Introduction
When the news breaks out revealing a serial killer and their murders, the dialogue always buzzes around one question: why? Why would a human being choose to end the lives of innocent people? How could the actions of the killer be countered sooner? Serial killers create severe complications to the world and humanity. What humans have begun to apprehend is that the great majority of spree killers have similar backstories and methods. Comparatively, killers use the media to falsify information in their spree and gain supporters during their trial. They also use their professions to murder their victims. They even struggle with many mental health problems that cause them to be a danger to this world.
Serial Killers in the Medical Field
First, spree killers take advantage of their patients, especially in the healthcare department. Healthcare killers make up a big percentage of all serial murderers. They are abusing their power and ending lives. According to Foong-Reicher et
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They also have poor control over their behavior and emotions.
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