Biology and Crime
Ryan Kuriakose
Houston Community College
In Dateline’s episode called “The Last Dance,” victim Heather Jones disappeared and later was found dead and burnt by her husband, Chris Jones. Chris had an appearance of an average white male, one who was skinny and average build. He had no problems of schizophrenia, or any types of mental disorder that would cause for a reason of mental disturbances. Overall, the whole murder was an emotional turmoil. I do not believe there is such thing as a “criminal type,” mostly because appearance does not always play a role when it comes to criminal. I believe crimes happens due to sudden bursts of emotions. In this case, the victim Heather had lost tremendous amount of weight which led Chris …show more content…
In the first episode I watched called, “The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” there were three suspects that killed one man. One was a white female with orange hair, average build, another was black man who was gay, bald, average build and the last suspect was a white male, chubby build, and wears glasses. In the second episode, “The Gamer in the Grease,” the suspect was a white male, balding, and average build. Overall within these two episodes, the suspects seemed like normal average citizen in which society would not deem a look of a criminal. I believe the show does not go for a typical criminal look, someone who looks aggressive, built, or mean-spirited. Instead they go more for the person who has an emotional reason as to why they committed the crime. It seemed that the show was going for a normal, average person. It also seems like the show wants the audience to understand that anyone, no matter how you look, is able to commit a crime. In these two episodes, it was a personal reason. They were irked by what the victim did, and when it reached a boiling point, they snapped and committed a
Ryan Kuriakose
Houston Community College
In Dateline’s episode called “The Last Dance,” victim Heather Jones disappeared and later was found dead and burnt by her husband, Chris Jones. Chris had an appearance of an average white male, one who was skinny and average build. He had no problems of schizophrenia, or any types of mental disorder that would cause for a reason of mental disturbances. Overall, the whole murder was an emotional turmoil. I do not believe there is such thing as a “criminal type,” mostly because appearance does not always play a role when it comes to criminal. I believe crimes happens due to sudden bursts of emotions. In this case, the victim Heather had lost tremendous amount of weight which led Chris …show more content…
In the first episode I watched called, “The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” there were three suspects that killed one man. One was a white female with orange hair, average build, another was black man who was gay, bald, average build and the last suspect was a white male, chubby build, and wears glasses. In the second episode, “The Gamer in the Grease,” the suspect was a white male, balding, and average build. Overall within these two episodes, the suspects seemed like normal average citizen in which society would not deem a look of a criminal. I believe the show does not go for a typical criminal look, someone who looks aggressive, built, or mean-spirited. Instead they go more for the person who has an emotional reason as to why they committed the crime. It seemed that the show was going for a normal, average person. It also seems like the show wants the audience to understand that anyone, no matter how you look, is able to commit a crime. In these two episodes, it was a personal reason. They were irked by what the victim did, and when it reached a boiling point, they snapped and committed a