SERIAL KILLER DISCOVERED? INDIANA

[Blindgreed1]

This information is based on those who have been caught and the validity of the offender's confessions. There are some folks up in Quantico that don't believe numbers always equate to facts. See Henery Lee Lucas and his pal Otis' confessions.

Any perpetrator statistics can only be based on those who have been caught, of course.

The numbers Cheyne posted are perpetrator statistics -- they're not contested.

The number of each confirmed serial killer's known/confessed/estimated victims (whether exaggerated or under-reported) is not relevant in counting serial killers and calculating the percentage-by-race of serial killers in the US.

I think you missed my point. The "known" lies in who's been caught. Serial Killers are organized killers which is why they operate for years at a time under the radar. Any "perpetrator statistics" generated can hardly be used as a predictive index. It can only be used as a snapshot in time of data when the #'s were run. Profiling has come a long way since the 70's and will continue to evolve moving forward but many things still remain the same. I recommend "Sexual Homocide: Patterns and Motives" if you haven't already read it. I haven't kept up like I used to over the last 10 years, but I'm sure Douglass and Ressler are still pumping out some pretty fascinating stuff.