thrill killing
Homicide for pleasure
A thrill killing is a murder committed for excitement rather than for money, revenge, or other conventional motives.
The killer derives pleasure or adrenaline from the act itself: The prosecutor argued it was a thrill killing, committed purely for the rush.
The term often appears in cases involving young perpetrators or serial offenders who describe feeling powerful or euphoric during the crime.
- homicideCausing another's death
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- slaughterKilling for meat
- bloodlustDesire to kill
- psychopathyEmpathy-absent personality disorder
sadism · power trip · assassination · gratification · emotional detachment · death wish · adrenaline · crime · crime scene · true crime · act · premeditation · violence · deviant behavior · euphoria · sociopathy · mental illness · impulsivity
thrill killingmercy killing
Painless death for suffering
euthanasia · contract killing · revenge killing · justifiable homicide · self-defense killing
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