SERIAL KILLER MIND

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 10 B 07 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   531: MONEY LAUNDERING Money laundering is a crime used to make illegal funds appear to be legal. An example was a programmer who was paid to modify code in banking programs to ignore banking regulations to alert the FBI for transactions in excess of ten thousand dollars for organized crime accounts. Another money-laundering scheme was creating programs to generate false revenues for crime-controlled businesses. Defining Characteristics Victimology. The victims are public and government tax agencies.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 10 A 07 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   These programs go under many names: virus, worms, Trojan horse, spyware, and malware, to name a few. These types of programs fall under the heading of malignant software. Of- fenders who create and proliferate viruses, worms, and Trojan horses are known as hackers.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 7 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Investigative Considerations Robberies are usually planned. Surveillance tapes should be secured for both prior casing of the building and the robbery itself. Careful interviewing of witnesses will assist in developing a sketch of the robber for media distribution or photos from the security cameras.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 B 07 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   The tone of communication may progress from protestations of adoration to love, to annoyance at not being able to make personal contact, to eventually threatening and menacing.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 A07 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Terrorist threats are when a person threatens to commit any offense in- volving violence to any person or property with the intent to place a person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 F07 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   After the mother and daughter were in the car, Simmons began driving toward a rural area. After he stopped his car, he forced the mother to remove her clothing. At this time, Simmons also began talking with the mother about forcing the daughter to watch her perform fellatio on him and of forcing the daughter to have intercourse with him.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 E07 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Isolated collectors usually deny their involvement with children. Often they say that the child encouraged their behavior and that they were kind to the child (that is, they did not hurt the child physically). Physical assault is held to be the main criterion by which a collector deems behavior toward a child as abusive.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 D07 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   At the age of seventeen, Randy left home and moved in with a male companion. He never married, although at the time of arrest he was engaged. He attended six different primary and secondary schools, eventually dropping out in the eleventh grade at age seventeen.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 C7 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N     Then he asked, “Could we go somewhere where no- body knew either of us and let it go from there?”

Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 B7 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Common Forensic Findings. Alcohol or drugs may be involved. If the rape and sexual assault is preceded by violence, trauma to the face and body may be seen on the victim.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 A7 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Preferentially motivated sexual assaults are those committed to fulfill sexual and other needs with some elements of the offense being necessary for arousal or gratification (for example, raping a woman because the offender cannot feel aroused or gratified without an unwilling partner).

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 7 C 7 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N Crime Scene Indicators The cause of the first fire was readily apparent due to the limited damage. Fire department investigators were able to determine the cause of the second fire by using burn indicators that enabled them to trace the fire to its source at the mail slot.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 7 B 7 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N Most murder concealment fires are not adequate to destroy the corpse. Even in this instance, in which the fire was aided by the large amount of combustible materials in the house (cardboard boxes full of books, magazines, clothing, and other items piled three to four feet deep in some rooms), investigators found an intact body.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 7 A 7 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   The fire needs fuel and oxygen to continue. A fire’s spread will be influenced by factors such as air currents, walls, and stairways. Falling burning debris and the effectiveness of firefighters will also have an influence.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 J 7 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION Forensic Findings The autopsy report of Officer Hester stated he had suffered numerous injuries caused by blunt-force trauma. Most of the injury was focused on his face and head. His skull was fractured in at least one place along the hair- line.  

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 I 7 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   It is possible the Averys were attempting to recede from the Lundgren cult, which contributed to their being targeted as the victims for a cult sacrifice. A neighbor described the sudden disappearance of the Averys as well as the rest of the commune as if “the earth opened up and swallowed them.”

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 H 7 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Elderly women, perhaps because of widowhood, are more likely than younger females to lack the guardianship common to children and younger women and thus are more likely to be perceived by motivated offenders as suitable targets.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 G 7 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   The body was left at the scene with little or no effort to conceal it. The crime scene portrayed the randomness and sloppiness characteristic of a disorganized offender. There was a high probability that footprints and other physical evidence had been left, but much of it was probably obliterated by a heavy rainfall before the body was discovered.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 F 7 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Psychologists described Harvey as a compulsive murderer who killed because it gave him a feeling of power. Yet, Harvey claims, “I’ve been portrayed as a cold-blooded murder, but I do not see myself that way. I think I am a very warm and loving person.”

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 E 7 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Defining Characteristics Victimology. The victim of an extremist murder usually represents the antithesis of the offender’s system of beliefs; therefore, victimology depends heavily on the offender doctrine. This doctrine is not always readily apparent, so the victim’s history becomes an essential step in discerning the motive. This history should include any social, political, or religious activities of the victim, as well as a complete lifestyle description.