MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In the mid-1960s, these two went on a killing spree for several days. In some of the
murders, the killers would toss a coin to see which one would get to stab the victim to
death.
a. Bianchi and Buono
b. Rutterschmidt and Golay
c. Kelbach and Lance
d. Beck and Fernandez
2. In recent years, cases of team serial murder in the United States have _____.
a. increased sharply
b. decreased sharply
c. stayed the same
d. increased slightly
3. How many members were in the largest group of team offenders identified?
a. two
b. nine
c. five
d. four
4. Among team serial killers which of the following categories is the most common
relationship groupings?
a. father/son
b. husband/wife
c. mother/son
d. brothers
5. Among team serial killers in the United States who are non-relatives, which one is the
least likely to be found?
a. male-dominated teams
b. heterosexual teams
c. gay lovers teams
d. female-dominated teams
6. By 2014, the media had stopped assigning these to serial-killer teams.
a. special motives
b. news stories
c. monikers
d. all of the above
7. These two were cousins who decided to kill someone just to see what it would feel
like.
a. Bianchi and Buono
b. Lucas and Toole
c. Hickock and Smith
d. Coleman and Brown
8. The “compliant victim” categorized by the FBI refers to _____ perpetrators of serial
murder:
a. female
b. child
c. mentally ill
d. teenagers
9. These offenders, who were convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to
commit murder for financial gain, had been luring homeless men from Hollywood
Church in Los Angeles with promises of food and shelter.
a. Coleman and Brown
b. Corll, Brooks, and Henley
c. Rutterschmidt and Golay
d. Tene Bimbo Clan
10. Five elderly men died in San Francisco from being overdosed with digitalis.
Investigators found that in each case, young women married and/or seduced these
men, poisoned them and left with the victim’s assets. What group did the women belong
to?
a. Tene Bimbo Clan
b. Ku Klux Klan
c. Mafia
d. Black Hand
11. This offender incurred a head injury that influenced him to believe that he had
psychic powers that caused women to fall in love with him. He and his partner killed
about 20 victims before being caught and executed.
a. Clark
b. Coleman
c. Bundy
d. Fernandez
12. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a true story about the murder of the Clutter
family by whom?
a. Lucas and Toole
b. Coleman and Brown
c. Bianchi and Buono
d. Hickock and Smith
13. This offender had committed a long list of violent crimes and sex offenses by the
age of 28. His accomplice was Debra Brown whom he found easy to influence and
dominate.
a. Ted Bundy
b. Leonard Lake
c. Alton Coleman
d. Henry Lucas
14. Compared to other serial murder subgroups, team serial killers in the United States
murdered _____ victims.
a. about the same number of
b. many more
c. fewer
d. primarily children as
15. The study on team killers found that having more than one offender involved in
serial killing _____.
a. did not increase the number of victims per case
b. increased dramatically the number of victims per case
c. increased only slightly the number of victims per case
d. decreased the number of victims per case
16. Which of the following serial killers is currently serving time on death row in San
Quentin, California? He claims that his accomplice was the person who carried out all
the killings.
a. Kenneth Bianchi
b. Alton Coleman
c. Henry Lee
d. Douglas D. Clark
17. This female offender was a nurse who became a compliant assistant in Douglas
Clark’s efforts to actualize his fantasies of having sexual intercourse with the corpses of
murdered girls.
a. Carol Bundy
b. Aileen Wuornos
c. Robin Gecht
d. Charlene Gallego
18. In some cases of _____ team killing, offenders were easier to detect because
bodies of victims were discovered quickly.
a. local
b. place-specific
c. traveling
d. foreign
19. In one study on team killers it was found that they average _____ victims per case.
a. 4 to 5
b. 7 to 9
c. 13 to 18
d. 8 to 12
20. This offender, who confessed to killing about 100 victims in several states, teamed
up with Ottis Toole.
a. Elmer Wayne Henley
b. Douglas Clark
c. Charles Ng
d. Henry Lee Lucas
21. America’s Most Wanted was inspired by the murder and decapitation of 6-year-old
Adam Walsh. Who is Walsh’s killer believed to be?
a. Gerhard Schaefer
b. Robin Gecht
c. John Gacy
d. Ottis Toole
22. Risk-takers such as _____ have appeared to be at greater risk of murder than those
who avoid such lifestyles.
a. prostitutes and hitchhikers
b. gamblers
c. drug-users
d. gypsies, tramps, and thieves
23. Which state has had the most team killers?
a. Georgia
b. Florida
c. Nebraska
d. California
24. Which of the following statements is not true regarding team offenders and cult-
related killings?
a. Most team offenders were involved in ritualistic torture of victims.
b. Team killers were more likely than other offenders to kill for cult-related reasons.
c. Cult activities involved extensive torturing of victims.
d. Cult activities involved using human blood and body parts for altar offerings.
25. Hickey found that about _____ percent of all serial killers had histories of various
psychiatric problems.
a. 26
b. 36
c. 46
d. 56
26. Team offenders were less likely to have criminal records for sex-related crimes than
what kind of killers?
a. teams
b. females
c. males
d. solo
27. Of all weapons used by team serial murderers _____ was the most common.
a. knives
b. firearms
c. poisons
d. blunt instruments
28. The following method used by team offenders to kill their victims is the least chosen.
a. poison
b. drowning
c. bludgeoning
d. stabbing
29. This offender, who was part of a team, wrote: “Death is in my pocket and fantasy my
goal….the perfect woman is totally controlled; a woman who does exactly what she is
told and nothing else.”
a. Lucas
b. Coleman
c. Bianchi
d. Lake
30. This offender had been married seven times, then decided to try to find the perfect
“sex slave.” With the help of his wife, he killed nine females and one male.
a. Gallego
b. Clark
c. Coleman
d. Lucas
TRUE/FALSE
1. Females sometimes participate in team serial killing.
2. Team killer units with a female participant are almost always dominated by a female.
3. For the most part, team offenders who held jobs were employed in blue-collar work
that required limited training.
4. Team killers are unlikely to kill in a very specific place.
5. Team killers were likely to come in contact with one another as a result of chance
meetings.
COMPLETION
1. The primary catalyst for serial-murder victimization stems from a perceived need to
acquire _____ and _____ over others.
2. The _____ are a fast-growing group of particularly accessible potential victims.
3. Cases were extremely rare in which non-related _____ masterminded multiple
homicides, but they do occur.
4. Offender mobility data indicated that team killers were most likely to remain in local
proximity to their killing sites and least likely to be classified as _____ offenders.
5. Similar to all serial killers, team offenders could rarely be legally classified as _____.
ESSAY
1. Why are non-related female masterminds in serial-murder relationships so rare?
2. Would the occupations of team serial killers have an effect on their decision to
commit their crimes? Why or why not?
3. Why do solo serial killers take more lives than team serial killers?