Date:  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 11:02:49 +0000
From:  Duane Campbell <dcamp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]EPIX.NET>
Subject: Re: serial killer

At 09:41 AM 7/16/97 EST, simon[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CVAX.IPFW.INDIANA.EDU wrote:
>Was anyone else struck by the use of "serial killer" as the label
>for the person suspected of murdering Versace?

I have heard at least two criminal professionals (which is different from
professional criminals - usually) object to this label, saying that he does
not fit the definition. He is, according to the lingo, a spree killer. Not
that it makes a lot of difference to the victims.


Duane Campbell dcamp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]epix.net
http://www.epix.net/~dcamp/