@article{ref1,
title="The transcendent fantasy in mass killers",
journal="Deviant behavior",
year="2017",
author="Murray, Jennifer L.",
volume="38",
number="10",
pages="1172-1185",
abstract="Through the use of ethnographic content analysis this article examines four common fantasy themes: the role of fantasy in creating a temporary refuge and/or a permanent escape; revenge, and the methodical targeting of specific victims or murder-by-proxy; sadistic, sexual, and misogynistic payback; attention-seeking/reaction seeking--the drive for infamy in eight contemporary and notorious mass killers. Each type of fantasy script is distinct and is shaped in the context of the particular offender's: destabilizing life events, real or perceived losses, and interpretation of the four common fantasy themes. The killer derives immense pleasure and catharsis from his fantasy script and themes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0163-9625",
doi="10.1080/01639625.2016.1246015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2016.1246015"
}