Racial Profiling Essay

Lonnie David Franklin Jr. was most commonly known as the Grim Sleeper or least commonly called one of the [many] Southside Slayers. Born August 30th, 1952 the Grim Sleeper’s past could not be more ominous. Aside from a lack of details of his mysterious past that may hint at reasons as to why Lonnie Franklin terrorized Southern Los Angeles for more than twenty years, he appeared fairly normal to his neighbors and surrounding family members. Serial killer Lonnie Franklin had a long career before…

As stated previously, Douglas and Ressler interviewed serial murderers to develop theories and categories of different types of offenders. Most notably, though, is their idea of the organized versus disorganized offender that the main theory of profiling is based on. According to Douglas and Ressler, organized crimes are committed by those who show no remorse and have carefully planned their every move, which is why little evidence is found at the crime scene. In contrast, disorganized crimes…

This use of the Frye standard determines if the evidence or scientific testimony is generally acceptable in the scientific community. The Frye standard was used to prove that the peoples motion to use the scientific testimony for the lab tests conducted from the samples taking from the defendants watch was not admissible because of the unaccepted methods used by the scientists who had conducted the Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid test. This use of the Frye standard in the court case allowed the…

Otto Schneider Grade 10 Biology Ms Ruebe D Assessment - DNA Technology DNA Profiling Forensic Identification Forensic Identification refers to the use of forensic science to identify objects from trace evidence found on them. Trace evidence is used to reconstruct crimes or accidents. DNA profiling is a method in forensic science which can identify individuals by their DNA profiles. DNA profiles are encrypted sets of letters that represent a person’s DNA makeup. These sets can be used as a…

The Ken and Barbie killers were a couple that conducted murders together for their own pleasure. This case is very unique from when the study started because of its nature and type of crime. “Ken” real name was Paul Bernardo and “Barbie” real name Karla Homolka. This case is very unique because it was linked from an early age of Paul Bernardo, which led to his rampage. In Paul Bernardo early childhood his father Kenneth fondled with a girl and was charged with child molestation. From such an…

Gary Ridgway is one of America’s most prominent serial killers. He killed for 18 years, until physical evidence was able to link him to murder. Over those years here was picked up for other crimes and released. It is because of him and other killers that America must become better at finding physical evidence. Gary was born in 1949, he is the middle child of three boys. His home life wasn’t completely upsetting, just the occasional heated argument between his parents. His IQ was tested at 82,…

The Jefferson County Egan Murders took place on New Year’s Eve in 1964. The Egan family was found murdered at a rest stop on Interstate 81. The Egan trio consisted of Peter Egan, Barbara Egan, and Gerald Egan. This case was important to prosecute because the Egan’s were wanted for various crimes. Although the question remained, who murdered the Egan’s? Rumors and news media sparked many possibilities for what might have happened that night, which made investigators more eager to intervene.…

Introduction In 1974, Ted Bundy embarked on a series of grisly murders that began in Seattle, Washington and in a period of over five years spread through Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, and Florida. His rampage took the lives of at least thirty five women, but there is a lot of controversy over this number. The exact number of women Bundy killed will never be known as experts predict that he killed at least 100 or more. He was known to be a serial killer who went on a killing spree after a…

• Suspect Name: Theodore Robert Cowell “Ted Bundy” • Ethnicity: White • Age at Arrest: 42 • Place of Birth: Burlington, Vermont • Height: 5’10 • Weight: 145-175lbs • Build: Slender Frame • Hair: Wavy dark brown • Record of Arrest: 3 arrest and 2 escapes • Ted Bundy was a very smart and charming man. He knew that young women were not going to just walk away with any random man. To get the women to come within his reach he posed as an injured man that needed help, because Ted Bundy looked…

first area of profiling discussed in the book is crime scene profiling. Crime scene profiling is using evidence from the scene of a crime to put together a profile of a suspect based on behavioral and cognitive patterns, motive, and psychological qualities as well. Although crime scene profiling doesn’t usually lead directly to a suspect, it does help form a reasonable assumption for who they may be looking for. The next area discussed is Geographic profiling. Geographic profiling is an…