Editing Serial killer (section)

===Power/control===
[[File:Illustrated Police News - Jack the Ripper 2.png|thumb| A policeman discovering the body of [[Catherine Eddowes]], one of [[Jack the Ripper]]'s victims]]

The main objective for this type of serial killer is to gain and exert power over their victim. Such killers are sometimes [[Child abuse|abused as children]], leaving them with feelings of powerlessness and inadequacy as adults. Many power- or control-motivated killers [[Sexual abuse|sexually abuse]] their victims, but they differ from hedonistic killers in that rape is not motivated by lust (as it would be with a lust murder) but as simply another form of dominating the victim.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Egger|first=Steven A.|year=2000|title=Why Serial Murderers Kill: An Overview|journal=Contemporary Issues Companion: Serial Killers}}</ref> [[Ted Bundy]] is an example of a power/control-oriented serial killer. He traveled around the United States seeking women to control.{{sfn|Peck|Dolche|2000|p=255}}