List of manifestos of mass killers

This is a list of manifestos written by mass killers and attempted mass killers, explaining their motives for their actions. == Analysis == The term "targeted violence manifesto" was coined by Julia Kupper and J. Reid Meloy to describe publications that are "intended to justify an act of violence against a specific target by articulating self-identified grievances, homicidal intentions, and/or extreme ideologies for committing an attack." They identified such publications as largely being written by a single creator prior to the attack, and that they often "express beliefs and ideas to violently promote political, religious, or social changes." Manifestos are often written to influence like-minded individuals to commit copycat attacks.

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List of manifestos of mass killers

This is a list of manifestos written by mass killers and attempted mass killers, explaining their motives for their actions. == Analysis == The term "targeted violence manifesto" was coined by Julia Kupper and J. Reid Meloy to describe publications that are "intended to justify an act of violence against a specific target by articulating self-identified grievances, homicidal intentions, and/or extreme ideologies for committing an attack." They identified such publications as largely being written by a single creator prior to the attack, and that they often "express beliefs and ideas to violently promote political, religious, or social changes." Manifestos are often written to influence like-minded individuals to commit copycat attacks.

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