Serial Killers In The U.S

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be chosen for any other reason than being in
the wrong place at the wrong time.
Serial killers are a totally different and more dangerous threat to society.
They may not kill many people at one time, but they may kill for many years
without being detected. They are able to kill again and again without being
caught because they are careful in their choices of victims. They typically pick
victims who are vulnerable and un-able to defend themselves such as children,
the elderly or women. They also pick victims who will not be missed by society,
such as migrant workers, prostitutes, hitchhikers or homosexuals. They may even
pick victims based on specifics such as physical build or hairstyle.
Because of the fact that many serial killers may be mobile, similarities in
crime scenes may go undetected by law enforcement agencies. The nation's police
departments often lack the modern equipment and technology needed to track and
recognize connections between cases. It is generally ...

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but sometimes there is no pattern. The
phenomenon is world-wide, from England's Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe's
killing of 13 women prior to 1981, to Russia's Rostov Cannibal, Anderei
Chikatilo, who slaughtered and partially consumed at least 53 men and women over
a 12 year period prior to 1990.
It is hard to predict whether a person will become a serial killer. A set
of childhood characteristics believed by many to be symptoms of violent behavior
has been named the "McDonald Triad". Named after psychiatrist John M. McDonald,
it speculates that three factors in a person's childhood may determine violent
behavior. These three fac-tors presumably linked to homicidal behavior ...

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