The total maximum number of all known serial killer victims in the United States over a span of 195 years between 1800 and 1995 is estimated at 3,860. Of this total, a maximum of 1,398 victims were murdered between 1975 and 1995, at an average of 70 victims a year. Even if we account for unknown victims, that figure is nowhere near the 3,500 annual number [of serial killer victims] so often bandied about.
Peter Vronsky, Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters, 2004
Peter Vronsky, Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters, 2004
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