SPREE KILLER Definition & Meaning

spree killer

noun

a person who kills more than one victim in more than one location in a very short period of time.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

spree killing noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of spree killer¹

First recorded in 1980–85

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Fulminating at congressional inaction in the face of spree killers may be satisfying and even necessary.

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In the streaming series, his story coincides with the beginning of America’s obsession with serial and spree killers.

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So the weight of scientific opinion is that video games are not a decisive factor when a spree killer decides to act.

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He was no longer a murderer; he was a spree killer.

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When the lead detective in a crime novel is introduced as an expert on “serial killers, spree killers, and stalkers,” you know you’re in for a rough ride.

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