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The FBI's criteria for serial murder is three kills with a cooling off period between kills. I have heard rumors that they plan to reduce the number of kills to two but I don't know if that is true or not.

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A serial killer is a person who murders three or more people over a period of more than 30 days, with a 'cooling off' period between each murder

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