1.   And it explodes the stereotype that most people, including gay men, have of serial killers as visibly disturbed loners.

2.   A few said they believe the material was sent by a disturbed loner with a personal grievance.

3.   Seven people were fatally shot and seven were wounded Wednesday when Larry Ashbrook, an emotionally disturbed loner, opened fire during a youth prayer rally.

4.   Studies suggest that those willing to sacrifice their lives in an attack are almost never the disturbed loners sometimes conjured by the media or by Hollywood films.

5.   Police described him as a mentally disturbed loner.