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The Criminal Mind. Motive, traits, types of killers, brain abnormalities.

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What is a mass murderer?

Someone who murders 4 or more people with no “cooling-off” period between murders

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What is a serial killer?

Someone who murders 3 or more people with a cool down period between the murders

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List 2 of the 4 most common motives of MASS MURDERERS.

Revenge, despair, rage, or psychological / material gain.

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List 2 of the shared traits among MASS MURDERERS

Crisis, childhood trauma, seeking validation, radicalization

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What type of MASS MURDERER kills their whole family?

Family Annihilator

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What type of MASS MURDERER is a cult leader that persuades others to kill?

Ideological Mass Murderer

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What type of MASS MURDERER kills others as directed by a cult leader?

Disciple Murderer

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What type of MASS MURDERER kills in public in the daytime and plans to be killed in the incident?

Pseudo commando

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What type of MASS MURDERER kills at their current or former workplace as a form of revenge?

Disgruntled employee

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What type of MASS MURDERER plans an escape route? (i.e. they use a time bomb)

Set and Run Killer

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List 2 of the 4 most common motives of SERIAL KILLERS.

Anger, thrill, financial gain, or attention seeking.

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List 3 of the 6 most shared traits among SERIAL KILLERS.

Suffer from personality disorders, sensation seeking, impulsivity, lack of remorse, need for control, & predatory behavior.

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What was this SERIAL KILLER's motive? "Todd Kholhepp killed 7 people in 3 separate occasions. He was described as a person who could only express anger."

Anger

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What was this SERIAL KILLER's motive? "Dorothea Puente ran a boarding house for the elderly. She killed 9 people and collected their social security checks."

Financial Gain

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What was this SERIAL KILLER's motive? "The Zodiac Killer killed 7 people and taunted the public by sending coded messages to newspapers. "Killing people is so much fun. To kill gives me the most thrilling experience."

Thrill / Attention seeking

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What was this SERIAL KILLER's motive? Dennis Rader killed 10 people over 15 years. He sent taunting letters to police and newspapers “How many people do I have to kill before I get a name in the paper or some national attention?"

Attention seeking / Thrill

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