Myths

Facts

There a few black serial killers

16% of serial killers are black

Most are married

17% were found to married

Most are unemployed

51% were employed

Most have high school education

44% were high school graduates

Most have previous criminal records of sex offenses

45% had previous sex offense convictions

Most have no juvenile record

55% had a criminal juvenile record

Most retain trophies of some sort

24% retained trophies

Most keep a diary of their crimes

7% kept a diary

Most interject themselves in the investigation

3% interjected themselves

Most have military service

27% had military service

Most have an emotional set-backs prior to the murders

12% suffered an emotional set-back

Most use aliases

6% used an aliases

Most stalk their victims

12% stalked their victims

Most use a crime kit

31% used a crime kit

Most pose their victims/stage their crime scenes

8% posted their victims and/or staged their scenes