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Rafael Resendez-Ramirez, a native of Mexico, murdered nine people in Kentucky, Texas and Illinois before turning himself in in 1999.Chinese-American mass murderer Charles Ng received the death sentence after torturing and killing at least 11 people - six men, three women and two male infants - with an accomplice in a remote cabin in Northern California in the mid-1980s, according to the Los Angeles Times.While many prolific, white serial killers have gripped headlines, far less ink has been dedicated to those who are women or minorities. White people represent around 58 percent of killers, compared with 76.6 percent of the nation’s population. Serial predators are highly diverse, reflecting the demographics of the US population, according to the FBI. Through studies, a shocking new profile of the people who commit these grisly crimes has emerged, putting to rest the myths that surround them. Like the general population, documented serial killers span racial groups, range in intelligence and are both genders. Many are married, educated and gainfully employed. These mass murderers aren’t generally reclusive misfits, but people who live in plain sight in the community, according to the FBI. The FBI and Serial Killer Information Center define a serial killer as someone who murders two or more people in separate events.

Few look like the most infamous serial killers in history - with only about 12.5 percent of US serial predators fitting the profile of a 20-something, white male, according to the Serial Killer Information Center, a project at Radford University that studied more than 4,700 mass murderers. The reality, however, is that most mass murderers lead ordinary lives despite their perverse deeds. The stereotypical version of a serial killer often is portrayed in Hollywood and crime novels: A young, white male who is extremely cunning but mentally disturbed slays scores of women to satisfy his sexual needs.