SERIAL KILLER MIND

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 10 A 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   The indictment charges that when launching the spam e-mails, Carlson’s list of addressees included numerous bad addresses. When those e-mails arrived at their destinations, the indictment charges that they were “returned” or “bounced” back to the person who purportedly sent them: the persons whose e-mail addresses had been “spoofed” or hijacked. This caused floods of thousands of e-mails into these accounts in a very short period of time.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Her report stated that his mother was involved with a boyfriend and that both parents were responsible for the child’s care when Caleb was with them. The referral of child abuse was substantiated, and the referral was closed. On December 27, Caleb’s mother’s boyfriend called 911 and said that Caleb was not breathing. The emergency medical technicians responded, but Caleb could not be resuscitated. The boyfriend was charged with homicide.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Two years later he saw Saldana in Defiance, a movie in which she plays a girl trying to make a life for herself in a crime-ridden slum. When costar Jan-Michael Vincent was attacked in the movie by a street gang, the scene provoked vivid memories of his own 1956 suicide attempt. Focusing his excitement on Theresa, Jackson convinced himself he could win the actress by “sending her into eternity.”

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 A 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   : LETTER THREAT Letter threats are often handwritten and may be in block print or an other- wise disguised format; they also may be prepared on a computer. In some instances, they are fabricated using the cut-and-paste method, and on rare occasions may be printed by use of a template or constructed with an embossing tool.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 E45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   The investigator should be sensitive to props and collateral used to bribe the targeted age group. Interviews with the victims should be carefully done by an investigator trained in interviewing children.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 D45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Outcome The offender was convicted of all charges of rape and committed to the Treatment Center at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, under the Massachusetts Sexually Dangerous Predator Act. After serving a fifteen-year sentence, Joe would remain at the treatment center until psychologists determined he was no longer sexually dangerous.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 C45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   The sexual acts usually are limited to fondling, caressing, kissing, frottage, or oral sex performed on the victim. The victim may be known to the offender, and the relationship between the victim and the offender is usually long term or there have been multiple encounters with the victim. The offenses are usually planned and are not characterized as impulsive. The offenses are not violent, and rarely is there any physical injury to the victim.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 B45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   These rapists show no concern for the welfare or comfort of their victims. The rape is for immediate sexual gratification rather than the enactment of a highly developed fantasy or sexualized ritual. The rape is in the service of dominance and power.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 A45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   300: CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE RAPE Criminal enterprise rape involves sexual coercion, abuse, or assault that is committed for material gain.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 7 B 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N Victimology Although the property had been purchased only nine months before the fire, there were four trust deeds. The total purchase price was $271,000. The buyer had made a $5,000 cash down payment to the previous owner but never made any further payments.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 7 A 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION Investigative Considerations The typical excitement arsonist is a juvenile or young adult male with ten or more years of formal education. This offender is generally unemployed, single, and living with one or both parents. His family tends to be from the middle-class to lower-middle-class bracket. In general, this offender is socially inadequate, particularly in heterosexual relationships. Serial offenders are common to this category of fire setters.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 I 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Extremist murder victimology also includes the victims who come into conflict with the group’s objectives. This type of fatality consists of the in- formant, the straying member, or any other member who poses a threat to either the leader’s control or group integrity.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 H 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Interviewing arrested offenders should focus on the financial gain aspect of the crime and avoid (at least initially) the sexual assault component. The interviews should be one-on-one, avoiding multiple interviewers. The inter- viewer should take a soft and empathetic approach despite the heinous nature of the homicide.  

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 G 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   There are also documented cases of sexually sadistic torture and the death of two victims involving the same event.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 F 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   It is important to define what would not constitute a hostage situation and therefore a hostage murder. A homicide-to-be involves a situation where clear threats or actual injuries are made to victims and no substantive demands are made on a third party. These victims are primary targets of the offender and are not being used as bargaining chips for money or freedom. The offender who kills this type of victim is usually impelled by other motivations, such as revenge or an authority conflict; therefore, this offense would be categorized under another, more appropriate classification.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 E 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Franklin fled first to Cincinnati but ended up being apprehended at a blood bank in Lakeland, Florida. (He frequented blood banks as a means to obtain money.) Franklin was interviewed by an FBI agent during the extradition trip back to Utah. He never admitted to his guilt during this interview, but within twenty-four hours admitted his guilt to his wife and a cellmate for all the shootings except Vernon Jordon.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 D 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Wesbecker proceeded to the Standard Gravure pressroom, into the basement, and back to the pressroom, firing his weapon all the way until he dropped his AK-47, raised his 9mm pistol under his chin, and killed himself. All events occurred in approximately nine minutes from the firing of the first shot. The police arrived on the scene and found Wesbecker dead. It was determined that he fired hundreds of shots during his random murder spree. This crime is classified as a spree authority killing in that it was a confrontational type of assault spread throughout a large area (several buildings), leaving many dead and wounded in the wake of the assailant.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 C 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Investigative Considerations If the crime occurs in the victim’s residence, domestic murder should be considered. When other family members are contacted, they often describe a history of domestic violence involving the victim and offender. This is of- ten supported by police reports. A history of conflict due to external sources (financial, vocational, or alcohol, for example) is a common element of domestic homicide. The offender may have delayed reporting the murder, often in order to change clothing and establish a legitimate alibi. Routinely, a third party discovers the body. The offender may have demonstrated personalized aggression in the past, as well as a change in attitude after the triggering event. Search Warrant Suggestions Although most of the evidence will be left at the crime scene, financial and medical records to ...

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 B 45 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   The shotgun was a 12-gauge, three-inch magnum Browning automatic goose gun. It belonged to John Dale Cavaness. One round was found in the chamber and one in the magazine. The safety was off. It was lying on the passenger side of the truck with the barrel pointing toward the driver’s side. The gun was inside its case, with the front barrel protruding several inches as if the end of the case had been blown off when the gun was fired. The hook end of a metal coat hanger had been wedged into the trigger guard through another hole in the case. Hanging from the coat hanger was a camouflage hunting vest with its lower edge shut in the passenger door. The shotgun had been positioned across an ax handle that raised the shooting angle.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 65 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION CASE STUDY: 103: CRIMINAL COMPETITION Background John T. Scalish was the last great don of the Cleveland mafia. On May 26, 1976, at the age of sixty-three, he faced heart bypass surgery. The man who had possessed the power to decide others’ fate with the nod of his head was now helpless to control his own. Despite the benefit of Cleveland’s best heart specialists, Scalish died a few hours after surgery. Scalish’s untimely death created a crucial hole in mob leadership because he had not picked a successor. The battle that was ignited by those struggling to fill that void became one of the bloodiest in fifty years of Cleveland’s mafia history.