Famous serial killer profiler reveals four actions women can take to avoid becoming victims

A celebrated serial slayer profiler pinch 50 years of acquisition has revealed nan steps women should return to debar becoming nan adjacent victim.

Dr Ann Burgess, who spent decades studying nan minds of serial killers, has recovered these individuals ever hunt for women who are unprotected, look anemic and are surviving alone.

This has been nan lawsuit successful galore infamous examples including the victims killed by Ted Bundy from 1974 done 1978 and nan 'Co-ed killer' who went connected a murdering spree from 1972 to 1973.

While those are decades-old cases, Burgess has warned that location are still serial killers among america and has shared 4 actions that will deter them from choosing you for nan adjacent horrendous crime.

Dr Burgess joined forces pinch the FBI successful 1978 to consult pinch its Behavioral Science Unit, which developed nan first-of-its-kind psychological profiling for serial killers.

They studied nan methods and motives of 36 serial killers including Edmund Kemper ('The Co-Ed Killer') who murdered his grandparents, six young female assemblage students, arsenic good arsenic his ain mother and her friend successful nan 1970s.

The squad examined how past trauma impacted nan killer's crimes and recovered that each serial killers had akin intelligence patterns from abusive mothers and absent fathers.

Burgess's activity pinch nan FBI led to nan apprehension of high-profile killers including nan Menendez brothers who murdered their parents Jose and Kitty astatine their Beverly Hills location successful 1989. 

She has precocious changeable to fame again successful a caller Hulu three-part docu-series titled 'Mastermind To Think Like a Killer.'

'There is this misogyny that develops aliases this acting retired against women owed to these mommy issues, much aliases less,' nan show's head Abby Fuller told PEOPLE.

'Oftentimes they were victimized, truthful it's for illustration there's this thought nan unfortunate becomes a victimizer and nan benignant of nan segment is played out, only this clip they're nan 1 successful power alternatively than nan victim.'

1. Trust your gut

If thing feels wrong, Burgess said it astir apt is and you should instantly region yourself from that business aliases area.

Too galore times, women consciousness thing is disconnected and deliberation 'Geez, I'm conscionable overreacting,' Burgess told PEOPLE, but by ignoring these thoughts, 'they recovered themselves successful very tight positions.'

When you consciousness that tight, clenching emotion successful your stomach, 'that's your limbic strategy reacting,' Burgess said.

'It's an involuntary strategy that is group successful america to siren america and you should salary attraction to it. I conscionable deliberation that's only bully consciousness to perceive to it, and not to override nan system.'

2. Get a German Shepherd

Protection dogs, particularly larger breeds for illustration German Shepherds, person an intimidating quality that could deter group from invading your home, Dr Burgess explained.

In particular, German Shepherds are people protective because they're calved pinch a cistron that makes them shape a beardown enslaved pinch their owner.

They are besides nan astir loyal, intelligent and courageous dogs successful nan canine family and person a consciousness of alertness that allows them to support watch complete nan location for hours and tin quickly announcement immoderate changes successful their environment. 

German Shepherds are very vocal and often whine, growl and bark - making themselves known to a imaginable serial slayer and alerting you to nan invader's presence. 

'Get a German Shepherd. That's nan 1 point I ever opportunity — get a German Shepherd,' Dr Burgess said.

3. Put a 'Beware of Dog' motion extracurricular your house 

Dr Burgess advised that a 'Beware of Dog' motion could extremity serial killers from entering your location retired of fearfulness that they could beryllium attacked.

They're looking for an easy victim, personification that is unsocial and vulnerable, and this type of motion could extremity serial killers from targeting you.

However, homeowners should beryllium warned that 'Beware of Dog' signs tin entice burglars to participate nan residence retired of curiosity complete what valuables mightiness beryllium inside, according to researches astatine nan University of Pennsylvania.

4. Put workman's boots extracurricular your door

Dr Burgess said she often puts workman's boots extracurricular her beforehand doorway if she's location unsocial to make it look for illustration her hubby is there.

Having these masculine boots extracurricular nan location could scare disconnected serial killers who don't want to conflict personification to execute their plans.

'A batch of killers prehend opportunity,' Dr Burgess said. 'So if they ... deliberation that a man is location who could perchance conflict them, they're going to move to nan adjacent location for nan easier victim.'