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Some murderers kill three or more victims, with a certain cooling-off period between them. These are the so-called “serial killers.” John Wayne Gacy, José Antonio Rodríguez Vega, and Christa Lehmann are three such cases.
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Sanmartín, J. (2001). Concept and History of the Serial Killer. In: Raine, A., Sanmartín, J. (eds) Violence and Psychopathy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1367-4_5
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