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Serial killer[edit]

A serial killer is typically defined as a person who murders three or more people, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant break (a "cooling off period") between them.

Mass murder[edit]

Mass murder is the act of murdering a number of people, typically simultaneously or over a relatively short period of time and in close geographic proximity.

Assassination[edit]

Assassination is the murder of a prominent person, often an elected official, military, celebrity, journalist or activist, when executed by a third party or assassin, usually for political reasons or payment.

Murder[edit]

A murder is the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another.

Lynching[edit]

Lynching is the murder of a person by an informal group (mob) action without due process of law. It is not limited to deaths by hanging.

Filicide[edit]

Filicide is the deliberate act of a parent killing their own child.

Mariticide[edit]

Mariticide is the murder of a husband by his wife.

Parricide[edit]

Parricide is the act of killing one's parents or another close relative.

Uxoricide[edit]

Uxoricide is the act of murdering one's wife.

Victims[edit]

Organized crime[edit]

Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals who intend to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for money and profit.

Fraud[edit]

In law, fraud is deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right.

Other crimes[edit]

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Unverified[edit]

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