TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The transcendent fantasy in mass killers
JO  - Deviant behavior
A1  - Murray, Jennifer L.
SP  - 1172
EP  - 1185
VL  - 38
IS  - 10
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-9625
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2016.1246015
ID  - ref1
ER  -