Key points

Serial killer Raul Meza, Jr., is a clear example of an offender who engaged in predatory behavior.

When we try to define the term "predator," we look for specific, research-backed criteria.

It's not how many offenses the perpetrator committed; it's how they are carried out.

Mislabeling low level offenders as predators can lead to misallocated resources and missed threats.

Christina Fultz spent four years searching for answers about what happened to her mother, Gloria Lofton . When she was found dead in her Austin, Texas, bedroom in May 2019, detectives noticed odd marks on her head and neck that didn’t fit the position she was found in. The medical examiner thought strangulation was a possibility, but ruled the death undetermined. A sexual assault kit yielded a DNA ma

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