A little Research…

… going into my as yet unnamed planned prequel to The Legend of The Game Preserve Bridge Road:

Serial killers have a tendency to:

• Plan their crime carefully, giving thought to escape routes and body disposal

• Carefully select and stalk their victims

• Prefer strangers as victims

• Engage in controlled conversation with the victim

• Capture their victims, kill them, and dispose of their bodies at separate locations

• Use restraints, often bringing them to the crime scene

• Come prepared with weapons

• Commit sexual offences with a living victim

• Attempt to extensively control the victim through manipulation or threats, and desire a show of fear from their victim

• Use a vehicle

• Commit their crimes far away from their residence

• Study police investigation techniques

• Become more proficient in the commission of their crime with time

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