analysis of modus operandi and signature characteristics of killers /
First Statement of Responsibility
Robert D. Keppel, William J. Birnes.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boca Raton, FL :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
CRC Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xix, 232 pages :
Other Physical Details
color illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The components of modus operandi, ritual, and signature -- The discovery of signature: Harvey Glatman, the Lonely Hearts Killer, William Heirins, "Stop me before I kill again," and Morris Frampton -- The Jack the Ripper murders: a modus operandi and signature analyses of the 1888-1891 Whitechapel murders -- The essence of torture -- Signature analysis convicts the right man -- The picquerism signature -- A sexual assault signature lacking primary mechanisms -- The ritual of sexual degradation through posing of victims -- What's important is what's not there -- Signature left in Kansas City -- Signature of an arson-rape-murderer -- The definitive signature of a rapist and murderer -- Best practices in linking cases.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book focuses on the process of analyzing murders and rapes for linking characteristics and using those links in the apprehension and conviction of violent killers.