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  1. In the mid-1960s, these two went on a killing spree for several days. In some of the murders, the killers would toss a coin to see which one would get to stab the victim to death.
    a. Bianchi and Buono
    b. Rutterschmidt and Golay
    c. Kelbach and Lance
    d. Beck and Fernandez
A

c. Kelbach and Lance

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  1. In recent years, cases of team serial murder in the United States have _____.
    a. increased sharply
    b. decreased sharply
    c. stayed the same
    d. increased slightly
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b. decreased sharply

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  1. How many members were in the largest group of team offenders identified?
    a. two
    b. nine
    c. five
    d. four
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c. five

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  1. Among team serial killers which of the following categories is the most common relationship groupings?
    a. father/son
    b. husband/wife
    c. mother/son
    d. brothers
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b. husband/wife

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  1. Among team serial killers in the United States who are non-relatives, which one is the least likely to be found?
    a. male-dominated teams
    b. heterosexual teams
    c. gay lovers teams
    d. female-dominated teams
A

d. female-dominated teams

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  1. By 2014, the media had stopped assigning these to serial-killer teams.
    a. special motives
    b. news stories
    c. monikers
    d. all of the above
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c. monikers

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  1. These two were cousins who decided to kill someone just to see what it would feel like.
    a. Bianchi and Buono
    b. Lucas and Toole
    c. Hickock and Smith
    d. Coleman and Brown
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a. Bianchi and Buono

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  1. The “compliant victim” categorized by the FBI refers to _____ perpetrators of serial murder:
    a. female
    b. child
    c. mentally ill
    d. teenagers
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a. female

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  1. These offenders, who were convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for financial gain, had been luring homeless men from Hollywood Church in Los Angeles with promises of food and shelter.
    a. Coleman and Brown
    b. Corll, Brooks, and Henley
    c. Rutterschmidt and Golay
    d. Tene Bimbo Clan
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c. Rutterschmidt and Golay

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  1. Five elderly men died in San Francisco from being overdosed with digitalis. Investigators found that in each case, young women married and/or seduced these men, poisoned them and left with the victim’s assets. What group did the women belong to?
    a. Tene Bimbo Clan
    b. Ku Klux Klan
    c. Mafia
    d. Black Hand
A

a. Tene Bimbo Clan

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  1. This offender incurred a head injury that influenced him to believe that he had psychic powers that caused women to fall in love with him. He and his partner killed about 20 victims before being caught and executed.
    a. Clark
    b. Coleman
    c. Bundy
    d. Fernandez
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d. Fernandez

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  1. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a true story about the murder of the Clutter family by whom?
    a. Lucas and Toole
    b. Coleman and Brown
    c. Bianchi and Buono
    d. Hickock and Smith
A

d. Hickock and Smith

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  1. This offender had committed a long list of violent crimes and sex offenses by the age of 28. His accomplice was Debra Brown whom he found easy to influence and dominate.
    a. Ted Bundy
    b. Leonard Lake
    c. Alton Coleman
    d. Henry Lucas
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c. Alton Coleman

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  1. Compared to other serial murder subgroups, team serial killers in the United States murdered _____ victims.
    a. about the same number of
    b. many more
    c. fewer
    d. primarily children as
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c. fewer

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  1. The study on team killers found that having more than one offender involved in serial killing _____.
    a. did not increase the number of victims per case
    b. increased dramatically the number of victims per case
    c. increased only slightly the number of victims per case
    d. decreased the number of victims per case
A

a. did not increase the number of victims per case

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  1. Which of the following serial killers is currently serving time on death row in San Quentin, California? He claims that his accomplice was the person who carried out all the killings.
    a. Kenneth Bianchi
    b. Alton Coleman
    c. Henry Lee
    d. Douglas D. Clark
A

d. Douglas D. Clark

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  1. This female offender was a nurse who became a compliant assistant in Douglas Clark’s efforts to actualize his fantasies of having sexual intercourse with the corpses of murdered girls.
    a. Carol Bundy
    b. Aileen Wuornos
    c. Robin Gecht
    d. Charlene Gallego
A

a. Carol Bundy

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  1. In some cases of _____ team killing, offenders were easier to detect because bodies of victims were discovered quickly.
    a. local
    b. place-specific
    c. traveling
    d. foreign
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a. local

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  1. In one study on team killers it was found that they average _____ victims per case.
    a. 4 to 5
    b. 7 to 9
    c. 13 to 18
    d. 8 to 12
A

d. 8 to 12

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  1. This offender, who confessed to killing about 100 victims in several states, teamed up with Ottis Toole.
    a. Elmer Wayne Henley
    b. Douglas Clark
    c. Charles Ng
    d. Henry Lee Lucas
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d. Henry Lee Lucas

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  1. America’s Most Wanted was inspired by the murder and decapitation of 6-year-old Adam Walsh. Who is Walsh’s killer believed to be?
    a. Gerhard Schaefer
    b. Robin Gecht
    c. John Gacy
    d. Ottis Toole
A

d. Ottis Toole

22
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  1. Risk-takers such as _____ have appeared to be at greater risk of murder than those who avoid such lifestyles.
    a. prostitutes and hitchhikers
    b. gamblers
    c. drug-users
    d. gypsies, tramps, and thieves
A

a. prostitutes and hitchhikers

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  1. Which state has had the most team killers?
    a. Georgia
    b. Florida
    c. Nebraska
    d. California
A

D. CALIFORNIA

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  1. Which of the following statements is not true regarding team offenders and cult-related killings?
    a. Most team offenders were involved in ritualistic torture of victims.
    b. Team killers were more likely than other offenders to kill for cult-related reasons.
    c. Cult activities involved extensive torturing of victims.
    d. Cult activities involved using human blood and body parts for altar offerings.
A

a. Most team offenders were involved in ritualistic torture of victims.

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  1. Hickey found that about _____ percent of all serial killers had histories of various psychiatric problems.
    a. 26
    b. 36
    c. 46
    d. 56
A

a. 26

26
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  1. Team offenders were less likely to have criminal records for sex-related crimes than what kind of killers?
    a. teams
    b. females
    c. males
    d. solo
A

d. solo

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  1. Of all weapons used by team serial murderers _____ was the most common.
    a. knives
    b. firearms
    c. poisons
    d. blunt instruments
A

b. firearms

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  1. The following method used by team offenders to kill their victims is the least chosen.
    a. poison
    b. drowning
    c. bludgeoning
    d. stabbing
A

b. drowning

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  1. This offender, who was part of a team, wrote: “Death is in my pocket and fantasy my goal….the perfect woman is totally controlled; a woman who does exactly what she is told and nothing else.”
    a. Lucas
    b. Coleman
    c. Bianchi
    d. Lake
A

d. Lake

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  1. This offender had been married seven times, then decided to try to find the perfect “sex slave.” With the help of his wife, he killed nine females and one male.
    a. Gallego
    b. Clark
    c. Coleman
    d. Lucas
A

a. Gallego

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  1. Females sometimes participate in team serial killing.
A

TRUE

32
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  1. Team killer units with a female participant are almost always dominated by a female.
A

FALSE

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  1. For the most part, team offenders who held jobs were employed in blue-collar work that required limited training.
A

TRUE

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  1. Team killers are unlikely to kill in a very specific place.
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TRUE

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  1. Team killers were likely to come in contact with one another as a result of chance meetings.
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FALSE

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