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Essay 2 The search for the truth behind murder begins with the killer's intent. The study of motivation is important, as understanding thought patterns in murderers may help make sense of a seemingly motiveless murder. Outline the evidence relating to motivational factors involved in murder. Discuss the above with particular reference to a specific type of murder, i.e. - serial, sexual, cult, domestic, etc. FBI Special Agent Robert Ressler was the first person to use the term "serial murderer", when he was involved in the "Son of Sam" killings in New York in the 1970s1. In recent years, serial murderers have been held accountable for "2000 to 3500 murders a year, more than 10% of all murders in the U.S. 1" In this essay, I will discuss various theories that have been proposed over the years to explain the motivational factors involved in serial homicide. Even though a universal definition of serial homicide...

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