The phenomenon of serial murder is a crime characterised by a paucity of scientific
information and an excess of popularised fictional material, contributing to the
existence of inaccurate perceptions of serial murder. Available literature shows that
research undertaken to determine the origin and the motivation behind serial
homicide generally focuses on singular aspects of serial murder. In most cases the
research is directed by theories of the psychoanalytic school, most notably that of
Sigmund Freud. Another research approach is to develop models and methods for
classifying serial...