CrimSavvy: Serial Killer Typologies -Myths vs. Reality

The video provides a very brief overview of common typologies used to classify serial killers.

Sources and Additional Readings:

Holmes, R.M., & DeBurger, J. (1985) Profiles in Terror: The Serial Murder.
Probation. Vol.49. pp.29-34.

Holmes, R.M. & Holmes, S.T. (1998) Serial Murder (second edition). Thousand Oaks,
California: Sage

Holmes, R. M., & Holmes, S. T. (2010). Profiling violent crimes: An investigative tool. Sage.
https://confilegal.com/20220319-who-invented-the-classification-of-organized-disorganized-and-mixed-serial-killers/
How the FBI Profiles Serial Offenders: Profiling is a comprehensive six-step process.
Posted May 6, 2019 | Reviewed by Devon Frye Law and Crime. Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201905/how-the-fbi-profiles-serial-offenders

Organized Versus Disorganized Serial Predators: The basis of FBI criminal profiling. Posted June 17, 2018 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Forensic Psychology. Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201806/organized-versus-disorganized-serial-predators https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201806/organized-versus-disorganized-serial-predators

https://us.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/23890_Pages_369_371.pdf

Ressler, R.K., & Burgess, A.W. (1985). Crime Scene and Profile Characteristics of Organized and Disorganized Murders NCJ Number 99117 Journal FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 54 Issue: 8 Dated: (August 1985) Pages: 18-25 https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/crime-scene-and-profile-characteristics-organized-and-disorganized

Holmes, R.M. (1985). Profiles in Terror - The Serial Murderer. NCJ Number 100593
Journal Federal Probation Volume: 44 Issue: 3 Dated: (September 1985) Pages: 29-34
Length 6 pages. https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/profiles-terror-serial-murderer

Canter, D.V. (2004) An empirical test of Holmes and Holmes serial murder typology. Criminal
justice and Behavior, 31 (4). pp. 489-515. ISSN 1552-3594
This version is available at http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/8045/
https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/8045/1/Empirical_Test_of_Holmes_Serial_Murder_Typology_-_Copy%5B1%5D.pdf

Canter, D.V., Alison, L.J., Alison, E., & Wentink, N. (2004). The Organized/Disorganized Typology of Serial Murder: Myth or Model? Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 10 (3). pp. 293-320. ISSN 1076-8971
This version is available at http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/8639/

White, J.H., Lester, D., Gentile, M., & Jespersen, S. (2010). Serial murder: Definition and typology
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290568955_Serial_murder_Definition_and_typology