I'm a forensic criminologist... these are the seven horrifying stages of becoming a serial killer

A forensic criminologist has revealed the 7 chilling stages serial killers spell done successful horrifying detail.

Laura Brand, who has interviewed much than 50 serial killers, told DailyMail.com she identified these phases portion conducting a property survey connected galore of these murderers implicit the people of 10 years.

The 7 stages scope from earlier they termination a idiosyncratic to during and past aft - including the alleged 'fantasy,' 'hunting' and 'capture' phases. 

Brand explained that the magnitude of clip a serial slayer takes to implicit a rhythm of the assorted stages tin alteration wide from a fewer hours to years. 

PHASE 1: FANTASY 

Brand explained that the archetypal twisted signifier of a serial slayer is 'fantasy'. 

This is erstwhile the idiosyncratic drifts from world and becomes obsessed with thoughts involving control, dominance and violence.

'Other communal themes are aggression, intersexual gratification, powerfulness and manipulation, revenge and retribution,' Brand explained. 

To substance their fantasies, galore collect materials specified arsenic pornography, convulsive online contented and existent transgression reports oregon make artwork, constitute stories and poems. 

During this time, they often go progressively isolated and retreat from societal interactions. They whitethorn besides consciousness rejected. 

Brand said the factors that power phantasy improvement see puerility trauma oregon abuse, and intelligence wellness issues specified arsenic psychopathy and/or narcissism.

She claimed this signifier tin past betwixt 5 and 30 years and is typically the longest of the 7 cycles.  

Notorious serial killers Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer each reported having fantasies involving power and domination, she added.

PHASE 2: PLANNING  

The 2nd signifier is the preparatory stage, erstwhile serial killers statesman readying their crimes, Brand told DailyMail.com

They typically probe imaginable victims and place susceptible individuals oregon groups. This mightiness impact online research, and they whitethorn physique relationships with imaginable victims oregon survey their routines, Brand explained.

Serial killers besides typically scout locations and place places wherever they volition signifier their attacks. They whitethorn besides devise a contingency program for unexpected events and determine connected what weapons they volition use.

'They acquisition accrued excitement and anticipation and a increasing consciousness of power and empowerment,' Brand said. This signifier often lasts from 1 to 5 years, she added.

PHASE 3: HUNTING 

The 3rd signifier a serial slayer goes done is known arsenic the stalking oregon hunting stage.

This is erstwhile they are actively searching and tracking imaginable victims, Brand said.

They whitethorn travel oregon ticker victims astatine antithetic locations including proscription hubs and parks. They are usually looking for ways to make opportunities to prehend their unfortunate specified arsenic by offering rides oregon assistance.

In this phase, they whitethorn utilize technology, specified arsenic spyware oregon GPS tracking, she explained. 

They volition besides typically gather idiosyncratic accusation specified arsenic addresses and monitor imaginable victims' online activity. 

They whitethorn adjacent interaction victims by phone, email oregon a fake online illustration connected societal media. 

'They are investigating a victims' boundaries,' Brand explained. 

Typically, the hunting signifier tin spell connected for 1 to 2 years, and is simply a 'favorite' among depraved killers, she added.

PHASE 4: CAPTURE

Brand described the 4th signifier arsenic the 'abduction' stage.

This is the horrifying infinitesimal a serial slayer begins to transportation retired their program to abduct oregon summation power implicit their unfortunate by mode of manipulation, coercion, deception, force, violence, astonishment oregon ambush,' she explained

If a unfortunate is intoxicated oregon alone, this tin make a cleanable tempest for a killer. 

In this stage, the serial slayer whitethorn utilize restraints specified arsenic handcuffs oregon rope. 

Chemical controls whitethorn besides beryllium utilized including sedatives and narcotics.

During the abduction, intelligence manipulation whitethorn besides beryllium used, including threats, intimidation and affectional power specified arsenic fearfulness and guilt.

This stage, Brand explained, tin past for days oregon weeks and is erstwhile the slayer experiences 'intense excitement'.

PHASE 5: MURDER 

When the serial killers executes their program it is known arsenic the 'killing' signifier and tin past for a fewer minutes oregon days, Brand said. 

Serial killers successful past person utilized each mode of horrific execution methods including blunt unit trauma, strangulation, shooting, stabbing, poisoning, drowning and suffocation.

'The information tin beryllium sexual gratification, control and dominance, fiscal gain, revenge, retribution oregon conscionable thrill-seeking,' Brand explained.

At this clip serial killers acquisition an 'intense affectional merchandise and a consciousness of powerfulness and accomplishment that they are fulfilling fantasy-driven desires' she said. 

PHASE 6: DISPOSAL  

The 'post-murder' signifier is erstwhile the slayer 'disposes of evidence, bodies and different incriminating materials. 

They cleanable oregon sanitize the transgression scene, make alibis oregon mendacious trails and show the advancement of immoderate constabulary probe progress.

During this time, they often acquisition affectional regression oregon withdrawal, Brand said.

'They are covering their tracks, and destroying grounds portion moving to support secrecy,' she explained. 'This signifier tin past hours to days.' 

She added that serial killers volition often instrumentality immoderate benignant of memento oregon trophy from the unfortunate to retrieve the crime.

 PHASE 7: REBIRTH

The last horrifying signifier is the 'post-offense' stage. 

This is erstwhile the slayer experiences an 'emotional crash' and typically suffers 'potential depression,' Brand explained. 

In a twisted crook of events, the slayer is successful 'need for reassurance and validation,' she said. 'They are besides readying their adjacent phantasy oregon transgression to recapture the thrill.'

The 'rebirth' signifier varies and tin past for years. 

Brand said that each serial killer's timeline varies. 

'Social situation and interpersonal relationships they were having astatine the time, played a important origin connected however rapidly they instrumentality backmost into the cycle,' she said. 

A staggering 96 percent of the serial killers she surveyed utilized 'true detective' magazines during the 'fantasy phase,' she continued.

Most serial killers she surveyed told her they favour the 'planning' and the 'hunting' phase, she said. 

They told her it was 'addictive' and gave them a consciousness of 'euphoria' oregon a 'high'.

She added that serial killers told her they got the aforesaid sensation erstwhile they are not caught, and wanted to 'up the thrill for the adjacent time'.