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In eight pages this paper compares and contrasts serial killers and mass murderers with examples of each and a discussion of the reasons as to why each type kills is also included. Ten sources are listed in the bibliography.
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Americans" (p. 1). He further explains that for behavioral scientists and criminologists, these concepts have entirely different meaning. For example, the victims of a serial killer are murdered
within a period of time that can extend from months into several years, with a "cooling off" period in between (Kelleher, 1997, p. 1). Although the serial killers methods
may be the same in each instance, the acts themselves are usually distinctive (Kelleher, 1997). A mass murderer, in contrast, kills several people either in the same incident or
in closely linked acts of violence (Kelleher, 1997). In addition, a mass murder is usually confined to a single location, and when several people are killed in more than
one place, this is commonly described as a "murder spree" (Kelleher, 1997, p. 2). Levin & Fox (1985) describe the media distortion of a mass murderer as being "a glassy-eyed,
crazed lunatic who kills out of an irresistible hunger for human destruction and sadism" (p. 229). However, this description perhaps more closely resembles a serial killer, which Levin &
Fox (1985) classify as "one type of mass murderer" (p. 229). A serial killer is akin to a predator lying in wait before stalking prey, often traveling from one
state to another. Rather than being delusional, serial killers often calculatedly perform heinous acts of torture and sodomy, and dismemberment on their victims (Levin & Fox, 1985). They
are capable of rational thought, and are typically individuals without any moral code to dictate their behavior (Levin & Fox, 1985). The term serial killer is attributed to FBI
National Academy instructor Robert K. Ressler in the 1970s (Hamamoto, 2002). He explains it refers to the movie serials he enjoyed as a child that featured cliffhangers designed to
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