A behaviour sequence analysis of serial killers' lives: From childhood abuse to methods of murder

AJ Marono, S Reid, E Yaksic… - … , psychology and law, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the current research was to provide a new method for mapping the
developmental sequences of serial killers' life histories. The role of early childhood abuse …

“Drop the body”: Body disposal patterns in sexual homicide

AMM Chai, E Beauregard… - International journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The current study investigates body disposal patterns in sexual homicide and examines
whether offender's behavior differ between solved and unsolved cases. To address these …

Sexual homicide and its investigation: New perspectives to improve police practices

J Chopin, E Beauregard - … of sexual offenses: Techniques and challenges, 2021 - Springer
When it comes to solving a sexual homicide, criminal investigators are faced with a difficult
but important task. In most cases, suspect identification is challenging because these crimes …

Counting the days: Exploring the post‐mortem interval factors in sexual homicides

AMM Chai, KS Reale - Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study explores the offender, victim, and environmental characteristics that significantly
influence the number of days a sexual homicide victim remains undiscovered. Utilizing a …

An examination of body disposal patterns in sexual and non-sexual homicides

OHJ Ploeg, RC Grace, JR Cording - Police Practice and Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Body disposal methods complicate homicide investigations, obscuring links between both
demographic factors and crime scene behaviors. This study is a comprehensive empirical …

New directions in policing sexual homicide

E Beauregard - … international handbook of sexual homicide studies, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Although sexual homicide is considered as “sexually” motivated, important distinctions exist,
and two sexual homicides may appear similar but be differently motivated. Thus, it is crucial …