Serial Murder
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Abstract
Although research has been done on serial murder cases in general, unsolved serial murder cases have rarely been investigated. Offenders who elude identification offer little evidence for clearing cases. Thus, similarities among serial murder cases, and even more specifically among unsolved cases, need to be empirically explored to identify advantageous techniques as preventive measures against future serial murderers. This study includes two sets of data, one consisting of 399 solved and a second constituting 75 unsolved serial murder cases. In an attempt to differentiate unsolved from solved cases, five variables—rate of killing, vulnerability, body disposal, location of body disposal, and mobility—are used. Statistically significant results supporting the hypotheses are found for the first three variables.