SERIAL KILLER MIND

Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 10 A 88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Search Warrant Suggestions The investigator can obtain a warrant to trace the path of the sender of the stalking messages. This warrant will be to the Internet service provider (ISP). When the location of the sender is determined, the investigator should obtain a search warrant for the offender’s location.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 9 A 88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   She managed to convince him to take her to the emergency department, where after seeing that she had been admitted, he left. The woman told the staff of the murder-suicide at- tempt, and the police were notified. When they arrived at the man’s house, he refused to come out. Gunshots were heard, and when the police entered the house, they found the husband had committed suicide by a gunshot wound to the head.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 E88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Paul never gave any of his child prostitutes money, as he felt this would ruin them. Instead he provided food and clothing, bought them toys and, took them to amusement parks, sporting events, movie shows, or roller rinks.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 D88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   Although the parents described their sons as “very good boys . . . always obedient,” Terry felt particularly alienated and withdrawn as he became more and more aware of homosexual feelings.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 B88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   As Rose headed toward the back stairs to leave, Frank kicked or pushed her down the stairs, causing her to fall into the window in the door at the bottom of the stairs, where the broken glass cut her deeply.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 8 A88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N   There are no unique crime scene indicators. Forensic evidence is not avail- able because there is no physical contact between the offender and victim. Search warrants are not useful until a suspect has been identified.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 7 B 88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N From the nature of these notes, Brussel determined he was Slav, thereby most likely Roman Catholic, and lived in Connecticut. Based on the Freudian theory, Brussel determined that the bomber suffered from oedipal complex, meaning he was probably un- married and lived with single female relatives other than his mother.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 7 A 88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITIO N The investigator should observe the position and location of the victim to determine whether the victim was alive when the fire started, and if so, why the victim could not escape. Victims grouped together should lead one to suspect murder.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 H 88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   141: GROUP CAUSE HOMICIDE, CULT A body of adherents with excessive devotion or dedication to ideas, objects, or persons, regarded as unorthodox or spurious and whose primary objectives of sex, power, or money are unknown to the general membership, is known as a cult. A cult murder pertains to the death of an individual commit- ted by two or more members of the cult.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 G 88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Ledford’s autopsy report presents the following indicators of an organized sadistic murder as mentioned in possible forensic findings: focused blunt-force attack to the genital regions and the breasts, traumatic insertion by foreign objects, sodomy, and evidence of torture (hammer and pliers). There were sexual and aggressive acts prior to death, and restraints were used. In addition, Norris and Bittaker spent extended periods of time with the victims.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 F 88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Common Forensic Findings. The disorganized offender is often socially inept and has strong feelings of inadequacy. These feelings of deficiency will compel him to assault the victim in an ambush, blitz style, that will immediately incapacitate her or him. Injury effected in a disorganized sexual homicide is usually done when the offender feels the least intimidated and the most comfortable with the victim. This will be when the victim is unconscious, dying, or postmortem.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 E 88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Common Forensic Findings. Since the case may not have been reported as suspicious, detailed investigation is mandated. Exhumation may be required with analytical toxicology. Many times an autopsy is not performed if the death appears natural, but later scrutiny reveals poisoning, broken ribs, or other signs of suspicious death.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 D 88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Nearly all of the victims sustained multiple wounds to areas containing vital organs. This concentration of the attack to vital areas is common to this type of killer. There was also an element of overkill, Mullin’s signature, with many of the victims. (See Chapter One for more on signature crimes.) Shooting a victim multiple times was not enough; many were also stabbed.  

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 C 88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION     Crime Scene Indicators Frequently Noted. Typical methods of neonaticide are suffocation, strangulation, head trauma (usually from dropping into a toilet), and drowning (in the receptacle where the birth occurs). Use of weapons in neonaticide, such as knives, is more indicative of serious mental illness in the mother. At the same time, involvement of an accomplice sup- ports the likelihood of organized, premeditated calculation in effecting the child’s death and concealing it.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 B 88 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION Victimology The five victims involved in this incident were low-risk victims. The two store clerks had a slightly higher chance of becoming victims of a violent crime because of their job. But Ogden, Utah, did not have much violent crime, so this additional occupational risk was negligible. The other victims fit the victimology of felony murder because they were potential witnesses to the robbery.

  Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 108 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   CASE STUDY: 105: PRODUCT TAMPERING Background Stella Maudine Nickell’s husband, Bruce, came home from work with a headache. After he had given his wife of ten years a kiss, he went into their kitchen and reached for a bottle of Extra-Strength Excedrin. He swallowed four capsules and sat down to watch television. Stella remembers that Bruce then decided to go for a walk out on the patio. Suddenly she heard Bruce call to her that he felt like he was going to pass out. Within the next minute, he collapsed and was unable to speak. Stella called the paramedics, and Bruce was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He died a few hours later, never regaining consciousness. Six days later, on June 11, 1986, Sue Snow started her day by taking two Extra-Strength Excedrin capsules, as was her habit. The caffeine in the capsules was l...

  Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 5 58 A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION   Along the way in Los Angeles, he met Jack Webb, the Hollywood director and actor. Webb performed both functions for the television series, Drag- net, and played the part of Sergeant Joe Friday. Brooks was a perfectionist in his work, and he saw in Webb the same characteristics. He once remarked that Webb tightly “blocked his shots” on a scene, specifying exactly where the actors were to stand, how the camera would be positioned, what lighting was to be used, and other details. The respect was mutual. From time to time during Sergeant Friday’s opening monologue on Dragnet (“This is the city. Los Angeles, California. I work here. I carry a badge.”), he announced the shift’s watch commander as Lieutenant Pierce Brooks. Dragnet 1969, a movie, used the murders com- mitted by Harvey Glatman as its theme.

    Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 3 28 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     The criminal investigative analysis process permits the diagnosis of offender emotional strengths and weakness and general behavioral characteristics. Having been briefed with this information, the interviewer is better prepared to prescribe effective interview approaches that are customized to the offender’s perspective. Such prescriptions may indicate     •     Identifying who should conduct the interview •     Where the interview should take place •     What type of environment is best suited for the particular approach or approaches used •     How the approach or appeal should be constructed •     What emotional appea...