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Why Serial Killers Do What They Do, pg 64-69
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Ted Bundy, John Wayne over again. This motive method was

Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, created by Ronald M. and 2
Andrei Chikatilo. All of Studies show that there Stephen T. Holmes and it 0

these names are so differ- are two ways to classify was named the Holmes 2
ent yet so similar. They all serial killers, the killers typology. They found 0
come from different places that are based on motive that a serial killer can be

but are all listed on the ten and those that are based act-focused or processed-
most deranged serial kill- on social and organiza- focused (Freeman, 2007).

ers of all time (10 Most tional patterns (Freeman, Act-focused, per their
Deranged Serial Killers of 2007). When it comes to definition means someone
All Time, n.d.). With all of serial killers, they can ei- who kills quickly while

these names having vic- ther fall into one of those processed-focus is some-
tims in the double digits, categories or both, but this one who does the opposite

you wonder what would alone does not tell us why and kills slowly (Free-
possess someone to com- they become serial killers man, 2007). From these
mit such heinous and un- (Freeman, 2007). two groups, there are two

speakable things over and different types of people,

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