Criminal Profiling

 Read  through this investigation, determine the important factors of the  case, and write a brief profile of the killer. This is a general  exercise to see if you are able to identify key information needed for  profiling.

Police investigation   During  a “check the welfare” call on a Saturday morning, an officer finds an  elderly white female deceased in the middle of her living room floor.  She was found lying in the prone position with a large knife in her  chest. She is dressed in a housecoat and no shoes.  No other injuries  are found on the victim however, there is a broken vase near her body.   The house was found to be locked accept for a door leading out to the  garage. A window in the garage has been broken with no indication of  what was used to break the window to gain entry. The house is in  immaculate condition and the only thing missing are some contents from  the victim’s purse located on the kitchen table.  The attack appears to  have happened after 6 pm when the victim arrived home from a friend’s  house. 

A  week later on a Saturday evening, around 2 am in the same neighborhood,  a call is made from a man returning from work stating he heard a noise  at his neighbor’s house that sounded like broken glass.  When he went to  investigate, he claims he saw a young Caucasian male running away from  the exterior of the home.  The reportee knocked on the door and nobody  answered. The front door was locked so he proceeded to call the police.   When the police arrived, they found the elderly home owner asleep in  her home heavily medicated.  She claims she did not hear the neighbor  knocking on her door. In the dining room, the elderly women’s purse was  found open and her wallet missing.  Nothing else was disturbed in the  home.

A  historical check of the neighborhood revealed that there were multiple  burglaries during the last month in which there was forced entry and  small (pocket size items) were stolen.  Although several leads have been  tracked, no potential suspects have been interviewed. No suspicious  vehicles have been documented in the neighborhood during the times of  the burglaries. 350 words