
Visionary - The killer suffers a break from reality, delusions, and/or hallucinations, that compel them to murder.
#Examples of mission oriented serial killers serial
Real Life serial killers are usually divided into 4 categories, and fictional killers tend to fall into one or more of these categories as well, if not by design, then by their nature.

Of course, the killer could be deemed insane or kill themselves before the trial. Even with large-scale abolition of the death penalty, there's not much point in a prosecutor spending lots of money on multiple charges when just one will probably get the killer a life sentence. Historically, being convicted of one murder was generally enough to get you executed and pretty quickly as well, with no need or opportunity to prove the rest.

It's worth pointing out that actually getting convicted of the three to five murders is rare.
