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An example of a spree killing could be July 22nd, 2011's incident in Norway when Anders Behring Breivik carried out a series of attacks. He first set off a bomb in central Oslo and several hours later went on a shooting rampage "at a youth camp at an island near the capital." ("Oslo Bombings and Utoya Attack") in all, nearly 80 people were killed in the two separate incidents, but since the time between the incidents was relatively short, this is considered a spree killing and not a serial killing. However, a serial killer usually takes their time and commits multiple killings over time with long periods in between individual murders. Gary Leon Ridgway, the Green River Killer, is an example of a typical serial killer, and committed a number of murders over a period of time that lasted decades. (McMahon) There were even months and sometimes years between the killings which satisfies the requirement for a cooling off period between murders. Ridgway began his murders in the mid-1980's and was not stopped for decades, strangling 48 women in all. His multiple killing, taking place at separate locations at separate times with a long cooling off period between killings makes it possible to classify him specifically as a serial killer.
When it come to multiple homicides,...
Multiple homicides that all occur at the same time and place are mass killings, while ones that happen at different times and places, but without a required cooling off period are considered spree killings. Finally multiple homicides that occur at different times and places but with a necessary cooling off period are considered to be serial killings. In the end it is the time and place of the murders, as well as the time in between, that defines a multiple killer.
References
McMahon, Patrick. 6 Nov. 2003. Sheriffs Hunt for Green River Killer was a Mission.
USA Today. Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-11-06-green-usat_x.htm
"Northern Illinois University Shooting: Dekalb Illinois." U.S., Fire Administration
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