Serial killers are defined as individuals who have killed three or more people over the course of time, with a cooling-off period in between each murder. They are not typically provoked by their victims, nor do they typically commit mass murders in one place. The University of Texas shooting in 1966 was committed by a mass murderer, not a serial killer.

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Serial Killers

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Serial killers

A) are usually provoked by their victims.
B) take the lives of several victims over a span of time.
C) kill many victims at once and in one place, such as a school or mall.
D) were first seen at the University of Texas in 1966.

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