Comparing serial homicides to single homicides: A study of prevalence, offender, and offence characteristics in Sweden

Multiple and serial homicides constitute around 1.6% of all homicides but have unusually tragic outcomes. The aims of this
study were to report the prevalence serial‐homicide offences and the characteristics of serial‐homicide offenders in a non‐North
American context. The study included all convicted serial‐homicide offenders in Sweden from 1973 to 2012 (n = 25), as well as a population‐based control sample of…