Offender profiling

Before the 19th century, witness testimonies were viewed as the ‘smoking gun’ during court proceedings. In the 1930s, French criminologist and forensics pioneer Dr. Edmond Locard outlined his theory of exchange in the American Journal of Police Science (Solanki, 2013). Locard’s exchange principle was derived from the concept that if one makes contact with another person, place or thing, physical materials are inevitably exchanged. Therefore, when applied to a crime scene, a criminal cannot…

Ten people in the Wichita, Kansas area between the years 1974 and 1991 were brutally murdered by Dennis Lynn Rader a.k.a the BTK Strangler. After years of fear and horror the BTK Strangler was identified and captured by police. This would not have been possible if the police investigating murders in the area were unable to connect the killings, create a profile of the killer, and then use that information to build evidence against Dennis Rader. The first and arguably the most important step in…

Theodore Robert Bundy or widely known as Ted Bundy was a notorious serial killer in the 1970s, in which he raped and murdered young women in several states. Report states that his murder episodes begin in the 1975 when he moved away from his home to Salt Lake City (McCall, 1980). It is said that he lured young women into his car before driving to a secluded place, he will raped them before beating them to death (McCall, 1980). His victims were usually young women from ordinary household (Gehrke,…

Criminal Profile John Wayne Gacy is one of America’s most notorious serial killers known for his gruesome murders of many young boys and men between 1972-1978. He holds one of the highest victim counts in the world for any murder. Gacy raped, tortured, and strangled 33 young boys to death, he then buried the bodies under his home or dumped some of the bodies in a nearby river. James Haakenson was the most recent victim identified from the John Wayne Gacy killings. James was only 16 years old…

Heritage dictionary a serial killer is " A person who attacks and kills victims one by one in a series of incidents." Often, people don't take a deep look into what a serial killer is or does, and why America is struggling with so many of these offenders. If people looked at types of serial killers, their motives and their victims everyone could create shared meaning of the exact definition of a serial killer. The FBI's "Crime Classification Manual" breaks serial killers into two groups.…

First this paper will discuss who is the Zodiac. The Zodiac is a self-proclaimed killer. He was linked to five murders and taunted the police in northern California during 1966 to 1974. In October of 1966 the Zodiac killed a young woman, then in December of 1968 he killed two teens, he also killed another two young women in July and September of 1969, and a middle aged man in October of 1969. The Zodiac was also famous for his anonymous letters to taunt the police. On the website…

that particular profile. Criminal profilers also interview witnesses, victims, and create a psychological profile based off of all the information they found. The degree requirements for criminal profiling are not specifically outlined, but according to CriminalJustice.com, it is recommended that you get a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, Psychology, or Behavioral Science. There are other advanced educational pathways that a person can…

Dexter, is a Tv show about a blood splatter analysis, who not only works to find the killers, but is an killer, an serial killer to be exact. With his actions seeming equivalent to one of a vigilante who only murders the guilty, Dexter fells he does nothing wrong. Whether it be at work or when he performs his “hobby”, Dexter makes sure justice is served. As many dark themed storyline are created, many tend to open with a chilling opening credits that capture your attention to allow you to see…

It has been said that Ted Bundy committed more than 100 crimes. Only 36 of them were confessed by him. He committed murders around the U.S., Washington, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Florida, Idaho, and Vermont. His method of murdering his victims after raping them, would be by beating them with a metal bar or by strangling them. These murders occurred throughout 1973 - 1978. His first murder was Lonnie Trumbull, on June 23, 1966, the roommates Lisa Wick and Lonnie Trumbull laid sleeping in their…

Ted Bundy can be totally identified as a serial killer since he killed more than two people in different time and he even travelled to different places to find his new victims. For Ted Bundy’s case, there were not specific policy implementation existed toward it. Although there are some policies that can reduce crime, I do not think any of them will work toward this case. “The three policies we have investigated are: the decriminalization of victimless crimes; a program of full…