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This thesis hypothesizes that most U.S. mass murders are mass murder familicides and that these are commonly committed by Caucasian men in their 30s and 40s. 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Ille  \nAcknowledgements  \nFor my dear Mother, Mary Lou Ille,  \nmy best friend and staunchest supporter. There are not enough words to express my gratitude  \nand love.  \nFor my thesis committee members:  \nChairperson Dr. Shawna Cleary, for inspiring this thesis and seeing it through  \nto the end;  \nDr. Elizabeth Maier, for taking the time and having such patience;  \nAnd  \nDr. Burle Steelman, for his willingness to help and going above and beyond the  \ncall of duty.  \nTable of Contents  \nAbstract 5  \nIntroduction 6  \nLiterature Review 9  \nHypotheses 39  \nMethods 40  \nResults 43  \nDiscussion 50  \nConclusions 57  \nReferences 59  \nAbstract  \nMass murder is the killing of four or more people in one incident. There is a national lack of awareness of the most predominant type of mass murder. This thesis hypothesized that the majority of mass murders in the United States are mass murder familicides. It is further hypothesized that most mass murder familicides are committed by Caucasian men in their 30sand 40s.  \nData from two sources were used: the USA Today Behind the Bloodshed database, and the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) for the years 2006- 2016. It was also necessary to use supplemental data from media accounts where data was missing or in doubt. Mass murder familicides were tallied from both databases. They were then categorized to determine if mass murder familicide was the most common form of mass murder, testing hypothesis one. Ages and race of offenders were then tallied to determine support for hypothesis two, that most offenders were Caucasian and in their 30s and 40s. The mass murder familicides were then divided into two categories, the classic and the chaotic, and the frequency was tallied.  \nData from the USA Today Behind the Bloodshed database and the SHR support hypothesis one that mass murder familicide is the most common form of mass murder. Data from both databases partially support hypothesis two, that Caucasian men in their 30s and 40s were the primary perpetrators. The age results skewed younger than expected, with average ages in the 30s in all years but 2012 for the USA Today database, and in 2006 and 2007 in the 20s in the  \nSHR.  \nIntroduction  \nRecalling memorable events to help mark the passing of time in life is common. We use these events as a reference, reminder, or example to filter meaning in our everyday understanding of the world. The event could be pleasurable and celebratory, such as a birthday or anniversary, or it can be sad and devastating, such as September 11, 2001, the bombing of the World Trade Center, or April 19, 1995, the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building. It can mean the death of many families, or the death of only one family.  \nScholars are not immune from forming impressions of events; in fact, it is their understanding, filtered through the lens oftheir disciplines, that informs the public through education and publication. When the subject is mass murder, two events dating back to 1966 have been markers for scholars and ordinary citizens alike. On July 14, 1966, Richard Speck murdered eight student nurses in one incident. A little over two weeks later, on August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman murdered fourteen and wounded thirty, mainly students, but a few from at least two blocks away, from atop the University of Texas bell tower. He was then killed by police. It was later discovered that Whitman had also killed his mother and his wife within twenty-four hours of his attack.  \nThe truth about these crimes is that they are horrendous and frightening. The victims were chosen at random, through no fault of their own, which means it could happen to anyone. But according to Duwe (2007), the 1966 crimes were not the beginning of a new phenomenon, but the start of a second wave of crime that started in the 1910s, peaked in the 1930s, andreceded in the 1940s and 1950s.  \nR","cbCaijDKGnUiT2Nl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijDKGnUiT2Nl","pdf",1199814,61,"English","# Acknowledgements\n# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Literature Review\n# Hypotheses\n# Methods\n# Results\n# Discussion\n# Conclusions\n# References","[{\"question\":\"How does the thesis define mass murder and what gap does it address?\",\"answer\":\"It defines mass murder as the killing of four or more people in one incident, and notes a national lack of awareness about the predominant type.\"},{\"question\":\"What hypotheses does the thesis test about mass murder familicides?\",\"answer\":\"It hypothesizes that most U.S. mass murders are mass murder familicides and that most are committed by Caucasian men in their 30s and 40s.\"},{\"question\":\"Which data sources are used and why are media accounts included?\",\"answer\":\"The thesis uses the USA Today Behind the Bloodshed database and the FBI Uniform Crime Report Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) for 2006–2016, and adds supplemental media data when information is missing or uncertain.\"}]","Mass Murder in the 21st Century - From Assumptions to Truths | PDF",1792673225,154]