Why have serial killers become more common in recent years?
SERIAL KILLERS: A serial killer is a person who murders three or more people with a ‘cooling off’ period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification. One hypothesis is that all serial killers suffer from some form of Antisocial Personality Disorder.They are usually not psychotic, and thus may appear to be quite normal and often even charming, a state of adaptation which Hervey Cleckley calls the “mask of sanity.” There is sometimes a sexual element to the murders. The murders may have been completed/attempted in a similar fashion and the victims may have had something in common, for example occupation, race, or sex. SPREE KILLERS: Mass murders (massacre) is the act of murdering a large number of people, typically at the same time or over a relatively short period of time. Mass murder may be committed by individuals or organizations. The term may refer to spree killers, who stage a single assault on their victims, or to serial kil
