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.....For longer than a few years or so. Many, most even, go undetected for most of their carreers. look at how many have never been caught. Think about how many unsolved murders are actuaklly the work of an unkown serial killer.
They usually get caught when they get sloppy. Dahmer was doing pretty well for quite a while, but as his killing gained frequency, he got sloppy, and got caught.
Jack the ripper was never caught. Zodiac was never caught. The Greenriver killer was never caught. BTK was never caught.
MO plays a big part in their capture. henry lee lucas was not caught for any of his murders. He fucked up and got arrested for carrying a gun when he was on parole. It was only later that he confessed to killing. This happens in a lot of cases, they get busted for something else, and get discovered. Edmund Kemper CALLED THE COPS ON HIMSELF. Then he sat around and waited for them to pick him up.
One thing you see is that many sociopaths are chameleons, by observing others, they learn to mimic normal personalities. That is why they always "Seem like such a nice boy". I will grant you that the mentally ill exhibit what you described, but most serial killers arent crazy.
I think it was Dennis Nilsen (the english jeffery dahmer) who saifd that it was possible to be evil and sane. They know what they are doing, they know that it is wrong, but they are unable or unwilling to resist their urges.
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