view serial killers as a fringe group, you must first understand them as a group. To dothis I will present some common traits of serial killers, followed by the classifications ofmale and female serial killers and specific examples of each. Once I have sufficientlygrouped serial killers as a whole and then as smaller groups in that whole, I will explainwhat is being done to predict serial killers, who becomes a serial killer and why? There is no way to tell exactly how many serial killers there are active at any one time. Do to modern technology, particularly transportation, it is often hard to connect twoseemingly separate murders. Most experts agree with Holmes and DeBurger’s estimateof victims of serial murders at 3,500 to 5,000 per year. From this the estimated number ofserial killers active today is 350, or 7 per state. This estimate is based on research thatshows most serial killers murder between ten and twelve individuals, over several years. However, Peter Wortington, author of "The Journalist and the Killer," states theinfamous serial killer Ted Bundy could be responsible for as many as 100 murders.Who are they?Common Traits*Holmes and DeBurger, the author of Serial Murder, state that serial killers in generalfit the description of a psychopath very well. The title, psychopath has been recentlyreplaced by the phrase ASPD, anti-social personality disorder. *The inability to love, which is often considered to be the core of ASPD is especiallyevident in the serial killer. *The serial killer is unable to develop deep meaningful relationships and thus their carefor people in general is greatly decreased. In short, the serial killer is lacking those traitswhich help us to get along with others. *Highly impulsive and aggressive behavior is another part of the serial killers psyche, andstudies show that they require more thrills than normal people*Just like young children, they must constantly be in search of new enter...
