Good Stuff Happens in 1:1 Meetings: Why you need them and how to do them well
Serial killers
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2. Early signs of a Serial Killer
• Pre-crime stressor- Physical or physiological
abuse,
• voyeurism
• arson
• provoke, toture, or kill animals such as cats or
dogs
• Serial Killers- seek to control the life of another,
and at a younger age a small animal if the only
type of creature they will be able to fully
dominate.
3. Serial Killer
• Definition of a Serial Killer- Someone who
murders more than three victims one at a
time in a relatively short interval with an
emotional "cooling-off” period between
crimes.
4. Serial Killer traits
• Statistically speaking, the average serial killer is a white male from a lower-to-middle-class
upbringing. In fact, over 90 percent of serial killers are men.
• Most serial killers are in their 20s or 30s.
• Most mass murderers are single or divorced.
• As children, soon-to-be serial killers often torture animals.
• More than 60 percent of serial killers wet the bed beyond the age of 12.
• According to the A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, many serial killers are obsessed with starting
fires. Ottis Toole, George Adorno, and Carl Panzram are just a few of the many serial killers with a
childhood history of arson.
• Many mass murderers and serial killers have an extraordinarily high IQ. For example, the
Unabomber is a genius.
• A lot of serial killers come from dysfunctional families with an absent father. Marc Lepine (mass
murderer of 14 people) is one of the many examples of fatherless serial killers.
• Many serial killers suffered through childhood abuse. “The Boston Strangler” Albert DeSalvo was
even sold off as a slave by his alcoholic father.
• Serial killers often have a history of attempted suicide. Charles Edmund Cullen, the most prolific
serial killer in the history of New Jersey, had 20 suicide attempts throughout his life.
• Mass murderers are often loners who have very few social connections.
5. Prevention of getting Serial Killed
• 1. Never Agree to follow someone to a
secluded place or get in the car with someone.
NO MATTER WHAT THEIR EXCUSE IS!!
• 2. Be skeptical of obsessive chatter
• 3. Do NOT be routine or predictable.
6. Prevention Cont.
• 4. Always carry a weapon! Example: Pepper
spray, Mace, stick
• 5. Let people know where and when you are
going somewhere and how long you will be
there.
• 6. Scan Area ahead, be aware of your
surroundings
7. Prevention Cont.
• 7. Always Carry a Cell Phone
• 8. Do not talk on the phone if you are alone,
Awareness is key!
• 9. Always carry at least one valuable item with
you. In hopes that he just wants to mug you and
leave.
• 10. Use common sense. Don’t hang out in bad
areas
8. Myths of Serial Killers
• Myth- Serial killers are all white males.
• Myth- Serial Killers are only motivated by sex.
• Myth- Serial killers travel and operate
interstate.
• Myth- Serial killers cannot stop killing.
• Myth- All serial killers are insane or are evil
geniuses.
• Myth- Serial killers want to get caught.
