Add to ORKGPrevious researchers have found mass murderers characterized as loners, victims of bullying, goths, and individuals who had a psychotic break. A gap in the literature that remained concerned the motive and mindset of mass murderers before their attack, particularly those who seek fame, and why they are motivated by such violent intentions. The purpose of this study was to provide a deeper analysis of the characteristics of fame-seeking individuals who have completed or attempted mass murder, as well as insight into their behavior on social media. The conceptual framework consisted of a constructivist model, which guided the exploration the purposeful sample of 12 Americans who completed or attempted mass murder. The research questions align...
A nonrandom sample (N = 30) of mass murderers in the United States and Canada during the past 50 yea...
Although school shootings date back to the 1760’s (Dixon, 2005), recent attacks at schools in our co...
This study examined the association between serial killer typologies and previously proposed etiolog...
The frequency of mass murder has increased over the past decade, with nearly half of all mass murder...
Research indicates that certain personality traits are prevalent within mass killers. Aggression, so...
Even though public mass shootings are relatively rare, they represent an atypical form of violence t...
Broad personality or global traits are unlikely to assist in solving capital crimes, so forensic psy...
This paper outlines the socio-demographic, developmental, antecedent attack, attack preparation and ...
Myths exist that serial killers have a certain persona such as being loners, or social misfits. As a...
This paper looks specifically at the true definition of a serial killer, attempting to clarify the m...
Mass murder in the United States is increasing, yet understanding of mass murderers is still relativ...
Mass murderers have received relatively little academic interest compared with serial murderers. Alt...
The purpose of this study is to attempt to identify risk factors associated with serial killing. Thi...
abstract: This dissertation examines how violent fantasizing influences the behavior of a brutal sub...
The number of Black serial killers (BSKs) has increased, but empirical studies have not focused on t...
A nonrandom sample (N = 30) of mass murderers in the United States and Canada during the past 50 yea...
Although school shootings date back to the 1760’s (Dixon, 2005), recent attacks at schools in our co...
This study examined the association between serial killer typologies and previously proposed etiolog...
The frequency of mass murder has increased over the past decade, with nearly half of all mass murder...
Research indicates that certain personality traits are prevalent within mass killers. Aggression, so...
Even though public mass shootings are relatively rare, they represent an atypical form of violence t...
Broad personality or global traits are unlikely to assist in solving capital crimes, so forensic psy...
This paper outlines the socio-demographic, developmental, antecedent attack, attack preparation and ...
Myths exist that serial killers have a certain persona such as being loners, or social misfits. As a...
This paper looks specifically at the true definition of a serial killer, attempting to clarify the m...
Mass murder in the United States is increasing, yet understanding of mass murderers is still relativ...
Mass murderers have received relatively little academic interest compared with serial murderers. Alt...
The purpose of this study is to attempt to identify risk factors associated with serial killing. Thi...
abstract: This dissertation examines how violent fantasizing influences the behavior of a brutal sub...
The number of Black serial killers (BSKs) has increased, but empirical studies have not focused on t...
A nonrandom sample (N = 30) of mass murderers in the United States and Canada during the past 50 yea...
Although school shootings date back to the 1760’s (Dixon, 2005), recent attacks at schools in our co...
This study examined the association between serial killer typologies and previously proposed etiolog...