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A spree killer, also known as a '''rampage killer''', is someone who embarks on a Murder ous assault on his victims in a short time in multiple locations. The U.S. Bureau Of Justice Statistics defines a spree killing as "killings at two or more locations with almost no time break between murders." Serial Killer s are different in that they have cooling off periods between attacks, while Mass Murderer s typically stick to one location.

Notably large spree killings in history include:






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FURTHER READING

  • Pan Pantziarka 2000, ''Lone Wolf'', Virgin Publishing ISBN 0-7535-0437-5. This book looks at individual cases, including Thomas Hamilton, Martin Bryant and Mark Barton. It also discusses the wider social context, psychological factors and political fall-out from spree killing.