Without solid connections between homicides, we may have the reverse problem of believing three local murders are the work of one serial killer when they may actually be the work of three!

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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...

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...

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...

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...

In reality, serial killers are of average intelligence.

In reality, serial killers are of average intelligence.

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...

Using MO to link crimes can be problematic.

Using MO to link crimes can be problematic.

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

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

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...

Often I am asked if there is any such thing as a female serial killer.

Often I am asked if there is any such thing as a female serial killer.

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...

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

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

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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...