Post by Genius Killing on Jul 25, 2013 12:55:12 GMT -5
While searching for possible reasons why serial killers have "dry spells," I came across an insightful article about four recent murders at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, which police believe is the work of serial. Here's the great blueprint:
Are Creighton deaths the work of a serial killer? Experts say yes
In 2005, the FBI brought together 135 investigators, mental health professionals, criminologists and other academics to separate fact from myth and provide law enforcement agencies with better tools to stop serial killers.
Members of the working group agreed that serial killers do not have to fit the popular stereotype of being psychopaths, sexual deviants or mentally insane. They are not all male loners or criminal geniuses who revel in toying with police. Serial killers often stalk and target strangers, but they sometimes know their victims.
They can be motivated by anger, sex, power, financial gain or to further the goals of a criminal enterprise.
Just as important, a double-digit body count isn't a defining factor, the experts said.
The definition that set the minimum number at two victims was developed by members of the FBI's working group.
The key phrase in the definition is "separate events." Time between slayings - the experts call it a "cooling-off period" - is what distinguishes serial killers from mass murderers. The cooling-off period can be days, weeks or even years.
In the Creighton killings, the gap was five years.
In 2005, the FBI brought together 135 investigators, mental health professionals, criminologists and other academics to separate fact from myth and provide law enforcement agencies with better tools to stop serial killers.
Members of the working group agreed that serial killers do not have to fit the popular stereotype of being psychopaths, sexual deviants or mentally insane. They are not all male loners or criminal geniuses who revel in toying with police. Serial killers often stalk and target strangers, but they sometimes know their victims.
They can be motivated by anger, sex, power, financial gain or to further the goals of a criminal enterprise.
Just as important, a double-digit body count isn't a defining factor, the experts said.
The definition that set the minimum number at two victims was developed by members of the FBI's working group.
The key phrase in the definition is "separate events." Time between slayings - the experts call it a "cooling-off period" - is what distinguishes serial killers from mass murderers. The cooling-off period can be days, weeks or even years.
In the Creighton killings, the gap was five years.
