![]() The organized serial killer does not want to feel rushed. And lastly it gives the serial killer as much time with his victim as possible for things such as assault, torture, and cleanup. It also reduces the likelihood of being caught - the places where people are found are not necessarily good places to carry out a murder, especially the fantasy-driven murders of the organized serial killer. It spreads the crime scene over a larger investigative area. First it aids in the cover up of the crime. Utilizing multiple locations for the crime does a number of things. Lastly, the dumping ground for the body.The Crime SceneĪnother feature of organized serial killers is that they often utilize 3 locations for each murder. Israel Keyes never murdered in the same geographic location twice. The Golden State Killer likely wore a different outfit to every crime and disposed of them afterwards. To thwart police investigations, organized serial killers often wear gloves and use other protective gear to avoid leaving behind evidence that could link them to the crimes. The Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo, visited crime scenes ahead of time and unlocked windows, planted ligatures, and staged other items to be used in his attacks. In one instance, serial killer Israel Keyes pre-planted a kill kit at a future crime scene in Vermont - two years before he would use it. Serial killers Ted Bundy and the “BTK Killer” Dennis Rader both brought kill kits to their crime scenes. Organized serial killers often bring with them to the crime scene what has been called a “kill kit” - a bag or briefcase of items prepared in advance specifically for the purpose of carrying out and covering up their crime. Meticulous is a good term to describe the organized serial killer. They often have knowledge of police investigation tactics and forensics, and employ countermeasures to thwart law enforcement efforts. In some cases, a victim is stalked for days or even months in advance of the attack. Stalking and abduction are common features. The Organized Serial Killer Ted Bundy’s “Kill Kit” PlanningĪs the designation suggests, the organized serial killer plans his crimes from start to finish. In 1980, while analyzing the work of Ressler and Douglas, an FBI profiler named Roy Hazelwood suggested that serial killers could be divided into categories: originally two - organized and disorganized. The hope was that by identifying patterns and motives of incarcerated serial killers, law enforcement would be able to hone in on a likely profile for the active ones, thus leading to their capture (TV shows like Criminal Minds are based on this theory). The most notorious part of their research involved agents traveling across the country to interview serial killers in prison - 36 murderers in total. This newly formed team of agents, the most famous of which were Robert Ressler and John Douglas, began cataloguing a centralized database on serial offenders. The FBI’s response to this crisis was to establish the Behavioral Science Unit in 1972 (currently called the Behavioral Analysis Unit) - a division dedicated to the science of criminal profiling. Indeed this era, peaking in 1989, would eventually be called “the golden age of serial murder.” Yet-to-be-caught serial killers such as Ed Kemper and Henry Lee Lucas were actively killing, while eluding arrest - both terrifying the public and frustrating law enforcement. In the late 1960’s, the FBI was desperate to get a handle on the growing phenomenon of the serial killer.
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