Serial killers are people who are usually mentally insane and have totally lost their sense of reality and lost who they really are. The most famous serial killer would have to be Jack the Ripper who is known for being proven to have killed five people and perhaps more, the police never found out who the killer really was but it was suspected to be him with a limited source of evidence. He is most likely the first person someone would think of when talking about serial killing or convicted murderers. Why do serial killers kill? What type of people do they kill? Are they easy to pick out in a large crowd? These are some questions that usually come up when talking about serial killers, and these are the questions that will be answered in this paper.

Why do serial killers kill? A frequently asked question when...