Update: South Carolina Serial Killer Slain

Authorities are reporting that a burglary suspect slain in North Carolina was the man wanted as the serial killer in South Carolina.

Ballistics of the gun and bullets found on the still-unidentified man match those used to kill residents in and around Gaffney, S.C., about 30 miles away, said State Law Enforcement Deputy Director Neil Dolan.

Links to online news articles:

• Suspected S.C. serial killer shot dead in N.C.
• Police Consider Link Between Man Killed in Shootout, 5 S.C. Deaths
• South Carolina Serial Killer Polite, Witness Says
• Small S.C. Town Living in Fear Again

Links to information on serial murder:

• Jenny Mouzos & David West. An Examination of Serial Murder in Australia. Australian Institute of Criminology.
• FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit. Serial Murder: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives for Investigators.
  
• FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, January 2005. Serial Murder in the Netherlands.