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serial killer profiling  

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  • In Water bury, Connecticut, in 1957, police arrested the “Mad Bomber” George Metesky in connection with a string of bombings in New York City that had plagued the city over a 16-year period. Upon his arrest, Metesky donned a double-breasted suit—just one of many details about the suspect that had been predicted by Dr. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Profiling, Serial Killer]

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