Serial Murder Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives for Investigators

Cover......Page 1
Title Page
......Page 2
Contributors......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 5
Message from the Director......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 7
Foreword......Page 8
National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime......Page 9
I. Introduction......Page 10
Myth: Serial killers are all dysfunctional loners.......Page 12
Myth: Serial killers are only motivated by sex.......Page 13
Myth: All Serial killers are insane or are evil geniuses.......Page 14
Myth: Serial killers want to get caught.......Page 15
II. Definition of Serial Murder......Page 16
Serial Murder: The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events.......Page 18
III. Causality and the Serial Murderer......Page 19
IV. Psychopathy and Serial Murder......Page 22
V. Motivations and Types of Serial Murder: The Symposium Model......Page 25
Sexually-based......Page 27
VI. Investigative Issues and Best Practices......Page 28
Leadership......Page 29
Task Force Organization......Page 31
Resource Augmentation......Page 32
Data Management......Page 33
Medical Examiners/Coroners......Page 34
Resources and Finances......Page 35
Offi cer Assistance Programs......Page 36
VII. Forensic Issues in Serial Murder Cases......Page 37
VIII. Prosecution of Serial Murder Cases......Page 44
IX. Media Issues in Serial Murder Investigations......Page 47
X. Issues Regarding Talking Heads in the Media......Page 51
Epilogue......Page 55
Appendix A Symposium Agenda......Page 56
Appendix B Serial Murder Symposium Working Group......Page 60
Appendix C Symposium Attendees......Page 63