I think a simple murder when it is a crime of passion is something most people are capable of. People have different levels of provocation they can tolerate, but I think eventually, most people would give in.
Random acts of unprovoked murder are different though and would seem to me, to require abnormal thinking. I am obviously not a doctor, but when someone is incapable of thinking "normally" and lacking willpower to stop those thoughts from being actions, is that a form of mental illness? Such a person isn't straight up bonkers necessarily. They can still understand their crimes and the impacts, but for whatever reason the are addicted to the sensation and/or just so detached emotionally, they simply don't care.
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