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This chapter reports on the study of sexual murder offenses for the purpose of profiling similar crimes in the future. The study involved the analysis of 85 cases of sexual murder using multidimensional scaling. The analysis of these cases produced a five-cluster model of sexual murder behavior. First, a central cluster of behaviors was identified that represent behaviors common to all patterns of sexual murder. Next, four distinct outlying patterns, entitled predator, fury, perversion, and rape, were identified each demonstrating distinct offense styles. Further analysis of these patterns also identified distinct offender characteristics.
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(2006). Criminal Profiling of Sexual Murder Offenses. In: Criminal Profiling. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-109-3_8
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