Killers like Charles Starkweather are spree killers. They are the meteorites of the psychopath universe, burning out brilliantly over a short period of time. Serial killers are different. They are rarely in a hurry. They are methodical in their carnage.
Serial killers are the comets.
They blaze through the night and disappear into the blackness only to return again and again to kill. Organized serial killers, according to models developed by the FBI and other experts, target strangers and tend to travel some distance from home to kill. And prostitutes tend to be among the most likely victims in terms of serial killers, said Deborah Laufersweiler-Dwyer, associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Arkansas. Nobody's going to necessarily note someone picking up a prostitute and they tend to go with anyone easily, she said. They don't like rules, they think they can make up the rules as they go along, she said.