Homicide Studies  Victimization in the United States The Missing Missing: Toward a Quantification of Serial Murder

by Kenna Quinet

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Kenna Quinet is an associate professor of criminal justice, law, and public safety in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and a faculty scholar at The Center for Urban Policy and the Environment in Indianapolis. Her research focuses on various aspects of homicide, including serial homicides and medical murder. She is also currently studying the demographics of external causes of death—accidents, suicides, and homicides. Most recently, she is a coauthor with Jamie Fox and Jack Levin of the third edition of The Will to Kill: Making Sense of Senseless Murder.

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