Though the timing is different for each offender, we explained that our research into the mindset of the serial killer showed that the crime begins as a fantasy in his mind, and generally can be interpreted as some form of personal and sexual empowerment. The fantasy will build and build until he is ready to act on it. But the reality is never as good as he imagined it, and he will become let down and have something of a cooling-off period before the cycle begins again.
