on 20/3/01 2:22 AM, Joshua Bell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> AFAIK, most serial killers eventually do get caught.
>
> And the thousands of murderers who get caught early by efficient and
> effective police work never make it to the point of being serial killers so
> they don't show up on the list. *Any* list of serial killers is necessarily
> going to list only ones who eluded detection or capture by the police until
> they had the chance to commit multiple crimes.
>
> (Not that most murderers have that special "serial killer" bit flipped in
> their brains, and not that most of those with the bit flipped might not get
> away with several killings before being detected. Just watch out for
> self-selecting correlations.)
I remember some TV program about serial killers - the (FBI?) estimated there
were around 200 serial killers active in the USA.
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William T Goodall
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