10 of the deadliest spree killers – Murder is always horrific and tragic for the victim and their families. But cases where someone snaps and kills a bunch of people are even harder to take. Spree killers often come out of nowhere and have no interest in keeping their actions a secret.
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In fact, they want to be on the news. They want to be infamous.
According to the FBI, a spree killer is a person (or more than one person) who commits two or more murders without a cooling-off period, which is what differentiates a spree killer from a serial killer. The difference between a mass murderer and a spree killer is up for debate, but generally a mass murderer commits one act that kills multiple people (like setting off a bomb for example), while a spree killer may kill a number of people in separate incidents and by different methods.
Murder always seems like a senseless waste, especially when the motive has nothing to do with the victim and everything to do with the killer’s mental state. Some victims are just at the wrong place at the wrong time, and end up the collateral damage of a spree killer’s secret agenda. Here are 10 of the most deadly spree killers in recent history.
10. James Holmes
On July 20th, 2012, James Holmes walked into a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado and started shooting. He killed 12 people and injured 70 others. He was arrested only minutes after his rampage, right outside the theater. He had dyed his hair bright orange and called himself The Joker. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but was convicted of 24 counts of first-degree murder, and 140 counts of attempted first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. He was diagnosed with various types of schizophrenic disorders and avoided the death sentence because the jury couldn’t come to a unanimous decision.
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