Four Types Of Serial Killers

It is almost difficult to give a generalized description to profile all serial killers, nor is it easy to give an specific explanation in their motive to kill—varies in every serial killer experiences. Still, researchers introduce multiple typologies based on developed databases using past cases of serial killing. This is to help law enforcement authorities give possible idea by following patterns aiding to profile the serial killer(s) and the public to understand psychological these behaviors. Furthermore, Researchers, Ronald M. Holmes and James De Burger has presented four types of serial killers, classifying him/her based on motive and on characteristics of the victims. The four typology is as follows:

I. The first is visionary, the title

The second type of serial killer is called missionary or mission oriented. This type of serial killers kills to eliminate a particular group of people that s/he deem undesirable, such as homosexuals, prostitutes, members of a particular religious, racial or minority groups, etc. An example of this type of serial killer is Robert “Willie” Pickton (1969-). A Canadian serial killer and a former pig farmer whose mission was to murder prostitutes and he fed them to his pigs—his mission was to eliminate prostitutes. Joel Rifkin is another mission-oriented killer who murdered 17 young women who were runaways and prostitutes in New

There are multiple, but one serial killer that I was fascinated with was Moses Sithold from a far away, across the world, Africa. Moses Sithole is a known as the one who committed the “ABC murders”; a serial killer who strangled African women (and an infant along with the mother), with their own clothing between the ages of 19 and 43 years old—he murdered because of his hatred towards women (mission). I believe that he identifies as a power/control, hedonist comfort-oriented killer, and mission-oriented (or missionary) serial killer. As almost every cause of serial killers, looking into Sithole’s background, it can be concluded that his childhood has a tremendous impact on his killings. In brief, his mother’s abandonment and constant change in foster homes was an accumulating cause for his hatred towards women, especially women with dark skin, dark eyes, dark hair perhaps common characteristics shared with his mother. It is mentioned in his documentary that he reacts violently if he feels or is rejected, especially by women. Hence, his sexual assaults and murders are a suggestive result of his childhood trauma. Essentially, Sithole’s mission is to gain power and control over women who “mistreat” him by either sexually assault which makes them “vulnerable” and fearful—evident that he identifies with a power/control serial killer. Further, sexual assault, injuring and killing his victims