Part I Multiple MurderChapter 1: America's Fascination with Multiple MurderThe Gein LegacyMultiple Murder in Popular CultureThe Selling of Multiple MurderCraving AttentionKiller CommunicationKiller GroupiesMass Media and Mass MurderJust the FactsSensitize, Not SanitizeChapter 2: Defining Multiple MurderMass, Serial, and SpreeMass ConfusionCounting Victims of Serial MurderTypologies of Multiple MurderChapter 3: Theories of Multiple HomicideBiological TheoriesSociological TheoriesPsychological TheoriesPart II Serial MurderChapter 4: An Anatomy of Serial MurderPrevalence of Serial MurderA Profile of the Serial KillerExtraordinarily OrdinaryCompartmentalizationRehumanizing the VictimsChapter 5: With Deliberation and PurposeWhen Killing Is ThrillingOn a Deadly Mission of Terror or RevengeMaking a KillingFor Love and LoyaltyVictims of ChoiceChapter 6: Partners in Murder Insanity in the RelationshipPartners for ProfitPartnerships of Men and WomenAll in the FamilyChapter 7: Killing for CompanyPlacing the BlameKilling for CompanionshipThe Functions of CannibalismDesire for Total Control and OwnershipChapter 8: FantasylandKeeping SouvenirsNormal and Abnormal FantasiesThe Impact of PornographySex and Violence in the MediaChapter 9: The Making of a Serial KillerChildhood SufferingTestimony Under HypnosisParental RejectionAnimal CrueltyChallenges of Predicting Serial MurderChapter 10: Nonsexual ControlPower Over PatientsFemale Serial KillersMunchausen Syndrome by ProxyChapter 11: Killing CultsKilling for a CauseThe Appeal of Dangerous CultsSuicide or Homicide?Satanism and Serial MurderChapter 12: Catching Serial KillersAvoiding Notice and ArrestCatching the Serial KillerPart III Mass MurderChapter 13: Mass Murder FactsTaking NoticeTrends in Mass KillingIncreasing SeverityCharacteristics of Incidents, Offenders, and VictimsFear, Hysteria, and OverresponseChapter 14: For Love, Money or RevengeWhen Love KillsSweet RevengeProfiting From Mass MurderExplaining Mass MurderDomestic Violence and Mass MurderWarning Signs of Mental DisturbanceContributing FactorsChapter 15: Family AnnihilationA Profile of the Family AnnihilatorImpact of UnemploymentMurdering MomsThe Defiant SonChapter 16: Firing BackProfile of the Workplace AvengerMixed MotivesWorkplace Murder by ProxyRomantic ObsessionExternalizing ResponsibilitySocial IsolationScreening Out Problem WorkersGoing PostalChapter 17: Well-Schooled in Mass MurderDisgruntled StudentsThe Worst-Laid PlansUnique Risk FactorsThe Role of Violent Video GamesThe Copycat EffectOn to CollegeAddressing the RiskChapter 18: Fighting City HallAttacking the SystemLegal BattlesFiling a GrievanceClose CallIncreasing AlienationChapter 19: Hate-Motivated Mass MurderA Life of FrustrationBlaming WomenRejection and Involuntary CelibacyThe Killer as VictimThe Growth of Defensive Hate AttacksMultiple Murder to Eliminate Multiple ThreatsReplacement Theory and ViolenceMinority Against Majority--Retaliatory HateHate Crime LawsTargets Not Included in Hate Crime LegislationPrevention and ResponseChapter 20: Terror as TacticHate Crime or Terrorist Attack?Trends in TerrorismTerror From Both ExtremesGlobal TerrorismVehicular TerrorismCombating TerrorismChapter 21: Going BerserkParanoid ThinkingConfused State of MindLong-Standing Mental IllnessCivilian BattlefieldsBrain AbnormalitiesWarning Signs of DisturbanceCan they be Stopped?Chapter 22: Weapons of Mass (Murder) DestructionMass Shootings and Gun LegislationUniversal Background ChecksBans on Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity MagazinesConcealed CarryRed Flag LawsLessons from AbroadA Final ShotPart IV AftermathChapter 23: Coping with TragedySurviving VictimsPlacing BlameConspiracy TheoriesLitigating ResponsibilityChapter 24: Postscript.