Thoughts on serial killers

Do not look too hard for the causes of the actions of serial killers. Interested people have pointed out hardships in youth, a parent who disappeared at a crucial time, a friend who committed an act of betrayal, even a genetic abnormality. But then, try searching among other people for the same sort of incidents and conditions and you will find hundreds, thousands, even hundreds of thousands of people who suffered in very much the same way. And none of them became serial killers. 

It is possible that at some time in the future we will discover the root causes of the compulsive killer’s personality. Right now, we are not even scratching the surface.