# 85% of the worlds serial killers live in the US?

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**Created:** [September 17, 2007, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-of-the-worlds-serial-killers-live-in-the-us/419480 "2007-09-17T12:33:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-of-the-worlds-serial-killers-live-in-the-us/419480/21 "2007-09-20T02:15:07Z")

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Well, by definition, “serial” indicates one after another, like Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer. “Mass-murderer” would indicate a killer who killed many at once, like that guy who shot 32 people and himself at Virginia Tech, or Jim Jones.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-of-the-worlds-serial-killers-live-in-the-us/419480/22 "2007-09-20T12:26:32Z")

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The third catagory is “spree Killer,” people who go on killing sprees of a few weeks,and usually get caught, like DC’s freeway snipers.

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