Because I enjoy following the exploits of serial killers, I'm always hoping they never get caught. So I've compiled a list of suggestions to help them stay on the loose longer; that way they can provide me with maximum entertainment.
TO THE KILLERS: If you're looking for some form of perverted attention and publicity I can't help you. But if you just want to kill a lot of people one by one, I'm your guy: Here's how you can maximize the time it will take the police to apprehend you.
*Make sure your victims are not all the same types. Kill a variety of people: tall, short, rich, poor, male, female, young, old. But don't kill them in any particular order. Do two old men in a row, then do a young woman, then a teenage boy. Mix blondes and brunettes and long hair and short. And don't bother with prostitutes.
*Vary the type of locations where you grab your victims and vary the times of day.
*Try to do the work in heavily populated areas where there are more murders to begin with.
*If at all possible, travel around the country and kill each victim in a different state. Never kill two people in the same city within a year. And don't travel in a straight line. Randomness is your greatest ally.
*Kill each of your victims in a completely different manner: Do some really weird ones, and then do some ordinary ones. Sexual, non-sexual; ritual, non-ritual. Don't specialize. Patterns are your enemy.
*Dispose of the bodies as far from the murder sites as possible, always at least a hundred miles. Bury some, burn some, and dissolve the others in lime and acid. If you encounter any chance witnesses to any part of the killings or disposals, they should be killed and disposed of with a minimum fuss. And be sure to dispose of the separately.
*When driving to the murder, or especially the disposal sites, be careful not to break the law or have an accident. Use cash for everything. Don't stay in motels. Drive a late-model van-type vehicle you can sleep in, and don't park it where police might be expected to patrol. Have a large food supply and eat in the vehicle. If possible, change vehicles after every murder.
*Don't write notes to the police to taunt them in any way. It's dumb.
*Don't save newspaper clippings. In fact, don't even read the newspaper accounts.
*Don't keep souvenirs from any of the victims.
*Start watching the CSI shows on CBS and the Law & Order shows on NBC. Every now and then you will pick up some piece of information that will help you avoid mistakes.
Be smart and stay alive. Some of us are counting on you.