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| Mass murderer | |
| Classification: | Vocation |
| Associated franchises: | Child's Play Friday the 13th Halloween The Punisher Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
| Associated films: | Punisher (1989) Punisher (2004) Punisher: War Zone (2008) |
| Associated programs: | Daredevil (2015) |
| Associated comics: | Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Punisher Vol 1 Punisher Vol 4 Punisher Vol 5 Punisher Vol 6 |
| Character examples: | Frank Castle; Jason Voorhees |
| Related articles: | Psychopath; Serial killer |
A mass murderer is someone who engages in the act of murdering a number of people, typically simultaneously or over a relatively short period of time and in close geographic proximity. The FBI defines mass murder as murdering four or more persons during an event with no "cooling-off period" between the murders. A mass murder typically occurs in a single location where one or more people kill several others. Many acts of mass murder end with the perpetrator(s) dying by suicide or suicide by cop.
A mass murder may be committed by individuals or organizations whereas a spree killing is committed by one or two individuals. Mass murderers differ from spree killers, who kill at two or more locations with almost no time break between murders and are not defined by the number of victims, and serial killers, who may kill people over long periods of time.
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Slasher murderers[]
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| Character | Source |
|---|---|
| Frank Castle | Marvel Universe |
Appearances[]
- Seed of Chucky - Chucky & Tiffany.
Notes[]
- Spree killer redirects to this page.