What is a Serial Killer?
Go to the site: http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers
Early Signs:
1. What are the two most common behaviors that serial killers exhibit at a young age?
2. What are two other behaviors that some serial killers exhibit at a young age?
3. What does this statement mean? “These traits and serial killing behavior do not have causality, rather
there is a correlation between the two. “
Types of Serial Killers
1. What are the THREE types of serial killers as defined by the FBI?
2. List 4 traits of “The Medical Killer”
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b.
c.
d.
3. List 4 traits of “The Organized Killer”
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b. .
c.
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d. .
4. List 4 traits of “The Disorganized Killer”
a. .
b. .
c.
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d. .
Victim Selection:
1. What is the main reason serial killers give for their murders?
2. Why do investigators view the killings as random at first?
3. Why is the first victim usually a homeless person or prostitute?
Serial Killers vs. Mass Murderers
1.
What is the definition of a serial killer?
2. List 4 traits of a serial killer.
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b. .
c.
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d. .
3. What is the definition of a mass murderer?
4. List 4 traits of a mass murder.
a. .
b. .
c.
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d. .
5. How are they alike?
6. What makes them different?
Look at the List of Famous Serial Killers. List the ones you have heard of and what you know about them. Do not
click on their names just do it from what you already know.