Title: Serial Killers | Psychology Today
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Understanding Serial Killers
What defines a serial killer?
What’s the difference between a serial killer and a mass killer?
Are there serial killers everywhere in the world?
Are there different types of serial killers?
The Psychology of Serial Killers
Are serial killers mentally ill?
Are all serial killers psychopaths?
Are serial killers intelligent?
Are serial killers born or made?
Are there early signs of a serial killer?
Can women be serial killers?
How are female serial killers different from male serial killers?
Why We’re Fascinated with Serial Killers
Why am I so obsessed with serial killers?
Why are there so many books, movies, TV shows, and podcasts about serial killers?
What are common myths about serial killers?
Why do women fall in love with serial killers?
How do serial killers affect society?

Content: How are female serial killers different from male serial killers? Created with Sketch. Female serial killers may differ from their male counterparts in key ways. They appear significantly less likely to be driven by sexual motivations; they may also be more prone to kill for financial gain. They favor poison and other less “messy” means to kill than do men, who tend to shoot, stab, or strangle victims. Women who engage in serial killing often act in concert with a man, serving as partners in crime, as was the case with Karla Homolka and Myra Hindley, who worked with Paul Bernardo and Ian Brady, respectively. Why We’re Fascinated with Serial Killers
Serial killers commit horrible crimes that should—and do—repulse us. But alongside the disgust and fear that serial killers trigger, there often exists a morbid curiosity: We want to learn more about them and examine why they do what they do.