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The typologies I employed to define the killer in the case study are Power/Control Serial Killer and hedonistic. I chose the power/ control killers for the case studies because the killer tended to demonstrate control over the victims before killing them. In the three cases, the bodies were dragged into the place, and Lacerations on the neck showed the victims were probably strangled to death. In addition, the killer seems to have a preferred type of victim: young college girls aged between 20-21years who are weaker than the killer.

Hence it was easy to take control of them, which probably made the killer feel more powerful. The killer seems very intelligent and manipulative, using their victims as pawns in a game they only know how to play. Therefore, the crime scenes exhibited a calculated and organized, cautious approach. The murderer exhibits violent behavior by sexually assaulting the victims, and the river is their favored place to dump off the dead. The most probable kind of serial killer to dump their victims' bodies is the power or control murderers (Holmes & Holmes 2009).

The hedonistic is the second typology that I employed to define the case, study murderer. In contrast to the rapid killing more typical of other murderers, whose crimes may be regarded as act-focused, this class of hedonistic murderers' crimes is methodical and typically requires some time to complete. (Holmes & Holmes 2009). The three cases portly sexual gratification where the victims were sexually assaulted and tortured by the murderer, which is one of the common attributes of a hedonistic killer.

Using profiling to find and capture mass and serial murderers has the benefit of assisting detectives in identifying potential suspects. By analyzing the behavior of known offenders, profilers can develop a profile of what an offender might look like and what kinds of characteristics they may have (Beasley, 2004). This information can then be used to narrow down the pool of suspects in an investigation. In addition, Criminal profiling can assist in reducing the list of potential suspects and implementing strategies that increase the likelihood of an arrest (Holmes & Holmes 2009). Profiling can assist law enforcement in locating a different material or tool when there is hardly any proof at the crime site.

A limitation of utilizing profiling to catch serial or mass killers is that it is not always accurate. Many factors often go into why someone commits these crimes, and not all offenders fit neatly into a specific profile (Holmes & Holmes 2009). In addition, according to Douglas et al. (1986), even if an investigator does find someone who fits the profile perfectly, there is no guarantee that this person committed the crime(s) in question.

References

Beasley, J. O. (2004). Serial murder in America: Case studies of seven offenders. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 22(3), 395-414.

Douglas, J. E., Ressler, R. K., Burgess, A. W., & Hartman, C. R. (1986). Criminal profiling from crime scene analysis. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 4(4), 401-421.

Holmes, R. M., & Holmes, S. T. (2009). Profiling violent crimes: an investigative tool. Sage

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Your really did not answer the discussion questions. Please develop a profile for this case study. Use the FBI typology discussed in Chapter 5 of your textbook. Please use the information in Chapter 5 to develop an actual profile of the killer. What are the personal and social (demographic) characteristics of this killer? The Killers personal and social characteristics would be the killer’s profile. Use the textbook and read my course announcements! Use the table in Chapter 5. Please list the characteristics of an organized serial killer in Table 5.