how to catch a serial killer

Catching a serial killer:

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When catching  a serial killer you must think like a serial killer. In other words you must try to get inside the mind of a serial killer. But the first thing when catching a Killer is that you must start with the Crime Scene. When investigating a murder you have to think about all the variables that took place. Meaning that you have to :
1. Look for evidence, at a crime scene. Which include, photos of the body or bodies, blood, etc.. every inch of the crime scene needs to be examined so that no evidence is left behind.
2: Talk to and ask any witnesses that might know anything about what happened that day.
3: If the crime scene seems familiar to other resent or old unsolved murder cases then you need to research anything that can lead you closer to the killer.
4: If you find a person who could fit the characteristics of  any suspects you have then make sure to ask them important questions, like Where were you at this time? Or do you have an alibi? These type of questions with the proper answers can help you get closer to that actual killer.
5: when trying to track down a suspect , you might want to get to know where he or she would mostly like would go. Meaning where do they go to eat, live, work, and socialize. Knowing their locations can help you study their behavior with others and there whereabouts. You might even find where they hunt and or kill their victim’s.

Now when thinking about how a Serial Killer works or how his/her thought process works you might want to try and get in their minds, like ask yourself  questions. Here’s a question that made me think like a serial killer.
“Q: A woman is at her mother's funeral and very broken up over it. She then meets this good looking guy, complete stranger, and it's love at first sight. Despite her mother's death she is quite cheerful now. They talk for hours, but after the funeral he disappears and she never hears from him again. Two weeks later, she kills her sister. Why?
A: she was hoping to see the man again at her sister’s funeral.”
this was an interesting question to me because it took me a while to figure out and once I found the answer I knew that I really needed to think outside my mind and inside A killers mind. Catching Serial Killer’s is not all fun and games, although it is for the killer’s themselves, so next time when your trying to catch a serial killer you might need to try really hard and step out of your comfort zone and into the mind of a killer.