Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Male Serial Killers

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Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Introduction No criminal is more feared and no one is harder to catch than a killer who selects his victims among strangers, who kills not for money, not in anger, not for revenge, but for a perverse pleasure in the act of killing itself, or out of a depraved compulsion from the dark corners of a twisted mind. Clifford L. Linedecker, Thrill Killers

Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Criminal Investigative Analysis: Key Functions AnalysisDirect examination of reports Collection of criminal information available to investigators Direct examination of evidence and photographs Crime scene reconstruction Criminal personality profile Interviewing/ interrogation practices

Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Suspected serial killer Theodore "Ted" Bundy escaped from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, today. In his second escape in six months, Bundy crawled through a 12-inch diameter hole in the ceiling of his cell and through an 18-inch crawlspace into a jailer's apartment to walk out of the jail unseen. NOTE: Bundy was caught six weeks later in Tallahassee, Florida, after committing three additional murders.

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Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Major Considerations Identifying serial murder cases Males in most cases Commit second and/or subsequent murder “Cooling-off” period Motive generally financial and/or thrill seeking

Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Spree Killer  Seeks elimination of individuals considered competitors or subjects of paranoid delusions  Killings result of single event  Can be of long or short duration  Murders which involve family members generally attempt to seek power, control, and revenge.

Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Mass Murder Killing several victims simultaneously Anything beyond three victims Within one event In one place Mass murder

Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Norris Seven Rituals of Murder Aura phase Trolling phase Murder phase Capture phase Totem phase Wooing phase Depression phase

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Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Framing: Serial Sexual Homicides Collect data Assess situation Reconstruct crime Form hypothesis

Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. FBI Profiling System FBI profiling system Three basic categories Mixed DisorganizedOrganized

Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. The Disorganized Killer Mental disorder Commits a delusional related homicide Unplanned Chaotic Significant evidence left at the crime scene Spontaneous crime scene

Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. The Organized Killer Hedonistic needs Intelligent planning, Cunning, and stealth Respected member of community Middle-class job Neat appearance and compulsive Educated

Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Offender Profile Age, sex, race EmploymentPersonalityCriminal history Marital statusEmotional adjustment Analysis of criminal act Sequence of events during offense Sexual adjustment Work habitsMotive for offense Mood of offender before, during and after offense Social adjustment Residence in relation to crime scene LifestyleGeo-forensic pattern analysis

Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Staging: Smoke and Mirrors Designed to throw police off track Someone close to victim Attempts to distance self from murder

Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Criminal Investigative Analysis: Victim Profiling  The right victim  The right location  Presents opportunity for planned sexual homicide  Fantasies  Need for violence  Core behaviors  Center on victim preference  Victim frequently a stranger  Victim of opportunity  Victims share characteristics  Offender preference

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Introductory Criminal Analysis Thomas E. Baker PRENTICE Hall ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Conclusion Serial killer will repeat crimes Coordinated efforts essential Anticipate the criminal mind Criminal investigative analysts are on the frontier Opportunities to reveal excellent criminal information

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