The Psychology of Lust Murder: Paraphilia, Sexual Killing, and Serial Homicide

188 Pages·2006·3.6 MB·English

by  Catherine Purcell

The Psychology
of Lust Murder

The Psychology
of Lust Murder
Paraphilia, Sexual Killing,
and Serial Homicide
Catherine E. Purcell, Ph.D.
and
Bruce A. Arrigo, Ph.D.
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Purcell, Catherine E.
The psychology of lust murder : paraphilia, sexual killing, and serial homicide / Catherine E.
Purcell and Bruce A. Arrigo.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-370510-5
ISBN-10: 0-12-370510-X
1. Sex crimes—Psychological aspects. 2. Psychosexual disorders. 3. Serial murderers—
Psychology. 4. Criminal psychology. I. Arrigo, Bruce A. II. Title.
HV6556.P87 2006
364.152′3019—dc22
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For all victims of sexual and violent crimes
Catherine E. Purcell, Ph.D.
For the memory of my grandparents
Bruce A. Arrigo, Ph.D.

Table of Contents
About the Authors xi
1
Introduction
Overview 1
Sexual Homicide and Serial Murder: Toward the Need for
Integration 3
On Paraphilia and Lust Murder: APreliminary Review 5
Organization of the Book 7
2
Paraphilia and Lust Murder
Overview 11
Understanding Sexuality: From Normative to Abnormal to
Pathological 12
Definition of Paraphilia 16
Etiology of Paraphilia 16
Lust Murder or Erotophonophilia 25
Summary and Conclusion 30
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3
Sexual Homicide and Serial Murder:
What Do We Know?
Overview 33
Background on the Motivational and Trauma Control
Models 34
The Classical Conditioning Model 36
The Motivational Model 39
The Trauma Control Model 45
Limitations of the Classical Conditioning, Motivational, and
Trauma Control Models 49
Summary and Conclusion 50
4
An Integrative Model:
What Do We Need?
Overview 53
Support for an Integrative Model on Serial Murder and Sexual
Homicide 54
Defining the Elements of the Integrative Typology 55
An Integrative Theoretical Typology of Lust Murder 57
The Limits of the Integrative Theoretical Typology on Lust
Murder 63
Summary and Conclusion 64
5
The Case of Jeffrey Dahmer
Overview 67
Methodological Concerns 68
Historical and Biographical Account of Jeffrey Dahmer 73
Summary and Conclusion 83
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6
Dahmer, Paraphilia, and Lust Murder:
Testing the Models
Overview 85
The Motivational Model 86
The Trauma Control Model 93
The Integrated Paraphilic Model 101
The Paraphilic Continuum 105
Summary and Conclusion 111
7
In Search of Meaning: On Theory Construction
and Model Building
Overview 113
The Comparative Analysis: Comments on the Organizational
Approach 114
Similarities Among the Models 121
Differences Among the Models 128
Unique Features Among the Models 132
Summary and Conclusion 136
8
Implications and Conclusions
Overview 137
Psychopathy, Crime, and Lust Murder: APreliminary Review 139
The Integrative Typology: Speculative and Provisional Implications 144
Generalizing from the Integrative Typology 153
Summary and Conclusions 154
References 159
Index 169