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The most important issue for the killer is the ability to get a victim easily and successfully.

Often, a serial killer has no felony record.

Since there are only so many ways to kill a person, a good portion of homicides look pretty much alike.

We assume people we know can't be serial killers.

In reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make it to court.

Most well-known serial killers have victims numbering in the dozens, have sent taunting letters to the police or have done bizarre things to the bodies.

Since there are only so many ways to kill a person, a good portion of homicides look pretty much alike.

Many of the less prolific killers' stories go unheard because they simply don't make good books.

Serial killing is not about sex at all, but about power and control and revenge on society.

In reality, serial killers are of average intelligence.

All serial killers want to win. They choose victims they can kill successfully.

Last but not least among serial killer methodologies, we have women who kill their own children.

While there are many wonderful police investigators out there doing some very fine work, the majority of the time it is not brains that catches serial killers.

Many of the less prolific killers' stories go unheard because they simply don't make good books.

The accepted definition of a serial killer is a person who kills at least three times with a cooling off period in between his murders.

Telling the community a serial killer is out there stirs up a lot of unpleasant attention.

While there are many wonderful police investigators out there doing some very fine work, the majority of the time it is not brains that catches serial killers.

Outside of dumb luck, the number one way serial killers are caught is through the help of the public.

There are many more serial killers living outside the prison walls than inside.

Serial killing is not about sex at all, but about power and control and revenge on society.