Well, recent news has been talking about the possible capture of the D.C. Sniper (note: possible). That’s great, and if it is them, then thank God. But seeing it raised a question in my head:
What percentage of mass murderers are not white?
Now, I admit, I’m not a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the subject, but from what I can recall, it seems most mass murderers are always white. At least, those here in the U.S. (the likes of Sadam Hussaine and Hitler don’t really count for what I’m discussing, I’m talking more individuals who do their own dirty work, not hire out others to do it for them). So, are there any famous black/hispanic/asian/indian serial killers?
The FBI draws a sort of arbitrary distinction between serial, spree, and mass murder; basically, serial murder is defined as three or more separate murders with an emotional cooling-off period between events. Mass murder is, I think, three or more murders in a single location without an emotional cooling-off period between events. Spree murder is a little more vague, defined as murder at two or more locations in a single event with no cooling-off period. If that makes any sense.
With that in mind, here are some non-white serial murderers, complete with bios courtesy of http://www.crimelibrary.com :