Defining and classifying serial murder in the context of perpetrator motivation

@article{Ferguson2003DefiningAC,
  title={Defining and classifying serial murder in the context of perpetrator motivation},
  author={Christopher J. Ferguson and Diana White and Stacey Therese Cherry and Marta Lorenz and Zhara Bhimani},
  journal={Journal of Criminal Justice},
  year={2003},
  volume={31},
  pages={287-292}
}
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