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mass murderer profiling  

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  • Mass murder refers to the slaying of a number of people at the same time, within the same event. This distinguishes mass murderers from serial killers, who murder a number of people over an extended period (perhaps months or years). [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Profiling, Mass Murderer]

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