This book is the culmination of nearly 30 years of experience with sexually motivated homicides. The author explores the two types of sexual murders: catathymic, which is caused by a break-through of underlying sexual conflicts, and compulsive, in which a fusion of sex and aggression results in a powerful internal drive that pushes the offender to seek out victims to kill - and the killing itself is sexually gratifying. Both forms of sexual murder are presented in this volume from a clinical-descriptive perspective. Through a variety of case studies from the author's personal experience, this amazing book broadens the reader's view of sexual murder and alters many preconceived ideas.