Abstract
We attempted to match the appearance and demeanor of 27 serial killers to the postmortem 'signatures' found on their victims' bodies. Our results suggest that a link may exist between postmortem signatures and two complementary appearance-demeanor types.
MeSH terms
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Autopsy / methods*
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Bayes Theorem
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Criminal Psychology / methods*
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Homicide / classification*
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Homicide / psychology*
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Homicide / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Masturbation / psychology
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Rape / psychology
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Reproducibility of Results
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Substance-Related Disorders / psychology
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Torture / psychology