Kuala Lampur, March 19 -- A serial killer is generally defined as someone who murders three or more victims over an extended period, with distinct intervals between each crime.

The defining features are consistent: these killings are typically calculated, recurring, and fuelled by psychological motives.

While serial killing is a well-documented phenomenon in Western countries, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom, the existence and understanding of serial killers in Malaysia remain limited and underexplored.

This may be due to differences in law enforcement classification systems, media framing, and cultural variations in violent crime reporting.

Moreover, serial killers are often only identified when law enforceme...