lust murder

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Noun

lust murder (countable and uncountable, plural lust murders)

1. Murder for sexual gratification, often involving mutilation.

   Synonym: erotophonophilia

   • 2003, Eric Hickey, Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime, SAGE, →ISBN, page 281:

     Despite the serial aspect of these killings, lust murder still remains a distinct subcategory of both sexual and serial murder. It is also referred to as erotophonophilia, one of the most extreme forms of paraphilia.

Translations

murder for sexual gratification

• Finnish: himomurha
• German: Lustmord (de) m
• Swedish: lustmord (sv) n
• Turkish: şehvet cinayeti

Further reading

• lust murder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia