Defining and Explaining Serial Murders in the United States

Abstract

In recent years, American social media and the public have been fascinated by special homicide cases such as serial killings. Serial murder has been a popular theme on movies, TV shows, and books for decades. This phenomenon has led to perplexing results that people are confusing fiction with fact and misperceptions. Our understanding of repeated murder and its causes are still very limited because there has not been much empirical study on this subject until recent years. Definition of Serial Murder