Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr. (born October 7, 1966) is a Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-American novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker.
 Much of his writing draws on his experiences as an Indigenous American with ancestry from several tribes.
 He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now lives in Seattle, Washington.
Charles Edmund Cullen (born February 22, 1960) is a former nurse who is the most prolific serial killer in New Jersey history and is suspected to be the most prolific serial killer in American history.
 He confessed to authorities that he killed up to 40 patients during the course of his 16-year nursing career.
 But in subsequent interviews with police, psychiatric professionals, and journalists Charles Graeber and Steve Kroft, it became clear that he had killed many more, whom he could not specifically remember by name, though he could often remember details of their case.
 Experts have estimated that Charles Cullen may ultimately be responsible for 400 deaths, which would make him the most prolific serial killer in American history.
Robert Ben Rhoades (born November 22, 1945), also known as The Truck Stop Killer, is an American serial killer and rapist.
 He was convicted for three murders, and slated to be tried for two more before charges were dropped due to the wishes of victims' families.
 He is believed to have tortured, raped, and killed more than 50 women between 1975 and 1990, based on data about his truck routes and women who went missing during those years and who met the profile of his preferred victims.
 At the time he was caught, he claimed to have been active in his activities for 15 years He took photos of some of his victims, and the photo of his that is best known is that of his last victim, Regina Kay Walters, which he took moments before killing her in an abandoned barn in Illinois.
The Daytona Beach killer is an American serial killer responsible for the murders of four women in the Daytona Beach, Florida area from December 2005 to December 2007.
 The killer has never been apprehended.
 The involvement of a serial killer was feared after the discovery of the first three victims.
Indian Killer is a novel written by Sherman Alexie, featuring a serial killer in the city of Seattle, Washington, who scalps white men.
 Because of this technique, he is called the "Indian Killer" and rising fear provokes anti-Native American violence and racial hostility.
A serial killer is a person who murders three or more people, in two or more separate events over a period of time, for primarily psychological reasons.
 There are gaps of time between the killings, which may range from a few hours to many years.
 This list shows serial killers from the 20th century to present day by number of victims.
 In many cases, the exact number of victims assigned to a serial killer is not known, and even if that person is convicted of a few, there can be the possibility that he/she killed many more.
My Brother the Serial Killer is a 2012 American television documentary about serial killer Glen Rogers, otherwise known as the "Casanova Killer", who was convicted for a series of murders and arsons.
 The documentary was narrated by Rogers' brother Clay Rogers and aired on Investigation Discovery in November 2012.
 "My Brother the Serial Killer" received widespread media attention for Clay's claims that his brother was responsible for the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Lyle Goldman.
Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos, also known as "La Bestia" ("The Beast") or "Tribilín" (named after Disney character "Goofy"'s Latin American Spanish name) is a Colombian rapist and serial killer.
 In 1999, he admitted to the rape, torture and murder of 147 young boys.
 His victims, based on the locations of skeletons listed on maps that Garavito drew in prison, could eventually exceed 300; Garavito continues to confess to more murders.
 He has been described by local media as "the world's worst serial killer".
 According to the Attorney General's Office and various judicial bodies, Luis Alfredo Garavito is the "second serial killer of the world."
 Likewise, the judicial body ruled that all Garavito's sentences total 1853 years and nine days in jail.
Patrick Wayne Kearney (born September 24, 1939) is an American serial killer who preyed on young men in California during the 1970s.
 He is sometimes referred to as "The Freeway Killer", a nickname he shares with two other – separate – serial killers, William Bonin and Randy Steven Kraft.
 Kearney may be among the most prolific serial killers in United States history, claiming possibly as many as 43 victims according to law enforcement.
The Edgecombe County serial killer, also known as the Seven Bridges Killer, is an as yet unidentified serial killer in the surroundings of Edgecombe and Halifax counties in North Carolina, United States.
 There are ten suspected victims, all African-American women, and the remains of eight have been recovered.
 It is suspected that Antwan Maurice, a registered sex offender who was charged with a murder fitting a similar profile, was responsible for the Edgecombe deaths.
 All of the victims had a history of drugs and/or prostitution.

Question: The serial killer who shares the same name as a Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-American novelist born in 1966 is known for doing what to his victims?
Answer: scalps white men