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This chapter introduces the reader to the world of mass and serial murder. It briefly describes the purpose of the book, its content, lays the framework for the remaining chapters, and identifies who could most benefit from reading this work.
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Sarteschi, C.M. (2016). Introduction. In: Mass and Serial Murder in America. SpringerBriefs in Psychology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44281-5_1
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