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Definition of Serial murderer

1. Noun. Someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Serial Murderer

Literary usage of Serial murderer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2000)
"Endocrinology, 131, 847-853. DeHart, D. & Mahoney, J. (1994). The serial murderer's motivations: An interdisciplinary review. Omega, 29, 29-45. de Koning, ..."

2. Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri S. Lesesne (2003)
"It is the story of a young girl killed by a serial murderer. She narrates her story from heaven following her death. Sebold's concept of life in heaven is ..."

3. Report to the Nation on Crime & Justice (1988)
"John Wayne Gacy, a serial murderer, planned the separate killing of 33 boys and young men in Chicago over a span of 2 to 3 years in the late 1970s. ..."

4. Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives by Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel (1998)
"Profiles in terror: The serial murderer. Federal Probation, 49(3), 29-34. Holtzworth-Munroe, A., & Stuart, GL (1994). The relationship standards and ..."

5. Maggie's Sauna by Paul E. Furdon (2000)
"Then Lefty O'Kane, a man of great compassion who could probably find some vague redeeming virtue in a serial murderer, also sprang to Clifford's defense. ..."

6. Satan's Drummers by Sananda (1995)
"... including the case of the ‘Night Stalker', serial murderer Richard Ramirez who left Satanic slogans and symbols at the site of his crimes, and ‘was said ..."

7. An Evaluation of the Illinois Dept. of Corrections Gang-Free Environment Program by Laura Gransky, Ernest L. Cowles (2000)
"Impetus In May 1996, a pornographic video depicting serial murderer and Stateville inmate Richard Speck allegedly snorting cocaine, rolling joints, ..."

8. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2000)
"Endocrinology, 131, 847-853. DeHart, D. & Mahoney, J. (1994). The serial murderer's motivations: An interdisciplinary review. Omega, 29, 29-45. de Koning, ..."

9. Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri S. Lesesne (2003)
"It is the story of a young girl killed by a serial murderer. She narrates her story from heaven following her death. Sebold's concept of life in heaven is ..."

10. Report to the Nation on Crime & Justice (1988)
"John Wayne Gacy, a serial murderer, planned the separate killing of 33 boys and young men in Chicago over a span of 2 to 3 years in the late 1970s. ..."

11. Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives by Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel (1998)
"Profiles in terror: The serial murderer. Federal Probation, 49(3), 29-34. Holtzworth-Munroe, A., & Stuart, GL (1994). The relationship standards and ..."

12. Maggie's Sauna by Paul E. Furdon (2000)
"Then Lefty O'Kane, a man of great compassion who could probably find some vague redeeming virtue in a serial murderer, also sprang to Clifford's defense. ..."

13. Satan's Drummers by Sananda (1995)
"... including the case of the ‘Night Stalker', serial murderer Richard Ramirez who left Satanic slogans and symbols at the site of his crimes, and ‘was said ..."

14. An Evaluation of the Illinois Dept. of Corrections Gang-Free Environment Program by Laura Gransky, Ernest L. Cowles (2000)
"Impetus In May 1996, a pornographic video depicting serial murderer and Stateville inmate Richard Speck allegedly snorting cocaine, rolling joints, ..."

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