree Killers, and/or Serial Killers:

the killer has no cooling-off period

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Mass Murder

Spree Killers

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Is this Mass Murder, Spree Killers, and/or Serial Killers:

the killer has a cooling-off period

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Serial Killers

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The vast majority of mass murderers are _______ _____

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white males

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16
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Most incidents of mass murder include how many people?

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3-5

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________ ________ are the single most common category of victims of mass murderers. ___-________ are the next most frequent victims in these murders.

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family members

co-workers

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Which type of weapons are used in the vast majority of mass murders?

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Guns

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Most mass murders involve how many offenders?

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single-offenders

20
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The Quantrill raiders killers are what type of multicide?

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Spree killing

21
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Bonnie and Clyde were what type of multicide?

A

Spree killing

22
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Andrew Cunan, who killed Versace, is what type of multicide?

A

Spree killing

23
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Charlie Starkweather and Carol Ann Fugate, are what type of multicide?

A

Spree killing

24
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Spree killers are similar to other multicides in that the murderer is usually a ______ _____ and these offenders view their killings as a means of ________ _______ over their lives

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white male

gaining control

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Spree killers and mass murders; where are they arrested or killed at?
the scene of the crime
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Both ______ killers and _____ killers often travel across physical locations to select their victims
spree | serial
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Serial murder is distinct from other types of multicide due to what 5 elements?
1) repetitive homicide 2) one-on-one killings 3) stranger killings 4) motivated to kill 5) diverse/complex motivations
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``` The following attributes are about equally common among serial killings and traditional homicides: 1) 2) 3) 4) ```
1) male offenders 2) victims of lower socio-economic status 3) intra-racial attacks 4) one-on-one incidents
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``` The following traits are more common among serial killers: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) ```
1) white males as offenders 2) older offenders 3) female victims 4) strangers as victims 5) "hands on" killing methods
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True or False: there are 150+ movies in the 1990s, and countless TV storylines about serial
True
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How did Dickson (1958) describe serial killers?
- perversion - profit - charmer, socially adept
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How did Lunde (1979) describe serial killers?
- insane - white males - mesomorphic body type - mass murders - drug users
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How did Levin and Fox (1985) describe serial killers?
- white males - dominant parent - "hands on" methods
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How did Ressler and Douglass (FBI) (1985) describe serial killers?
- white male adults (30-40s) - 2 parent households - above average intelligence - pleasant appearance
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How did Holmes and DeBurger (1988) describe serial killers?
- mission or motive for killing | - self accomplishment/esteem
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How did Rappaport (1988) describe serial killers?
-internal conflict- inner demons or good vs evil
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How did James (1991) describe serial killers?
- eldest son | - animal torture
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How did Sears (1991) describe serial killers?
- self-absorption | - 13 traits
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What are the 13 traits of a serial killer according to Sears (1991)?
1) raised in homes w/o stability and nurturing 2) often suffered physical injuries or handicaps 3) never developed a sense of self worth 4) dreaming and fantasies as a means of escaping their unpleasant 5) incapable of forming long lasting, meaningful relationships 6) adopts facade of normalcy 7) appears free of sever psychological disorders 8) quite intelligent and perceived as successful in school/job 9) self-centered, needs attention 10) started committing murder in 20s-30s 11) fascinated with the police 12) energetic, require little sleep 13) use alcohol and/or drugs prior to committing a crime
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How did Hazelwood, Dietz, and Warren (1992) describe serial killers?
sadists
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How did Segrave (1992) describe serial killers?
- studied 84 female serial killers - tend to be older - kill family - more victims/more lethal - kill in different locations
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How did Hickey (2005) describe serial killers?
- constitutes in profile: white males, diverse family background - hard to profile serial killers
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What are the possible explanations for concentration of serial killers in Western Europe and U.S.?
- availability of accurate police data - definitional differences in legal/illegal killings - social construction of "epidemics" - differences in pro-violence culture and criminal propositions across countries
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Who were serial killers during the pre-industiral, early industrial, and modern time?
pre-industiral= aristocrats early industrial= new bourgeois modern time= failed bourgeois male who attacks those of similar ranks
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When did we see a sharp rise in serial killers?
1970's
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What are some possible explanations for the sharp rise in serial killers since 1970's?
1) inadequate data on serial killers in early times 2) increased desensitization and greater cultural acceptances of violence due to splatter/snuff movies 3) wider availability of violent/sudo-erotic pornography 4) increased economic inequality and relative deprivation 5) increased patriarchy and male dominance 6) emergence of "super predators"
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What are the 10 major myths about serial killers?
1) U.S. epidemic 2) unique appearance and lifestyle 3) insane 4) sociopaths 5) inspired by pornography 6) bad childhoods 7) identified in advance 8) all are sexual sadists 9) victims resemble their mothers 10) want to get caught

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