Definition
"Serial murder involves the killing of three or more victims over a period of days, weeks, months, or even years."
(Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime, 2003)
Keywords
Serial murders
Spree murders
Mass murders
Serial murderers
Multiple murders
Serial killings
Serial killers
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