| rdfs:comment | - "Family annihilator" is a term used to refer to someone who commits familicide, the act of killing one's own family, usually immediate members, but instances of the perpetrator targeting other relatives, such as in-laws, are not unheard of. Reasons for familicide vary, and can include:
* Spite or revenge (for example, a former spouse killing their ex-partner and the children due to custody issues)
* A twisted act of mercy
* Mental illness or instability, such as severe depression caused by multiple real or imagined failures
* Eliminating witnesses during a robbery
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| abstract | - "Family annihilator" is a term used to refer to someone who commits familicide, the act of killing one's own family, usually immediate members, but instances of the perpetrator targeting other relatives, such as in-laws, are not unheard of. Reasons for familicide vary, and can include:
* Spite or revenge (for example, a former spouse killing their ex-partner and the children due to custody issues)
* A twisted act of mercy
* Mental illness or instability, such as severe depression caused by multiple real or imagined failures
* Eliminating witnesses during a robbery Out of all forms of mass murder, familicide is regarded as the most common, and often ends with the perpetrator (who is almost always male) committing suicide. On Criminal Minds, the term family annihilator is applied to both those who commit familicide (such as Norman Hill) and to serial/rampage killers who specifically target families (such as Karl Arnold and Jeremy Sayer).
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