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lust murder  

Definition

  • Lust murder is a subcategory of sexual homicide in which perpetrators sadistically and brutally murders their victims to achieve ultimate sexual satisfaction. They typically repeat their killings, thus constituting serial murder. [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; Lust Murder]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QPFR1BL6-G

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