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submitted 2 days ago by SpaceFox@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Has there ever been a case where someone convicted of three or more murders was released from prison?

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[-] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 9 points 2 days ago

I would add an addendum that they’re 3 separate murders cases and not a single event.

[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago

I see we got the killing expert over here

[-] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 4 points 2 days ago

I don’t immediately know what in particular transitions someone from killer to “serial” killer.

But I could see if it was someone who wiped out a van of people or a husband coming back home to his wife cheating with a couple and murdering them being potentially released after a long sentence.

[-] juliebean@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

generally, a serial killer does multiple individual murderers over an extended period. this contrasts with a mass murderer, who kills a bunch of people in a single event, or a spree killer who does multiple killings over a short time span. a serial killer may take a couple years to kill 5 people while a spree killer does it in a weekend, and a mass killer manages it in a few minutes.

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