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Sexual homicide: Social, psychological, and legal aspects

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Swigert, V.L., Farrell, R.A. & Yoels, W.C. Sexual homicide: Social, psychological, and legal aspects. Arch Sex Behav 5, 391–401 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541332

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