February 2, 1848 after the Mexican-American war California achieved statehood. Nine days later gold was found in California. November 1849 California was ratified, and October 1850 congress recognized California as a state. Even though heinous crimes, such as serial murders, did exist they were not really heard of. Serial murders, however, have been around just as long as regular murders. Even though serial killers have been around forever the name "serial killer" has only been around since 1970. Before this, …showed first 75 words of 2375 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2375 total…in. Serial killer will have no reasonable explanation making them incredibly hard to understand. The next move is always unpredictable. The FBI developed the CPRP (Criminal Personality Research Project). The CPRP is an accumulation of past serial killers that help the FBI understand more about serial killers. The Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP), and the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) were also developed by the FBI to help end serial murders.