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A spree killer, also known as a rampage killer, is someone who embarks on a murderous assault on his victims in a short time in multiple locations. List of countries by homicide rate Homicide ( Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut kill refers to the act of killing another Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Note for practices of systematically killing very young children see Infanticide. Consensual homicide, also called assisted suicide, refers to a killing in which the victim wants to die Contract killing occurs when a private contractor or a government hires someone to kill a specific person or people for a sum of money An honor killing or honour killing is generally the Murder of a family or clan member most often females when they (and maybe the wider community believe A lust murder is a Homicide in which the offender searches for erotic satisfaction by killing someone Lynching is an Extrajudicial punishment meted out by a mob Lynching an enumerated Felony in some states in the United States, is defined by some This article deals with mass killings that are not considered Genocide. A murder-suicide is an act in which an individual kills one or more other persons immediately before or at the same time as killing him or herself A proxy murder is a Murder in which the murderer does so at the behest of another acting as his or her proxy Human sacrifice is the act of Homicide (the Killing of one or several Human beings in the context of a Religious ritual ( ritual killing A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based Torture murder is a loosely defined term to describe the process used by Murderers who kill their victims by slowly torturing them Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder. For a discussion of the law in other countries see Manslaughter In the English law of Homicide, manslaughter is a less serious Negligent homicide is a charge brought against people who by inaction allow others under their care or presence intentionally to die Vehicular Homicide ( or sometimes known as Vehicular Manslaughter) in most states in the United States is a crime The United States' concept of justifiable homicide in Criminal law stands on the dividing line between an Excuse, justification and an Exculpation Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Avunculicide is the act of killing an Uncle. The term is derived from the Latin words avunculus meaning "maternal uncle" and caedere Definition According to Rummel Genocide has three different meanings A familicide is a type of Murder or Murder-suicide in which at least one spouse and one or more children are killed Gendercide is a Neologism that refers to the systematic killing of members of a specific Sex, either Males or Females The term is intended to Filicide is the deliberate act of a parent killing his or her own son or daughter Fratricide (from the Latin word frater, meaning "brother" and cide meaning to kill is the act of a person Killing his or her Gendercide is a Neologism that refers to the systematic killing of members of a specific Sex, either Males or Females The term is intended to Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group Infanticide is the practice of someone intentionally causing the death of an Infant. Mariticide (from Latin maritus "married" + -cide, from caedere "to cut to kill" literally means the murder of one's married Matricide is the act of Killing one's Mother. As for any type of killing motives can vary a great deal Neonaticide is the killing of a newborn within the first 24 hours of life Parricide ( Latin "parricida" killer of a close relative stemming from ( Latin "parri" alike or equal and "-cida" -cide or killer Patricide is (i the act of killing one's father or (ii a person who kills his or her father The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a Monarch, or the person responsible for it Sororicide (from Latin soror "sister" + -cide, from caedere "to cut to kill" is the act of killing one's own sister Tyrannicide literally means the killing of a Tyrant. Typically the term is taken to mean the killing or Assassination of tyrants for the common good Uxoricide (from Latin uxor meaning "wife" is murder of one's wife An For the American death metal band see Deicide (band Deicide is the killing of a god either the God of a monotheistic religion Feticide or foeticide is an act that causes the death of a fetus Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries The U. S. Bureau of Justice Statistics defines a spree killing as "killings at two or more locations with almost no time break between murders. The United States Bureau of Justice Statistics is a federal government agency belonging to the U "[1] Serial killers are different in that they have cooling off periods between attacks, while mass murderers typically stick to one location. A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based This article deals with mass killings that are not considered Genocide.
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Notably large spree killings
Notably large spree killings in history include:
- Tsuyama massacre (Japan, 1938) - Mutsuo Toi, using an old Japanese rifle and swords, killed 30[2] and then himself in an hour and a half. The was a Spree killing that occurred on 21 May, 1938 in the rural village of Kaio close to Tsuyama city in Okayama, Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
- Uireyeong massacre (South Korea, 1982) - Woo Bum-kon killed 57 and then himself in eight hours, using grenades and an M1 Carbine. Woo Bum-kon ( February 24, 1955 – April 27, 1982) was a Korean Police officer who carried out the largest known incident South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Woo Bum-kon ( February 24, 1955 – April 27, 1982) was a Korean Police officer who carried out the largest known incident The M1 Carbine (formally the United States Carbine Caliber.30 M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic Carbine that became a standard firearm in the
- Port Arthur massacre (Australia, 1996) - Martin Bryant, using two semi-automatic weapons, an AR-15 and an L1A1 SLR, killed 35 in 5 hours. The Port Arthur massacre of 28 April 1996 was a killing spree which claimed the lives of 35 people and wounded 37 others mainly at the historic For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Martin John Bryant (born 7 May 1967) murdered 35 people and injured 19 others in the Port Arthur massacre, a killing spree in Tasmania AR-15 (for Ar malite model 15, often mistaken for A utomatic R ifle is the common name for the widely-owned semi-automatic The Fusil Automatique Léger (Light Automatic Rifle or FAL is a 7
- Virginia Tech massacre (United States of America, 2007) - Seung-Hui Cho, using two pistols, killed 32 and then himself in the course of about three hours. The Virginia Tech massacre was a School shooting consisting of two separate attacks approximately two hours apart on April 16 2007 that took place on the campus of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Seung-Hui Cho (January 18 1984 &ndash April 16 2007 was a South Korean student at Virginia Tech who committed Mass murder of 32 people and wounded 25
See also
Further reading
- Pan Pantziarka 2000, Lone Wolf: True Stories of Spree Killers , Virgin Publishing ISBN 0-7535-0437-5
References
- ^ Independentmail.com (Anderson SC) - No evidence of spree killer yet, police say
- ^ 津山三十人殺し―日本犯罪史上空前の惨劇 (Akira Tsukuba, 2001) ISBN 4102901280
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Running amok, sometimes referred to as simply amok (also spelled amuck or amuk) is derived from the Malay / Indonesian /Filipino word Going postal is an American English Slang term used as a verb meaning to suddenly become extremely and uncontrollably angry possibly to the point of violence List of countries by homicide rate Homicide ( Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut kill refers to the act of killing another This article deals with mass killings that are not considered Genocide. A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based A thrill killing is a term used to describe a premeditated Murder committed by a sane Criminal who is motivated by the sheer excitement of the Pan Pantziarka is the Author of House of Pain Crime writer (author of Lone Wolf an authoritative study of the Spree killer phenomenon and TechieDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic