It is difficult to prove why serial murders are committed but some educated guesses have been made as to the reasons for which some of these terrible acts of violence occur: "Various theses of the aetiology of serial murder exist, most of which chooses to align with a psychiatric, sociological or biological explanation.
-Nicholas Zeigler and Dr. Kurtz-
Even dough serial killers have a psychology in their mind about what they are doing, serial are more likely a fenomenon rather than a psychology. Serial killers create a culture and a society inside of their thoughts. The mode of thinking that makes a serial killer psychology, is a fenomenon or something very rare. There are serial on the loose and the number when you think about it, big but those make a small percentage of the society.
15 Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer - 2011 was released on: USA: 1 October 2011
Hannibal lecter is the first one to come to mind. In the serial killer category you will find information on serial killers who ate body parts.
It is impossible to get a number of active serial killers from any time; due, in part, to the belief that a murder is simply a murder, not a serial killing. Also, it is impossible to know how many serial killers have never been caught, also due to the aforementioned reason.
Criminal Minds centers around a team of FBI profilers who use their knowledge of the human mind to get into the heads of the worst criminals-and catch them. the FBI estimates that at any given time, there are somewhere between 20 and 50 active serial killers in the United States. The criminals list come with episode name and not by the serial killers.
Yes, some serial killers do not have a specific victim type. They may target people of different ages, genders, or backgrounds, making it more difficult for investigators to establish a clear pattern. These killers may be driven by a desire for power and control rather than a specific preference for a certain type of victim.
The song that goes on your mind!
Most experts agree that at any given time, there could be as many as 200 serial killers active in the US alone. World Wide it would increase, of course. The average serial killer can be responsible for up to 20 murders if they are caught. Keep in mind that some of these killers may never be caught. That would put their body count even higher. The average time frame to catch a serial murderer is 18 months. This is much less time than it used to be. With modern forensics and criminal profiling it is taking less time to apprehend such criminals.
John Wayne Gacy has: Played Himself (photographs) in "The Killing of America" in 1981. Played himself in "Biography" in 1987. Played himself in "Serial Killers" in 1994. Played himself in "Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind" in 1999. Played Himself - Serial Killer in "Revelations: The End Times, Volume 2" in 1999. Played himself in "American Justice Set" in 2000. Played himself in "Most Evil" in 2006.
He never goes into her mind. She tells him not to. Raven, however, went inside his mind in the episode "Haunted"
Inside the Mind was created on 2015-06-19.
Serial Mind - 2008 was released on: USA: 25 August 2008 (DVD premiere)