Describe three of the types of mass killers.
What will be an ideal response?
Disciple Mass Killer—The desire to kill is related to the relationship between the killer and leader of a group/cult, such as in the Charles Manson case.
Family Annihilator Killer—Intends to kill victims they know well, especially family members.
Disgruntled Employee Killer—As the label says, it is when angry (ex-)employees kill those who they blame for either losing their job or having problems at work.
Ideological Mass Killer—Wants to kill people who are against the person’s values, morals, or religious persuasion.
Disgruntled Citizen Killer—Angry with certain aspects of society (e.g., financial issues) and wants to take it out on people they deem are responsible.
Psychotic Mass Killer—Psychotic (often with schizophrenia) and perceive others as being out to get them.
School Killers—The study of school attacks over 25 years (1975–2000) revealed that the vast majority were committed by only one student (not two or more) and that the most common weapon was a handgun (not an assault weapon).
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a. True b. False
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).