title: Antisocial personality disorder, sexual sadism, malignant narcissism, and serial murder.
abstract: This paper examines the research on serial murder and its relationship to antisocial personality disorder and sexual sadism. The concept of malignant narcissism is also discussed. Case studies of serial killers are examined regarding the nature of sexual violation and crime scene behavior.
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Geberth
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Turco
mesh_terms: D019548:Crime Victims; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009289:Narcissism; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D011599:Psychopathology; D012448:Sadism / Q000523:psychology*