Chapter 8 Flashcards
Types of relationships between team killers
In the nonrelative category, males almost exclusively assumed leadership. Cases were extremely rare in which nonrelated females masterminded multiple homicides, but they do occur.
What is a “compliant victim”
female perpetrator
Accomplice’s demographics
The lust for power is the chameleon of vices and as such can be perceived and experienced in many different ways. For some multiple killers, murder must be simultaneously a participation and a spectator endeavor; power can be experienced by observing a fellow conspirator destroy human life, possibly as much as by performing the killing.
The pathology of the relationship operates symbiotically. In other words, the offenders contribute to each other’s personal inventory of power. What they could never become alone, they can aspire to collectively.
Effects on number of murders based on team killing
➤ Team killers (N = 29) account for 20% of all serial killers 2004–2011 (N = 146)
Where team killers dispose of bodies
dispose victims in their own homes or places of employment
Victim selection by team killers
Strangers were the most common type of victim, and there was a preference for adults over children.
Types of weapons used by team killers
Guns were commonly used by team offenders during the commission of their crimes (see Table 8.8). However, guns only were used in approximately one out of four cases as the sole method of killing. As in other serial murders, the purpose was usually not to dispose of victims quickly but to keep them alive so they could be subjected to tortures and mutilations.
Team killer occupations
With only a few exceptions, most of these team offenders did not receive college education, and only a few received postsecondary education, such as vocational training. In brief, they were generally ill prepared to achieve occupationally successful careers.
Where team killers tend to kill
Offender mobility data indicates that team killers are most likely to remain in local proximity to their killing sites and least likely to be classified as place-specific offenders.
How team killers meet
prior incarcerations or criminal records
