- Usually, the victim and offender are strangers
- Murders are unconnected to the first one
- Multiple locations
- Want power and dominance, not money
- Target powerless and low status and prestige

Steven Edgers Characteristics of a Serial Killer

Ohio State University, Columbus

- Kill 3 or more people
- Emotional cool down period

Serial Murder

Alvarez, Alex, and Ronet Bachman. Violence: The Enduring Problem. 3rd ed., SAGE, 2017. 

Violence: The Enduring Problem

Serial Murderer Colloquially known as Serial Killers

-  Hedonistic
- Thrill
- Comfort
- Power/control
- Mission
- Visionary

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