We assume people we know can't be serial killers.

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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...

Serial killing is not about sex at all, but about power and control and revenge...

Serial killing is not about sex at all, but about power and control and revenge...

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...

Last but not least among serial killer methodologies, we have women who kill their own...

Last but not least among serial killer methodologies, we have women who kill their own...

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...

Evidence can vary depending on the circumstances, the weather, and how long it has been...

Evidence can vary depending on the circumstances, the weather, and how long it has been...

In reality, serial killers are of average intelligence.

In reality, serial killers are of average intelligence.

Telling the community a serial killer is out there stirs up a lot of unpleasant...

Telling the community a serial killer is out there stirs up a lot of unpleasant...

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...

Using MO to link crimes can be problematic.

Using MO to link crimes can be problematic.

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

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

In reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make...

In reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make...

The most important issue for the killer is the ability to get a victim easily...

The most important issue for the killer is the ability to get a victim easily...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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