SERIAL KILLER MIND

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 10 B 10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Search Warrant Suggestions The search warrant should include all computers, computer-related storage, computer programs, and Internet accounts. The computers should be searched for multiple sets of financial transactions, which will be encrypted. Printed copies of the transactions should also be requested.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   The first bank robbery in the United States took place on March 19, 1831, and was committed by Edward Smith, who stole $245,000 from the City Bank on Wall Street in New York City. He was caught, convicted, and sentenced to five years in Sing Sing prison.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N     Since communications are often left on or in the target’s vehicle, observation of vehicles can often lead to the identity of the stalker. The target should be interviewed about any suspicious seemingly accidental contacts she may have had in the recent past, such as being bumped into while shop- ping, door-to-door salesmen, telephone solicitations, or a stranger asking to use the telephone or asking for directions.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 A10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Crime Scene Indicators Frequently Noted. Although there is usually no specific crime scene involved in threats, the reason for the threat, or motive, is critical to analyze. Threats are made for a variety of reasons and are driven by an assortment of often complex motives. Some of the reasons that individuals threaten include these.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 F10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Throughout the assault, the mother was blindfolded with a neckerchief. After the assault on the mother, Simmons put the mother’s sweatshirt over her head to act as an additional blindfold and tied her hands behind her back with her jeans.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 E10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   : COTTAGE COLLECTOR The cottage collector is a pedophile who sexually exploits children in a group. The financial component of the pornography is noncommercial; large amounts of money are not involved. The intent of the pornography is for the relationships it creates with other pedophile collectors—it is a method of communication.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 D10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   This is a typical case of a high-impulse, anger rapist. The primary aim of the rape was the expression of rage through physically assaulting, degrading, and humiliating the victim. A pattern of chronic acting out began in the offender’s early adolescence, reflecting an impulsive lifestyle.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 C10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Crime Scene Indicators There was a subordinate patient-doctor relationship between the victim and offender and an offender-controlled environment. He committed an offense only when a nurse was not present and would be guaranteed of not being interrupted.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 B10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Search Warrant Suggestions A search warrant is used to collect clothing or weapon at the offender’s residence if different from the victim’s. Computers are also taken for information regarding other possible victims.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 A10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Sexual ritual is more than the concept of method of operation, or modus operandi (MO), known to most law enforcement officers. MO is something done by an offender because it works. Sexual ritual is something done by an offender because of a need.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 7 C 10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N Investigation The police department spoke to the suspected offender immediately after the first fire at the abortion clinic. She denied any involvement, and there was not sufficient evidence to tie her to the arson.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 7 B 10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N     Two of these wounds were gaping holes approximately four inches by three inches. It was obvious the fire began postmortem and was intended to conceal the corpse.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 7 A 10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Through this research, the NCAVC has recognized that identifying the offender’s motive is a key element in crime analysis. It then uses this method of analysis to determine the recognizable personal traits and characteristics exhibited by an unknown offender.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 J 10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION Investigation Lindberg Sanders, the leader of the “Shannon Street Seven,” was described by friends as once being an easy-going, dependable craftsman. He began to undergo a change in 1973 when he was hospitalized for psychiatric problems.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 I 10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   They had been sprinkled with lime and covered with dirt, rocks, and clay. Dennis Avery’s body was in a plastic bag. All the bodies were found fully clothed. All the victims were bound hand and foot with duct tape. Their eyes and mouths were also covered with duct tape.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 H 10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Although elder females are the predominant residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities and the victims of sexual assault in those facilities, sexual homicides in that setting are rare. The overwhelming majority of these women had lived in their residences for at least ten years, and many had lived there substantially longer. Unfortunately, this longevity may have produced unrecognized risk to the victim.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 G 10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   A more bizarre forensic finding noted with this case (yet routinely observed with the disorganized sexual killer) was the presence of deep post- mortem cuts on the victim’s wrists and forearms. There were also several “hesitation” cuts to these same areas—cuts that were almost exploratory in nature reflecting the offender’s curiosity. They were not part of the sexual assault.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 F 10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   CASE STUDY: 128.02: HERO HOMICIDE Background On September 21, 1981, two licensed nursing attendants, Susan Maldonado and Pat Alberti, reported to work for their usual 11 P.M. to 7 A.M. shift at San Antonio Medical Center’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). When they were greeted with the news that two of the unit’s four young patients had died that evening, it strengthened a growing suspicion that Maldonado and Alberti had recently been trying to deny.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 E 10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   The crime scene often will help the investigator determine if the offender is acting on his own or on behalf of a group. Group symbols or signs of the offender’s attachment to the group left at the scene do not always mean the group is involved. The offender may have demonstrated a knowledge of group MO, but there are usually idiosyncrasies.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 D 10 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Search Warrant Suggestions The investigator should search for articles in the location because the crime erupted quickly. A search should also be made for receipts of firearm sales, and the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms registry should be checked.   : ARGUMENT MURDER In an argument murder, death is precipitated by a verbal dispute. The defining characteristics, investigative considerations, and search warrant suggestions are discussed in classification 123.