SERIAL KILLER MIND

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 10 A 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Investigation Using the e-mail addresses of the Inquirer, Daily News, and the Phillies, the FBI was able to enlist its offices throughout the nation and conduct a thorough investigation. It used trace programs to determine the sources of the denial of service messages to locate the true sender of the spoofed computers. Carlson was charged with seventy-nine counts of computer fraud and identity theft (classification 521) for illegally using the e-mail addresses of the reporters

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   The newspaper also reported the boyfriend’s criminal history of corruption of a minor, receiving stolen property, grand theft, preparation of cocaine for sale, and forgery. He also was stopped for driving with a license plate that was not properly displayed. Caleb’s mother admitted that Caleb had seemed depressed for months before his death. X-rays and autopsy indicated that Caleb had an old head injury estimated to have occurred seven to ten days prior to his death.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   He was unable to locate Saldana. A trip to Los Angeles also yielded nothing. Only after he returned to New York from California did he manage to trick one of Saldana’s relatives into telling him the actress lived in Hollywood.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 A 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   : SYMBOLIC THREAT Symbolic threats involve an item with a frightening connotation often positioned clearly in the threat subjects view. One example of a symbolic threat involved an employee who reported arriving at his desk each morning for a week to find a broken pencil placed visibly on his appointment book.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 E47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   In the apartment of a man who had an extensive history of convictions for child molesting, investigators found numerous photos of naked youths as well as pornographic films. Sixty-three of the depicted youths were located and interviewed, and thirteen agreed to testify before a grand jury.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 D47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Defining Characteristics Victimology. Typically, the victim is unknown to the offender. Usually there is moderate to severe physical aggression and injury to victim.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 C47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   In neither case was there physical force, and in neither case did the assault eventuate in rape. In 1974 he raped a nineteen-year-old woman, in 1975 a twenty-three-year-old woman, and in 1976 a fifteen-year-old girl.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 B47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Evidence for high expressive aggression used to determine the correct classification includes any combination of the following: Injuries greater than minor cuts, scratches, and abrasions

Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 7 B 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N Crime Scene Indicators When examining the fire scene, arson investigators found burn patterns that indicated a flammable liquid had been used to accelerate the fire throughout the house, patterns that were inconsistent with an accidental fire.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 7 A 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   The distance that the offender lives from the crime scene can be frequently determined by an analysis of the targets he or she burned. Through target and cluster analysis, the investigator can determine if the offender is mobile. Some excitement-motivated arsonists do not leave once the fire has started. They prefer to mingle with the crowds who have gathered to watch the fire. The offenders who do leave the scene usually return later and observe the damage and activity of their handiwork.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 I 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Elrod, nine- teen years old, whose driver’s license lists “Skin” as his middle name, stabbed Vollmer as he tried to intercede on behalf of his black friend. Crime Scene Indicators Frequently Noted. This type of offense often includes multiple crime scenes: confrontation site, death scene, and body disposal or burial locale.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 H 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   At the time, it was determined that at least eleven of the homicides were the work of one man. All of the women were killed in their apartment, had been sexually assaulted, and were strangled with an article of their own clothing. In each instance, there were no signs of forced entry, meaning the perpetrator was either known to them or let in voluntarily.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 G 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   The offender’s residence may be used if it can provide the required seclusion. The offender’s vehicle will be altered for use in abduction and torture, disabling windows and doors, soundproofing, and installing police accessories. Gloves are often worn to avoid fingerprints. Secluded sites are selected well in advance.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 F 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   The risk factors are low in this type of incident, so the risk to the person held could be considered low. In the unusual event that the victim is killed, the motive, as before, would be categorized under a more suitable homicide classification.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 E 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   The bigotry that gnawed at Franklin was evident during his teen years in a photograph that showed him proudly giving the Nazi salute wearing a swastika armband. His sister recalled that Franklin had always been a believer in Nazism and separation of the races.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 D 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Forensic Findings Seven dead and twelve wounded people were found at the scene by police authorities. Another died three days later. Most of the victims died from massive blood loss due to gunshot wounds to the heart and chest area. Most of the twelve wounded workers were in serious to critical condition.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 C 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   The first victim was James William Taylor, twenty-three-months old. On September 23, 1977, Johnson states that she went in to wake up James from his nap. When she was unable to rouse him, she called for emergency medical personnel, and the child was rushed to the hospital. Attempts to resuscitate James were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at 9:15 A.M. His death was attributed to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 B 47 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION Staging: Victim 1 The shooting had been intended to look like an accident or a booby trap. A suicide was unlikely because the gun would have been removed from the case. Kevin Cavaness was certain his brother, an experienced hunter, would know better than to grab a gun by its barrel and pull on it. The detective as- signed to the case also found this an unlikely sequence of events. The end of the case could have been shot off, but the case also showed signs of wear elsewhere. The piece of evidence that discounted the attempt to stage an accident or booby trap was the location of the cartridge. If the gun had been in the case when fired by the coat hanger or the murderer’s finger, the spent cartridge would be inside the case.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 67 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Greene did a stint in the marines, where he boxed and became an expert marksman. During the early 1960s, he worked on the Cleveland docks and took over the leadership of the International Longshoreman’s Union. He exercised his authority by skimming union funds, extorting money from workers through beatings and threats, and attempted routine shakedowns of employees.

  Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 5 17 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   Second, the reporting of attempted homicides is important because not everyone who comes into the sphere of control of a killer is killed. Survivors of a serial killer can provide police with invaluable information that can be used to cut short the killer’s violent career. For police, the difficulty comes in associating the correct attempted murder, out of a set of many possible attempted murders, with the correct series of homicides. In retrospect, connecting cases is not always easy; the art of analysis and case matching is in knowing which facets of the case are to be connected, how to make those facets pop out of the background noise of all of the facts, or even if all of the facts are present.