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Secondly, there will be a long history of animal abuse,
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Starting with smaller animals such as insects and rodents
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And then working his way up to larger things--
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Dogs and cats.
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Though this is a well-recognized component
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Of the homicidal triad seen in other serial killers,
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In the case of the vampirist, it's more pronounced.
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There will, interestingly enough,
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Not be any animal torture,
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as with other psychopathologies.
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The killing isn't the point, it's merely
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A means by which to obtain the blood.