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This was the case for the white nationalist killers of Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand; Latinos in El Paso, Texas; Jews in Pittsburgh; and socialists in Norway.

That early experience taught me that no matter their history, if people – including serial killers – are able to be curious about their minds, there’s a chance that we can make meaning out of disorder.

The killers participate in the re-enactments with apparent glee, leaving viewers with a disturbing picture of how readily brutality can be rationalized and repressed.

On Monday, the Israeli news website Ynet reported that the killers might be linked to Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas or another “terrorist organisation”.

“I was watching horror movies, serial killers, all this s—. So before you know it, there’s a song called ‘The Purge.’