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lust murder  

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  • Lust murder is a subcategory of sexual homicide in which perpetrators sadistically and brutally murders their victims to achieve ultimate sexual satisfaction. They typically repeat their killings, thus constituting serial murder. [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; Lust Murder]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/lust_murder

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