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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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To: Brumar89 who wrote (117737)3/12/2008 5:26:19 PM
From: J_F_Shepard  Read Replies (3) of 173976
 
"Most mass murderers I've read about didn't use guns to kill their victims. Speck strangled and stabbed his victims. Ted Bundy beat and strangled his victims to death. I think this is typical."

Speck is described as a mass murderer but he used a gun to enter the apartment and tied the victims. He then strangled or killed them with knife... Bundy was a serial killer....

en.wikipedia.org

Outside a political context, the term "mass murder" refers to the killing of several people. Examples would include shooting several people in the course of a robbery, or setting a crowded nightclub on fire. This is an ambiguous term, similar to serial killing and spree killing.

The USA Bureau of Justice Statistics defines a mass murder as "[involving] the murder of four or more victims at one location, within one event."[citation needed]

Mass murderers may fall into any of a number of categories, including killers of family, of coworkers, of students, and of random strangers. Their motives may range from revenge to financial gain to religious fanaticism. A big difference between serial killers and mass murderers is that a mass murderer may kill many of people at once. Although a serial killer would too, a mass murderer does not suffer from a mental illness. It is a deciding factor when on trial. [1] Many other motivations are possible, including the need for attention or fame [2][3][4].
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