Frequency of Serial Sexual Homicide Victimization in Virginia for a Ten-Year Period

McNamara, James J.; Morton, R. J.

doi:10.1520/jfs2003371

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“…Only 0.8% of over 470,000 known U.S. homicides from 1976 to 2004 appeared to be sexual homicides (2). Furthermore, this percentage was found to be relatively stable over the years, and is consistent with the 0.5% rate found over a 10‐year period in Virginia (3), and the 0.6% rate found over a 10‐year period in Florida for juvenile sexual homicides (4). Estimates of the proportion of U.S. homicides that were sexual homicides for the 5‐year period from 1991 through 1995 similarly ranged from 0.6 to 0.9 (5).…”

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An Empirical Analysis of 30 Years of U.S. Juvenile and Adult Sexual Homicide Offender Data: Race and Age Differences in the Victim–Offender Relationship

Chan

Myers

Heide

2010

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Little is known about the racial patterns of crimes committed by sexual homicide offenders (SHOs). This study examined race and age influences on victim-offender relationship for juvenile and adult SHOs. A large sample (N = 3868) from the Supplemental Homicide Reports (1976-2005) was used. Analyses of victim-offender patterns included examining victim age effects (child, adolescent, adult, and elderly). The findings revealed several race- and age-based differences. Black offenders were significantly overrepresented in the SHO population. This finding held for juveniles and adults independently. White SHOs were highly likely to kill within their race, "intra-racially" (range 91-100%) across four victim age categories, whereas Black SHOs killed both intra-racially (range 24-82%) and inter-racially (18-76%), with the likelihood of their killing inter-racially increasing as the age of the victim increased. This study underscores the importance of considering victim-offender racial patterns in sexual murder investigations, and it offers practical implications for offender profiling.

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An Empirical Analysis of 30 Years of U.S. Juvenile and Adult Sexual Homicide Offender Data: Race and Age Differences in the Victim–Offender Relationship

Chan

Myers

Heide

2010

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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“…They defined sadism as the repeated practice of behavior and fantasy which is characterized by a wish to control another person by domination, denigration, or inflicting pain, for the purpose of producing mental pleasure and sexual arousal (whether or not accompanied by orgasm) in the sadist. (MacCulloch et al, 1983, p. 20) Individuals who engage in sadistic fantasies yearn to obtain psychological gratification that is sexually motivated (McNamara & Morton, 2004). This type of psychosexual gratification can be achieved through the torture of another individual for sexual release and the acting out of sexual fantasies.…”

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Sexual Homicide

Chan

Heide

2009

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Sexual homicide is a heavily studied, but unclearly defined, area of homicide studies. This article examines the empirical studies in sexual homicide from the mid-1980s to 2008. A review of the literature focuses on definitions, general theoretical understanding, and typologies that have evolved over the years. Issues surrounding the study of sexual murderers, such as sadistic fantasy and developmental deficits, are addressed. A comparison of different types of sexual homicides through a synthesis of 32 published empirical studies is made. The article concludes with an analysis of these studies and discusses implications for practice, policy, and research.

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“…Proportionally speaking, these killings accounted for just 12% of all sexual homicides during this period. Recent data (Department of Justice, 2007;McNamara & Morton, 2004) continue to support the supposition that sexual murders by adults are similarly uncommon, comprising about one-half to one per cent of all murders nationwide. This fi gure is fairly stable over the years and across countries like Canada and the United Kingdom (Chan & Heide, 2009).…”

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