Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder

By J. Fox, J. Levin. 2005

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Prostitutes as Victims of Serial Homicide: Trends and Case Characteristics, 1970-2009 (2011, background): “(Aamodt, Moberg, Nash, Pendleton, Hommema, & Walker, 2007; Aamodt, Henriques, & Hodges, 2008; Egger, 1990, 2002, 2003; Fox & Levin, 1985, 2005; Godwin, 2008; Hickey, 2006; Kraemer, Lord, & Heilbrun, 2004; Landrigan & Canter, 2001; Missen, 2000; Quinet, 2007; Rossmo, 1995).”
Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial risk factors in serial killers and mass murderers (2014, background): “This may have resulted from several factors (Jenkins, 2005): when apprehended, serial killers may overestimate the number of their victims (Fox & Levin, 2005; Quinet, 2007); gaining access to serial killers in order to conduct research interviews is difficult (Silvio, McCloskey, & Ramos-Grenier,…”
Mass Murder at School and Cumulative Strain (2009, background): “Similarly, Harry De La Roche Jr. experienced serious failures, both socially and academically, during his college experience at the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.”
Masculinity Threat, “Incel” Traits, and Violent Fantasies Among Heterosexual Men in the United States (2020, background): ““Predisposers” include intropunitive aggression (aggression turned inward), frustration, and externalizing blame, which contribute to fantasies of vengeful murder (Fox & DeLateur, 2014; Fox et al., 2018; Fox and Levin, 1998; Kalish & Kimmel, 2010).”