Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 2 22

 

Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 2 22

A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES

SECOND EDITION

John E. Douglas, Ann W. Burgess, Allen G. Burgess, and Robert K. Ressler, Editors

 

Third, did the perpetration of this crime pose a high risk to the offender? In other words, did it happen during daylight hours, in a populated area, with obvious signs of occupation at the house (lights on, vehicles in the drive- way), or involving highly visible entry points? The following case illustrates some of these points.

In a small northeastern city, an unknown intruder attacked a man and his wife one Saturday morning. The offender had placed a ladder against the house, climbed up to a second-story window, and entered after removing the screen. This all occurred in a residential area during a time when the neighbors were awake. The husband had peered outside his bedroom door and saw a figure going downstairs; he then followed with a gun. He claimed the offender struck him on the head after a struggle and then returned up- stairs and killed his wife by manual strangulation. The victim’s body was found with her nightgown pulled up around her waist, implying she had been sexually assaulted.