In 'Profiler diaries', former South African Police Service (SAPS) head profiler Dr Gérard Labuschagne, successor to the legendary Micki Pistorius, recalls some of the 110 murder series and countless other bizarre crimes he analysed during his career. An expert on serial murder and rape cases, Labuschagne saw it all in his fourteen and a half years in the SAPS. Here is an extract from his book:I just want to pause and comment on the terms ‘serial murder’ and ‘serial killer’. The term serial killer is widely used by the media and even some academics. So, killing is not a criminal term, nor is it necessarily a criminal event.

Source: News 24 March 09, 2021 03:00 UTC