Body part removal (BPR) is a rare homicide phenomena which emerges as a result of a variety of motives. Fifty eight BPR UK homicide cases were analysed. Findings indicated key characteristics within BPR murder offenses, with most offender's male, aged around 31 years, knew their victims, with presence of alcohol, drugs and mental health issues and over two-thirds of sample had previous convictions, over 50% for theft. Offense behaviors showed 'multiple wounds' and 'victim naked' as highest frequency, with the head as the most frequently removed body part. Smallest space analysis (SSA) identified two behavioral themes (expressive and instrumental) with 62.1% of cases classified as one of these. The study has provided the largest UK sample of BPR homicide furthering understanding this type of offense and the offenders who commit it.