Serial killers have been an integral part of American history and plagued this country for many years. With the hype and myth surrounding the phenomenon of serial murder, serial killers' crimes occupy a high profile category and occur at the end of the spectrum of normality. This paper will examine information on what a serial killer is and why they kill.

Serial murder is defined as the killing of three or more people over a period of more than 30 days with a significant cooling off period between the killings (Seltzer 18). This cooling off period is the critical factor that separates the serial killer from mass and spree killers. A serial k

Several serial killers have had fixations with law enforcement and posed as officers or worked in positions as security guards and auxiliary police officers. Ed Kemper frequented a bar near police headquarters and questioned police officers about the murders he had just committed (Crime Library). John Wayne Gacy had a police radio in his home.

Missionary killers are no psychos to the outside world, but their inner selves feel the need to rid the world of those they consider unworthy. These killers believe that they have suffered an injustice at the hands of someone and that their victims are merely substitutes. Armed with their own weapons, missionary killers plan their murders with an organized crime scene.

Holmes, R. & Holmes, S. (1998). Serial Murder. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE

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