連続殺人(れんぞくさつじん)

A compound of 連続(れんぞく) (consecutive, serial) + 殺人(さつじん) (murder). Refers to a series of murders committed by the same perpetrator, typically with a cooling-off period between each killing. Commonly encountered in news reports and crime fiction.

Common collocations

• 連続殺人(れんぞくさつじん)事件(じけん): serial murder case
• 連続殺人(れんぞくさつじん)犯(はん): serial killer
• 連続殺人(れんぞくさつじん)の容疑者(ようぎしゃ): serial murder suspect
• 連続殺人(れんぞくさつじん)の捜査(そうさ): serial murder investigation

Similar words

• 連続殺人犯(れんぞくさつじんはん): serial killer (the perpetrator)
• 大量殺人(たいりょうさつじん): mass murder (many victims in a single event, not spread over time)
• 殺人事件(さつじんじけん): murder case (a single murder incident)
• シリアルキラー: serial killer (loanword; used in casual media discussions)