Multiple stabbing in sex-related homicides

Radojević, Nemanja; Radnic, Bojana; Petković, Stojan; Maletin, Miljen; Curovic, Ivana; Cukic, Dragana; Soc, Miodrag; Savić, Slobodan

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2013.03.005

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“…The tendency to select victims with no prior relationship is observed to be a common victim selection pattern among sexual killers of both nonserial (Carter & Hollin, 2010) and serial (Chan et al, 2015) offenders. Also as found in previous studies, personal weapons are the most frequently used murder weapons in sexual homicides (Beauregard & Martineau, 2013; Chan & Beauregard, 2016a; Chan et al, 2013; Greenall & Richardson, 2015; Radojević et al, 2013). In this study, killing by strangulation, asphyxiation, beating, drowning, and other methods with bare hands and feet were accounted for the most dominant cause of victim death (40.7%).…”

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Sexual Homicides in China: Exploring the Offender, Victim, and Offense Characteristics

Chan

Liu

et al. 2017

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Nearly all information available on sexual homicides are limited to studies conducted in the West. Little is known about sexual homicides that occurred in China. The current study is arguably the first to explore the offender, victim, and offense characteristics of Chinese sexual homicides. Over a period of 23 years (1994 to 2016), the data of 59 cases collected from two data sources (i.e., published Chinese case reports and police data) are examined. Findings indicate that heterosexual assaults are far more prevalent in Chinese sexual homicides. Sexual murderers who averagely aged 32.44 years are mostly males (97%), single (67%), secondary school educated (68%), and with no prior overall (80%) and sexual (88%) convictions. The victims are mostly females (83%) with mean age of 35.35 years. The frequently observed offending patterns include strangers as victim choice (63%), con tactics as victim approach method (57%), sexual pleasure as primary motivation (49%), and personal weapons as murder weapon of choice (41%). Vaginal penetration is a commonly observed sexual assault (88%) and victim body mutilation is also not uncommon (47%). Three case examples are also presented to illustrate the diverse nature and offending patterns of Chinese sexual homicide offenders.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

Sexual Homicides in China: Exploring the Offender, Victim, and Offense Characteristics

Chan

Liu

et al. 2017

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…Clearly, many studies conducted in the past, to a certain extent, have indicated that the choice of murder weapon in sexual homicides is associated with the offender’s sadistic personality (Beauregard & Proulx, 2002; Beauregard, Proulx, & St-Yves, 2007; Healey, Beauregard, Beech, & Vettor, 2016; Healey, Lussier, & Beauregard, 2013; Myers, Chan, Vo, & Lazarou, 2010; Proulx et al, 2007). Overkill of the victim (i.e., frenzied attack in close-contact) has been commonly observed in sexual homicides as a general manifestation of sadistic personality (Beauregard & Martineau, 2013; Chan & Heide, 2009; Radojević et al, 2013; Stefanska, Carter, Higgs, Bishopp, & Beech, 2015). Studies indicate that sadistic sexual murderers were more likely to sexually humiliate their victims, use physical restraint to control their victims, and perform body mutilation on their victims (Beauregard & Proulx, 2002; Chan & Beauregard, 2016b).…”

Section: Murder Weapons Used In Sexual Homicidesmentioning

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Male and Female Single-Victim Sexual Homicide Offenders: Distinguishing the Types of Weapons Used in Killing Their Victims

2017

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Most studies have focused on male sexual homicide offenders (SHOs) without testing whether sex differences exist. Accordingly, little is known about the distinctions between male and female SHOs, particularly with respect to their use of weapons in killing their victims. This study used a sample of 3,160 single-victim sexual homicide cases (3,009 male and 151 female offenders) from the U.S. Supplementary Homicide Reports database to explore sex differences in the types of murder weapons used by offenders in killing victims over the 37-year period 1976 to 2012. Findings indicated that significantly more male SHOs used personal weapons (43%) and more female SHOs used firearms (63%) in their offense commission. In general, female offenders predominantly used weapons that were physically less demanding (e.g., firearms and edged and other weapons; 89%). Different trends in the murder weapons used by male and female SHOs from different age groups were observed. Interestingly, findings showed that the type of weapon used by SHOs was in part influenced by the victims and their characteristics.

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“…Compared with the more ‘distant’ type of killing method, such as the use of firearms, close‐contact killing methods are able to provide fantasy‐prone SHOs a means by which to achieve their sadistic psychological gratification, or sexual euphoria, through the expression of power, anger, or a combination of both, against the victim (Chan, Heide, & Beauregard, ). Overkill is not uncommon in sexual homicides (Beauregard & Martineau, ; Chan & Heide, ; Redojević, Radnić, Petković, Miljen, Čurović, Čukić, et al, ). According to Beauregard and Proulx (), sadistic SHOs are more likely to sexually humiliate their victims, use physical restraints to control their victims, and perform body mutilation on their victims.…”

Section: Weapons Used In Sexual Homicidesmentioning

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Choice of Weapon or Weapon of Choice? Examining the Interactions between Victim Characteristics in Single‐victim Male Sexual Homicide Offenders

Chan

Beauregard

2014

Journal Invest Psychology

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As most studies report that the majority of sexual homicide offenders (SHOs) prefer to kill with their own hands, research has largely neglected to examine the choice of weapon by these offenders. The US Supplementary Homicide Reports show that although a large number of SHOs murder their victim using personal weapons (e.g. bare hands and manual or ligature strangulation), the majority use an alternative weapon (e.g. edged weapons, contact weapons, and firearms). The present study hypothesises that the choice of weapon is in part influenced by victim characteristics. To identify specific combinations and interactions between victim characteristics and the choice of a personal or edged weapon during the commission of a sexual homicide, a combination of exhaustive chi‐square automatic interaction detector and conjunctive analysis is used on a sample of 2,472 single‐victim male SHOs from a 36‐year period of Supplementary Homicide Report data (1976–2011). Findings show that SHOs choose their weapon according to some victim characteristics. Implications of the findings are discussed in light of police suspect prioritisation. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Multiple stabbing in sex-related homicides

Cited by 30 publications

References 12 publications

Sexual Homicides in China: Exploring the Offender, Victim, and Offense Characteristics

Sexual Homicides in China: Exploring the Offender, Victim, and Offense Characteristics

Male and Female Single-Victim Sexual Homicide Offenders: Distinguishing the Types of Weapons Used in Killing Their Victims

Choice of Weapon or Weapon of Choice? Examining the Interactions between Victim Characteristics in Single‐victim Male Sexual Homicide Offenders

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