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Signature Killers

Politics & Social Sciences

Birnes, William J.

Keppel, Robert D.

Social Sciences

Arrow

Serial killers like Seattle's Ted Bundy, Maryland's Beltway Sniper, Atlanta's Wayne Williams, or England's Peter Sutcliffe usually outsmart the task forces on their trail for long periods of time. Keppel and Birnes take readers inside the operations of serial killer task forces to learn why. What is the underlying psychology of a serial killer and why this defeats task force investigations? This is the first book of its kind that combines state-of-the-art psychological assessment experience with the expertise of a homicide investigator who has tracked some of this country's most notorious serial killers. The author also brings to the book hands-on best practices gleaned from the experience of other task forces. Readers, both professionals and students, will benefit from the comprehensive and critical case reviews, the analysis of what went wrong, what went right, and the after-action recommendations of evaluators in the US, UK, and Canada. The book covers: * The nature of the psychology of a serial killer * How crime assessment profiling reveals that psychology * Why psychological profiles fail * How serial killer task forces defeat themselves * How the media can, and usually does, undermine the task force operation * The big secret of all serial killer investigations: police already have the killer's name * The best practices for catching a serial killer

The Psychology of Serial Killer Investigations: The Grisly Business Unit

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Academic Press

A one-of-a-kind, this innovative reference presents a detailed look at the methods of forensic pattern recognition, preservation and processing for the five major forensic patterns. Written in clear, understandable language, it draws on the author’s vast crime scene experience and research conducted at Sam Houston State University.  Its in-depth coverage offers techniques excluded from other book and its focus is on how to preserve and process fingerprints, footwear impressions, tire impressions, bite marks and tool marks. Key illustrations and contributions from researchers make this a valuable resource in the field. Discusses intricate details of forensic pattern analyses necessary for proper recognition, preservation and processing of evidence.  Includes coverage of latent and patent fingerprints, shoe impressions, known standards, tire impressions, three dimensional impression evidence, methods of comparing bite mark evidence, procedures for casting tool marks and more. Uses basic vocabulary to describe procedures for processing crime scenes with forensic patterns. Demonstrates forensic patterns and processing methods for the reader using concrete examples. This book has been designed and developed as a resources for police officers and investigators.

Forensic Pattern Recognition

Brown, Katherine M.

Welch, Kristen M

Pearson

Offender Profiling synthesizes and organizes the best thinking on crime assessment and offender profiling, produced by a number of eminent scholars from a variety of disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry, criminology, geography, and criminal justice. The eight substantive sections cover a broad range of topics.

Offender Profiling

custom publishing

Murder is a multidisciplinary anthology of readings. It examines the most serious form of violence - lethal violence or criminal homicide, which is the intentional, malicious killing of one human being by another. The book synthesizes and organizes some of the best research and thinking on murder, produced by a number of eminent scholars from a variety of disciplines. The book is designed for use in courses in criminology, sociology, criminal justice, public affairs, law, psychology, and other disciplines that address violence, crime control, and the administration of justice, as well as in criminal investigation training. Murder can be used as a primary or supplementary set of readings in a variety of classes on deviant behavior, crime, violence, homicide investigation, crime control policy, abnormal psychology, general forensics, law enforcement, criminal justice or homicide. Each of the readings included in Murder have undergone editing to make them more accessible to students, particularly those who may not be familiar with the substance of criminology or the methodological and statistical procedures used in some research.

Murder

Sociology

Serial Murder: Further Implications for Police Investigations

Anderson Pub. Co.

Linking the murders of an alleged serial killer to successfully present a case in court involves a specific methodology that has been scrutinized by the judicial system but is largely absent in the current literature. Serial Violence: Analysis of Modus Operandi and Signature Characteristics of Killers fully explains the process of finding the nexus between one violent crime and another for the purpose of pursuing the same offender at trial. Examines real cases of some of the world’s most notorious serial killers Written by renowned experts, this book focuses on analyzing crimes of violence to unveil common characteristics that might prove useful in the identification, apprehension, and conviction of murderers. It begins by detailing the historical origins of modus operandi as an investigative tool. It examines murderous ritualistic behavior in a variety of cases, including William Heirens, Harvey Glatman, Morris Frampton, and Jack the Ripper. Later chapters discuss serial murders accompanied by burglary, torture, picquerism, sexual violence, sexual degradation, and a host of other behaviors. Includes color photographs of actual crime scenes Containing numerous color photos, this volume includes useful information for expert witnesses and portions of transcripts of original testimony. The scintillating detail and rigorous analysis presented in this volume enables those charged with solving these violent crimes to discern the types of modus operandi and ritualistic behaviors that can be linked to the same offender, helping law enforcement bring these dangerous offenders to justice. About the Authors Bob Keppel served on the King County homicide task force that investigated the infamous Ted Bundy and has been an expert witness on scores of serial killer signature profile cases across the United States. Along with coauthor William Birnes, Dr. Keppel worked on a United States Department of Justice grant to evaluate how local police homicide units use computer database technology to track serial killer and sexual offender cases by cross-referencing offender psychological signatures.

Serial Violence: Analysis of Modus Operandi and Signature Characteristics of Killers (Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations)

History

Americas

CRC-Press

Serial killers like Seattle's Ted Bundy, Maryland's Beltway Sniper, Atlanta's Wayne Williams, or England's Peter Sutcliffe usually outsmart the task forces on their trail for long periods of time. Keppel and Birnes take readers inside the operations of serial killer task forces to learn why. What is the underlying psychology of a serial killer and why this defeats task force investigations? This is the first book of its kind that combines state-of-the-art psychological assessment experience with the expertise of a homicide investigator who has tracked some of this country's most notorious serial killers. The author also brings to the book hands-on best practices gleaned from the experience of other task forces. Readers, both professionals and students, will benefit from the comprehensive and critical case reviews, the analysis of what went wrong, what went right, and the after-action recommendations of evaluators in the US, UK, and Canada. The book covers: * The nature of the psychology of a serial killer * How crime assessment profiling reveals that psychology * Why psychological profiles fail * How serial killer task forces defeat themselves * How the media can, and usually does, undermine the task force operation * The big secret of all serial killer investigations: police already have the killer's name * The best practices for catching a serial killer * Comprehensive case reviews of some of the US's and UK's most baffling serial killer cases * A list of best practices for serial killer task force investigators * Recommendations for how to manage comprehensive files and computer records * Practical advice on how to manage the media: what to say and not to say * Insight into what a serial killer might be thinking and doing to stay away from police * Recommendations for setting up and administering long-term investigations * Practical tips on how to maintain a task force's psychological edge and avoid defeatism

Serial Murder: Future Implications for Police Investigations

Authorlink Pr

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