Specific future study of the potential role of neurodevelopmental disorders in multiple and serial murders is warranted and, due to the rarity of these events, innovative research techniques may be required. Among them was one of Heath's friends, an 18-year-old. This list shows serial killers from the 20th century to present day by number of victims. Woodfield the armed robber, the rapist, the remorseless I-5 Killer who executed his victims face-down with bullets to the back of the head. There are gaps of time between the killings, which may range from a few days to months, or many years. The true story of the year-long manhunt for the killer who raped and murdered his way up and down the I-5 corridor through California, Washington, and Oregon for over a year in 1981, leaving 44 victims in his wake. In addition to raping and asphyxiating his victims, he was known for methodically cutting away their clothing in a bizarre fetish. He preyed on sex workers and women waiting for roadside assistance. With John Corbett, Sara Canning, Tygh Runyan, Andrew Wheeler. The I-5 Strangler’s mark, so to speak, was how he left victims along Northern California’s interstate highway. Research into multiple and serial murders is in its infancy: there is a lack of rigorous studies and most of the literature is anecdotal and speculative. A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more people, in two or more separate events over a period of time, for primarily psychological reasons. Hunt for the I-5 Killer: Directed by Allan Kroeker. A native of Oregon, Woodfield was convicted of three murders and. Our findings tentatively indicate that these extreme forms of violence may be a result of a highly complex interaction of biological, psychological and sociological factors and that, potentially, a significant proportion of mass or serial killers may have had neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder or head injury. Before his capture, the I-5 Killer was suspected of multiple sexual assaults and murders. He was an award-winning student and star athlete.
We have conducted a systematic review, following PRISMA guidelines, of both the peer reviewed literature and of journalistic and legal sources regarding mass and serial killings. The terrifying true crime story of the I-5 serial killer from Ann Rule, the 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Stranger Beside Me.
Multiple and serial murders are rare events that have a very profound societal impact.