Using MO to link crimes can be problematic.

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Nowadays, with much more racial and ethnic mixing, we are seeing serial killers murdering a...

Nowadays, with much more racial and ethnic mixing, we are seeing serial killers murdering a...

While there are many wonderful police investigators out there doing some very fine work, the...

While there are many wonderful police investigators out there doing some very fine work, the...

Outside of dumb luck, the number one way serial killers are caught is through the...

Outside of dumb luck, the number one way serial killers are caught is through the...

Most well-known serial killers have victims numbering in the dozens, have sent taunting letters to...

Most well-known serial killers have victims numbering in the dozens, have sent taunting letters to...

There are two kinds of serial killers as far as the victim is concerned: the...

There are two kinds of serial killers as far as the victim is concerned: the...

Without solid connections between homicides, we may have the reverse problem of believing three local...

Without solid connections between homicides, we may have the reverse problem of believing three local...

Police are reluctant to label a murder as a possible serial homicide.

Police are reluctant to label a murder as a possible serial homicide.

Killers can seem smart when you can't figure out who they are.

Killers can seem smart when you can't figure out who they are.

Often, a serial killer has no felony record.

Often, a serial killer has no felony record.

The accepted definition of a serial killer is a person who kills at least three...

The accepted definition of a serial killer is a person who kills at least three...

While we are being fascinated by the tales of famous serial killers and how they...

While we are being fascinated by the tales of famous serial killers and how they...

Since there are only so many ways to kill a person, a good portion of...

Since there are only so many ways to kill a person, a good portion of...

What does signature mean? Supposedly these are the added touches that make the crime personal...

What does signature mean? Supposedly these are the added touches that make the crime personal...

The one noticeable similarity with almost all serial killer victims is their short height and...

The one noticeable similarity with almost all serial killer victims is their short height and...

Serial killers kill for the power and control they experience during the murders and for...

Serial killers kill for the power and control they experience during the murders and for...

Many of the less prolific killers' stories go unheard because they simply don't make good...

Many of the less prolific killers' stories go unheard because they simply don't make good...

All serial killers want to win. They choose victims they can kill successfully.

All serial killers want to win. They choose victims they can kill successfully.

Serial killers are everywhere! Well, perhaps not in our neighborhood, but on our television screens,...

Serial killers are everywhere! Well, perhaps not in our neighborhood, but on our television screens,...

There are many more serial killers living outside the prison walls than inside.

There are many more serial killers living outside the prison walls than inside.

We struggle to understand how any mother could kill her own children.

We struggle to understand how any mother could kill her own children.