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PSKPR 7/11/03 4:42 PM Page i The Psychology of Serial Killer Investigations The Grisly Business Unit PSKPR 7/11/03 4:42 PM Page ii PSKPR 7/11/03 4:42 PM Page iii The Psychology of Serial Killer Investigations The Grisly Business Unit Robert D. Keppel Sam Houston State University Huntsville,Texas William J. Birnes Shadow Lawn Press Los Angeles,California Amsterdam Boston Heidelberg London New York Oxford Paris San Diego San Francisco Sigapore Sydney Tokyo PSKPR 7/11/03 4:42 PM Page iv The sponsoring editor for this book was Nikki Levy, the senior developmental editor was Barbara Makinster, and the senior project manager was Paul Gottehrer. The cover was designed by Cathy Reynolds. Composition was done by SNP Best-set Typesetter Limited, Hong Kong and the book was printed and bound by Maple-Vail, York, PA. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright ©2003, Elsevier (USA). All Rights Reserved. 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You may also complete your request on-line via the Elsevier homepage (http://elsevier.com), by selecting “Customer Support” and then “Obtaining Permissions.” Academic Press An imprint of Elsevier 525 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, California 92101-4495, USA http://www.academicpress.com Academic Press 84 Theobald’s Road, London WC1X 8RR, UK http://www.academicpress.com Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2003109041 International Standard Book Number: 0-12-404260-0 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 03 04 05 06 07 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 PSKPR 7/11/03 4:42 PM Page v C ONTENTS Biographies xi Introduction: The Study of Serial Murder Investigations xiii 1 Recognition and Acknowledgment of Serial Murder Recognition 3 When Recognition is Impossible 6 Finding Similar Cases 12 Characteristics of Serial Murder 12 Information Sources 14 The Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP) 15 TracKRS 16 HITS 19 Scott William Cox 21 Acknowledgment 24 References 29 v PSKPR 7/11/03 4:42 PM Page vi vi Contents 2 The Archetypal Serial Killer Task Force Investigation: The Yorkshire Ripper Case Peter Sutcliffe:The Yorkshire Ripper 32 Chronology of the Case 33 Reference 57 3 Anatomy of an Investigation The Major Incident Room 60 Prototypical Operation of a Major Incident Room 61 The Breakdown of the Cross Area Sighting Inquiry 67 The Tire Marks and Vehicle Tracking Inquiry 72 Criminal Pattern Behavior 73 The Police Interviews Involving Sutcliffe 77 Reference 95 4 The Consulting Detective The Atlanta Child Murders 98 Profile of the Atlanta Child Killer 100 How to Catch the Atlanta Child Killer 103 The First Thirty Days 104 The El Paso Desert Murders 106 Summary 110 References 111 5 The Paul Bernardo Case The Scarborough Rapes 114 The Murder of Tammy Homolka 117 PSKPR 7/11/03 4:42 PM Page vii vii Contents The St.Catharine’s Sexual Assault Series 118 The Investigation of Paul Bernardo:Time and Weight of Evidence 120 The Bernardo Investigation Review 122 References 127 6 Profiling the Serial Killer: The Efficacy of Profiling The Myth and Reality of Profiling 131 Case Example 133 The Crime Assessment 141 How Crime Assessment Works 143 Power-Assertive Rape Murderer 144 Dynamics 144 Homicidal Pattern 145 Suspect Profile 146 Case Example 147 Power-Reassurance Rape Murderer 148 Dynamics 148 Homicidal Pattern 148 Suspect Profile 150 Case Example 151 Anger-Retaliatory Rape Murderer 155 Dynamics 155 Homicidal Pattern 155 Suspect Profile 157 Case Example 157 Signature Analysis 160 HITS Statistical Analysis 161 Catching the Anger-Retaliatory Killer 162 Anger-Excitation Rape Murderer 163 Dynamics 163 Homicidal Pattern 163 Suspect Profile 165 Case Examples 166 Summary and Discussion 166 References 167 PSKPR 7/11/03 4:42 PM Page viii viii Contents 7 Taking Control of Denial and Defeat Advance Planning 171 Investigating Related Cases 172 Consistency in Personnel Allocation 174 Communications and Media Relations 176 Media Liaison 176 Internal Communications 178 Communication Can Make Serendipity Happen 179 Case Review 180 The Model 181 Reference 182 8 The Playbook The Murder Book Manual—A Framework for Investigation 184 The Investigative Theory 185 The Planned Method of Investigation 187 Forensic Strategy 187 Search Strategies 188 Suspect Strategies 189 Interviewing a Serial Killer 190 Living Witnesses 192 How this Model Framework Operates in Serial Task Force Investigations 193 Reference 195 9 Best Practices The Ted Missing and Murdered Women Cases 198 Randy Kraft 202 Computer Matching and the DC Beltway Snipers 204 Best Practices 204 Violent Crime Analysis for the Last Five Years 204 Look at Cases in Other Jurisdictions 205 PSKPR 7/11/03 4:42 PM Page ix ix Contents Search for Living or Surviving Victims 205 Periodic and Covert Surveillance of Suspects 205 Surveillance of Contact and Body Recovery Sites 206 Security of Information 206 Compare Evidence from Case to Case 206 Appoint a Media Relations Officer 207 The Media as a Presence in the Investigation 207 The Beltway Snipers 211 The Wrong Profile 213 The Crime Assessment Profile of the Power-Assertive Killer 217 Computer Programs for Storing Information 220 Record and Track Decisions that are Made 221 Case Review After 30 Days 221 References 222 Index 223
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