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{{drop|T|he Crown may}} not have formally advanced the “trophies” line, but is it fair anyway? I am not — promise — a serial murderer, so I am not well placed to say, but ride with me a while: ''a shoebox full of your own scribbled notes seems an odd serial killer trophy''. Doesn’t it? The internet tells us:  
{{drop|T|he Crown may}} not have formally advanced the “trophies” line, but is it fair anyway? I am not — promise — a serial murderer, so I am not well placed to say, but ride with me a while: ''a shoebox full of your own scribbled notes seems an odd serial killer trophy''. Doesn’t it? The internet tells us:  
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Serial killers may take “trophies” as souvenirs or keepsakes from their victims or as a way of remembering to maintain a sense of control over their victims.}}
Serial killers may take “trophies” as souvenirs or keepsakes from their victims or as a way of remembering, or to maintain a sense of control over their victims.}}


But in this way, as in so many others, Ms. Letby thumbs her nose at what is expected of a self-respecting psychopathic killer.
But in this way, as in so many others, Ms. Letby thumbs her nose at what is expected of a self-respecting psychopathic killer.