After viewing the number of missing and murdered young women on Kadoober's updated spreadsheet, several questions come to mind.
The definition of serial murderer was changed from 3 victims to only 2 in 2005 to allow for additional federal investigative resources to be brought in early in the initial stages of a serial sexual predator/killer investigation. So, what happened in the James Dean Worley case? With the extremely high number of missing & murdered victims from one geographical area, why did no one connect the dots. How did JDW remain stealth and slip through the cracks while preying on unsuspecting victims for years or decades?
https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/serial-murder
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FBI - SERIAL MURDER Symposium 09/2005
Behavioral Analysis Unit-2
National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime
Critical Incident Response Group
Message from Director Mueller
Every day, law enforcement officers across America are called to respond to murders. Each homicide case is tragic, but there are few cases more heartrending and more difficult to understand than serial murder.
The FBI is committed to contributing to the understanding of these horrific acts. The FBI’s National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime stands ready to assist our state, local, and international partners. We believe the best way to combat any threat — be it terrorism, gang violence, or serial murder — is to combine our knowledge and resources with those of our partners, and to work as a team
National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime
The National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) is a component of the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG), located at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The primary mission of the NCAVC is to provide behaviorally-based, operational support to federal, state, local, and international law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation of unusual or repetitive violent crimes, communicated threats, terrorism, and other matters of interest to law enforcement.
II. Definition of Serial Murder
Although the federal law provides a definition of serial murder, it is limited in its application. The purpose of this definition was to set forth criteria establishing when the FBI could assist local law enforcement agencies with their investigation of serial murder cases.
FBI Definition of Serial Murder: The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events.