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	Serial Killers - Mass Murderers - Spree Killers Distinctions
		The mass murderer and the serial killer are quantitatively and qualitatively different, and disagreement continues about their characteristics just as it does about the types of mass and serial offenders that appear to have emerged in recent years.
		A spree killer is usually a white male 20-30 who acts like a mass killer, killing a lot of people by shooting, and this murdering usually happens over a period of time from a week/s to a month, with the killer fleeing the police and public fear at the same time.
		Spree killers usually flee with someone else and are like the typical mass killer but who intends to go uncaptured.
	www.francesfarmersrevenge.com /stuff/serialkillers/types.htm (2522 words)

	Spree killer Robert Stewart Flores shoots three professors at the University of Arizona School of Nursing before ...
		Spree killers are also often targets of bullying and harassment but their situation differs in a number of respects.
		In other words, whether or not they are guilty of what the spree killer alleges, they just happen to be the final straw; the trigger may have been the victim politely declining a request, and perhaps the request itself may have been unreasonable and needed to be declined.
		As with many spree killers, Flores' relationship with his parents, especially his father, was unsatisfactory and he experienced a significant emotional event during his childhood, the divorce of his parents whilst still a teenager.
	www.bullyonline.org /news/flores.htm (1508 words)

	Serial Killers 101 - Lesson One: What is a Serial Killer? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		And the killers themselves generally suffer from some sexual dysfunction - a desire for sex that cannot be fulfilled for one reason or another.
		The difference: A spree killer is a "hunter" who generally kills over the course of a short time - one or two weeks, maybe a month.
		While a spree killer may be mentally ill, they are not normally seen as sociopaths.
	www.framingbusiness.net /serialkillers01.htm (772 words)

	anatomy
		A spree killer only kills because he or she has to to survive, such as killing a motorist for his car in order to continue avoiding capture.
		The only type of gain the serial killer attempts to acquire from taking a human life is a sexual satisfaction, one that he (or she) cannot derive from a normal sexual relationship with another human being.
		Many psychologists argue and agree that the evolution of a potential serial killer begins as early between the ages of 3 and 5, when the human brain is rapidly developing and forming mental states that will characterize and control an individual's decision-making process for the rest of his (or her) life.
	www.homestead.com /TedMurders/anatomy.html (3674 words)

	Spree killer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A spree killer is someone who embarks on a murderous rampage.
		The worst spree killing was committed by Woo Bum-Kon (1982) when he killed 57 and then himself, using grenades and a high powered rifle.
		One form of spree killing that garners particularly large amounts of media attention are those that occur in school killings, such as the Dunblane massacre in 1996, the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, the Erfurt massacre in 2002, or the Red Lake High School massacre in 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spree_killer (367 words)

	Serial Killers VS Mass Killers VS Spree Killers
		Although mass killers usually have guns there have been a few cases like Richard Speck - where all victims(considered to be over 3 for a mass kill) may be killed by stabbing or strangulation.
		A spree killer is usually a white male 20-30 who acts like a mass killer, killing alot of people by shooting, and this murdering usually happens over a period of time from a week/s to a month, with the killer fleeing the police and public fear at the same time.
		These 'Bluebeard' type killers are sort of like spree killers but operate for profit and can go for a longer time, although, the classifcation of a spree killer may be put to them because a Bluebeard isn't an official murderer classification.
	members.fortunecity.com /hiper22/inf_servsmas.htm (687 words)

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		He claims that the serial killer is male, the body count is two or more, victim and offender are strangers, no connection between victims, they are highly mobile, crimes are not for material gain and the victims are prestigeless.
		Because the killer cannot achieve the socioeconomic status they feel they deserve, they act in a rebellious nature, murder, against the group they feel is in their way.
		The visionary serial killer is thought to kill in response to intense hallucinations or voices seeking the destruction of a particular person or group.
	www.geocities.com /kd_babe/serialkiller.html (6741 words)

	Fredericksburg.com - Profiler: Killer will try again Spree killer unlikely to stop for long, veteran profiler says.
		The spree killer differs from a serial killer in that he "works at warp speed and doesn't have long cooling-off periods like typical serial killers," he said.
		One of the last widely publicized cases involving a spree killer was that of Andrew Cunanan in 1997.
		Based on interviews with spree killers, McCrary said they are motivated equally by the thrill of the kill and by that of eluding law enforcement.
	fredericksburg.com /News/FLS/2002/102002/10072002/752943 (744 words)

	Encyclopedia Search
		killer is someone who embarks on a murder...defines a
		killer kills in a series of closely connected events.
		killer, and perhaps the primary difference between the two is that a...
	www.encyclopedian.com /search.php?searWords=Spree (183 words)

	Is the D.C. sniper a serial killer or a spree killer? - By Brendan I. Koerner - Slate Magazine
		Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, for example, preyed chiefly upon gay hustlers, a community that existed on Milwaukee's fringes.
		Spree killers, on the other hand, pack their mayhem into a brief time span—killing becomes a full-time job, so to speak.
		The spree is often precipitated by a specific rage-inducing event, such as a romantic breakup or family spat.
	www.slate.com /?id=2072666 (993 words)

	The road to madness - motives of spree killer Andrew Cunanan Advocate, The - Find Articles
		What distinguishes spree killers from serial murderers is that they tend to be more spontaneous, more frenzied.
		Spree killers may be set off by some loss--more like a mass murderer than a serial killer.
		Spree killers tend to lack conventional moral grounding, a shortcoming that might, under extraordinary circumstances, lead them to view murder as a reasonable recourse.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1589/is_n736/ai_20139046/pg_3 (811 words)

	John Douglas Mind Hunter.com - Article - Multiple Homicides
		Spree killers tend to do their damage within a short time span.
		Spree killers usually select victims randomly, but go for those who will meet their personal needs at the time.
		In cases involving spree killers, authorities usually know who they are looking for: They have the killer's identity.
	www.johndouglasmindhunter.com /articles/030212.php (745 words)

	SERIAL KILLERS
		Serial killers will not stop killing until he or she is prevented from doing so.
		A spree killer murders on impulse, taking many victims within a small period of time.
		Sometimes,there is a third category which a killer is considered "mixed" by displaying traits found in both the organized and disorganized killers.
	members.tripod.com /~Sunflower779/serialkillers (494 words)

	Profiling, Part II: Style and Type
		Serial killers have multiple victims at more than one location and there is time between events to cool off emotionally.
		A mass murdered may turn spree killer if he runs out of the building with his gun and starts shooting people on a sidewalk or in another building.
		A person who randomly shoots kids on a playground is a very different personality type than a cunning serial killer who stalks a particular type of victim.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/crime_stories/46024 (484 words)

	Serial killer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The crimes committed are a result of a compulsion that may have roots in the killer's (often dysfunctional) youth and psychopathological disorders, as opposed to those who are motivated by financial gain (e.g., contract killers) or ideological/political motivations (e.g., terrorism, democide).
		The FBI claimed in the 1980s that at any particular time there were roughly 35 active serial killers in the United States, meaning that the serial killers in question have committed their first murders but have not yet been apprehended or stopped by other means (e.g., suicide, paralysis, or a natural death).
		So-called missionary killers believe that their acts are justified on the basis that they are getting rid of a certain type of person (often prostitutes or members of a certain ethnic group), and thus doing society a favor.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Serial_killer (4022 words)

	Surreal Serial (Seattle Weekly)
		Spree killers tend to travel and zigzag across the country in their monthlong madness.
		A serial killer is a different animal, taking a victim or two at a time over a longer period.
		When asked to "speculate" on the motive of the killer in the slayings for which he was fried, he cited a hunger for absolute control over another human being and mused, "Some people are just psychologically less ready for failure than others." That sounds a lot like the accused sniper.
	www.seattleweekly.com /news/0244/news-appelo.php (942 words)

	Types Of Killers
		Terms such as serial killer and mass murderer and spree killer have, it seems, become a part of our vocabulary.
		Quite often, the people who know serial killers say that they did not think he was the type of person to commit such crimes, which could lead into how he was able to convince state psychiatrists he was of sound mind while he had bodyparts of his latest victim in the back of his car.
		Unlike serial killers, the question is not who did it or why, with spree killers the next question is where and when are they going to strike next.
	home.comcast.net /~corkymcg/crime/killers01.html (3103 words)

	The Age of the Hybrid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		S Spree killers commit most of their crimes within a brief time span, and their slayings become a full-time job.
		S The spree killer is usually motivated by a specific rage-inducing event, e.g., domestic problem or work-related situation.
		Most spree killers are apprehended or commit suicide within a short time of their crimes.
	www.journal-topics.com /columns/giovannelli060405.html (261 words)

	Andrew Cunanan
		Identifying Cunanan as a spree killer made it possible to predict, if not his next move, then at least his final one - for the essential fact about spree murder is that it is, ultimately, a form of suicide.
		This was not the behavior of a diabolically cunning killer bent on eluding capture.
		The diagnosis of Cunanan as a spree killer whose rampage was likely to climax with his own death - either by his own hand or in a shoot-out with authorities ("suicide by cop," in law enforcement parlance) was confirmed on Wednesday, July 25.
	carpenoctem.tv /killers/cun.html (4055 words)

	U.S. News 07/28/97: Killer on a spree: The mystery of suspect Cunanan deepens
		At week's end, Cunanan, 27, was being sought in the killings of as many as five victims, whom he may have chosen in some perverse revenge against the good life he craved but could never seem to attain.
		Definitions of spree killing are as varied as the opinions on whether Cunanan really is one.
		To some, the suspect brings to mind spree killer Christopher Wilder, a handsome race-car driver who killed a string of fashion models in 1984.
	www.corpus-delicti.com /media_versace.htm (732 words)

	Sniper or merely a spree killer? - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		Some members of the highly specialized sniping community are chafing in their camouflage because of descriptions of the spree killer in the Washington, D.C., area — who has slain nine and wounded two.
		Military and police officers who make their living as snipers and the growing subculture of gun lovers say they are angered by the unidentified killer.
		On the more practical level, Bogler said the killer's targets seem to be chosen based on their location to easy getaway points, a method that doesn't require the stalking and marksmanship skills associated with snipers.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/news/s_97248.html (800 words)

	Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Message Boards: Attempted triple event-1944?
		A spree killer is gnerally meant to be one who kills a number of people on a rampage at the same time or on the same day.
		...(S)pree killers and mass muderers are guys who kill on just one occasion in their lives and take out a bunch of people in one hurrah.
		Like many serial killers Dyer was there when the bodies were discovered, and for 3 days was constantly in touch with the cops either offering suggestions or trying to get updates.
	casebook.org /forum/messages/4927/6404.html (5941 words)

	CNN.com - Green River Killer avoids death in plea deal - Nov. 6, 2003
		In confessing to more murders than any other serial killer in U.S. history Wednesday, the 54-year-old former truck painter provided heart-wrenching details of the 48 women he murdered to their families gathered in a Seattle courtroom to hear his confession.
		The Green River Killer's slaying spree began in 1982, when women in the Seattle area, mainly runaways and prostitutes were targeted.
		Six women whose deaths were attributed to the Green River Killer were not among the charges Ridgway admitted to Wednesday.
	www.cnn.com /2003/LAW/11/05/green.river.killings/index.html (993 words)

	Serial Killer Andrew Cunanan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Former friends and associates offer a personal view of the killer, and tell of his rage at discovering he was infected with HIV, vowing revenge.
		Serial Killers: Profiling Criminal Mind -- VHS 4 part A&E series Former FBI agent John Douglas walks you through-Dahmer, Gacy, Manson-- who they are, what they've done, and how they got away with it for so long.
		After a four- hour siege by a SWAT team, Andrew Cunanan, one of FBI's most wanted men in America, was found dead in the upstairs bedroom of a Miami Florida house boat eight days after the culimination of a killing spree that took that claimed the lives of five men, including Italian designer Gianni Versace.
	www.karisable.com /skazcunaan.htm (1572 words)

	Predators - Research These Crimes - Spree Killing (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A spree killer is a person who kills repeatedly over a short period of time, usually a few weeks.
		He is a hybrid between a serial killer and a mass murderer and tends to move around a lot, targeting people and taking few precautions.
		An example of a spree killer is Charles S..
	www.predators.tv.cob-web.org:8888 /research/spreekilling.asp (181 words)

	December 2001 Columns Magazine Feature: 9/11 - The Minds of Killers--and Terrorists
		Like Bundy, who murdered dozens of young women in the mid-70s, or the still-elusive "Green River Killer" whose toll since July, 1982 is at least 50, serial killers often destroy more lives in their long careers than mass murderers.
		Every serial and spree killer has his own preferred victim profile, although serial killers stalk strangers and the spree killer begins with someone he knows who has rejected him and moves on to strangers who resemble that first victim.
		Serial, mass and spree killers are loners, with allegiance to no one but themselves.
	www.washington.edu /alumni/columns/dec01/911_minds.html (1004 words)

	Spree killings and spree killers
		In many cases of spree killings, the gunman appears to have been a victim of abuse or a target of bullying, often for many years, and sometimes throughout his life.
		Sometimes there is a history of mental health problems and in many cases it appears the spree killer was starting to experience delusional thinking but it may not have been significant enough to warrant medical attention or intervention.
		In each spree killing case, there are warning signs that go unheeded.
	www.bullyonline.org /related/spree.htm (2460 words)

	islandpacket.com \| Fruit-stand shooting linked to spree killer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ashby's killing spree is over and while naming him as the killer closes this case, there are families up and down the East Coast who will probably never understand what made Ashby act out with such evilness in the last two weeks," Sheriff P.J. Tanner said in the release.
		Investigators in Nassau County, Fla., also were waiting on ballistic tests from Ashby's weapon to see if he's connected with another fatal shooting at a fruit stand near U.S. In that shooting, a female clerk was killed with one shot to the head on the evening of Sept. 22.
		Police think Ashby's crime spree began Sept. 22 when he stole a vehicle in Savannah and took a friend's.38-caliber pistol.
	www.islandpacket.com /news/local/story/6144605p-5378720c.html (604 words)

	Criminal Justice Resources : Serial or Mass Murder
		A serial killer is one who commits a number of murders over a long period of time, with the killings separated by often long periods of apparent normalcy.
		Serial killers are often acting on extreme sadistic urges and are often classified as sociopathic, lacking any ability to empathize with the suffering of others.
		The killer himself responds to that audience, in a classic loop of the observer affecting the observed.
	www.lib.msu.edu /harris23/crimjust/serial.htm (3710 words)

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