title: A psychological profile of a serial killer: a case report.
abstract: Serial killers have always fascinated society. A serial killer is typically defined as a perpetrator who murders three or more people over a period of time. Most reported cases of serial killers come from the United States and Canada. In India, there are few reported cases. We present, to the best of our knowledge, the first Indian case in the literature. The present case is of a 28-year-old man, Surinder Koli. The Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delphi handled the forensic study. We present a most unique psychological investigation into the mind of a serial killer.
authors.affiliation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Dogra
authors.forename: Antoon A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Leenaars
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Chadha
authors.forename: Mehta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manju
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lalwani
authors.forename: Mamta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: Anupuma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raina
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Behera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency; D012448:Sadism / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*; D012938:Social Perception