Sexual homicide: Brief review of the literature and case report involving rape, genital mutilation and human arson

Karakasi, Maria‐Valeria; Vasilikos, Epameinondas; Voultsos, Polychronis; Vlachaki, Aikaterini; Pavlidis, Pavlos

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2016.12.005

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“…In many countries, home is the place in which women are at the highest risk of violence or murder, while male homicides occur most often in public places (14); our study confirms this trend.…”

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confidence: 83%

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Intentional Homicide: A Fifteen‐Year Study (2000–2014) at the Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”

Cipolloni

Besi

Baldari

et al. 2019

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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This study analyzes postmortem records from 260 homicide cases autopsied by the Department of Forensic Medicine in Rome from 2000 to 2014. The victims were mainly males (74%) and young (61% aged from 21 to 50 years). Although the victims were mostly Italians, the number of foreign victims (33%) has increased since 1990, primarily due to immigration. The offenders frequently used firearms (39%), particularly in multiple murders. An increase in blunt (20%) and sharp force (32%) weapons was also seen. The primary crime scene was residential (42%), and the head was the most frequently injured body region. Male victims occurred frequently in the context of organized crime (7.6%). In family or intimate-sexual relationships, women were the majority of victims (8%). Forensic pathologists play an important role during investigation. They should consider all the information available to them, including autopsy information, crime scene information, and crime investigation data.

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“…Women murdered by their partner or ex-partner represented 66% of domestic murders (13). Most female homicides involved sharp or sharp-pointed instruments, and victims had multiple injuries in many cases (14,15).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intentional Homicide: A Fifteen‐Year Study (2000–2014) at the Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”

Cipolloni

Besi

Baldari

et al. 2019

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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“…It is possible that different combinations would yield different risk estimations and that maybe a specific constellation of adverse childhood experiences exists, similar to the MacDonald's triad of enuresis, arson, and cruelty to animals . There are also additional predictors of sexual homicide that were not included in the adjusted models. Moreover, considering the heterogeneity of sexual murderers , it would be important in the future to investigate the impact of the adverse childhood experiences on the different types of sexual homicide offenders.…”

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confidence: 99%

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Criminal Extremity: New Evidence for Sexual Homicide

DeLisi

Beauregard

2017

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Adverse childhood experiences are associated with a wide range of behavioral, health, and psychiatric deficits and have recently been used to study the development of serious offending careers. Unfortunately, this research paradigm has largely ignored forensic populations. This study utilized the adverse childhood experiences framework to examine the associations between exposure to violence, victimization, and total adverse childhood experiences on sexual homicide using a sample of 616 incarcerated adult male sexual offenders from Canada 85 of whom committed sexual homicide. Epidemiological tables of odds revealed that a gradient of adverse childhood experiences was associated with sexual homicide, but that the most significant risks were for offenders who had the most extensive abuse histories. In adjusted models, exposure to violence, victimization, and total adverse childhood experiences increased the odds of sexual homicide by 334%, 249%, and 546%, respectively. These effects intensified in models adjusted for childhood enuresis, cruelty to animals, parental abandonment, deviant sexual behaviors, poor self-image, and sexual problems to 559%, 326%, and 849%, respectively. The adverse childhood experiences framework is a systematic way to organize the criminogenic developmental sequela in sexual homicide.

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“…Karakasi et al. reported a case of sexual murder involving human arson and provided a literature review on the phenomenon [ 134 ]. The authors reported the incidence rate, crime scene patterns, offender characteristics, and victim selection.…”

Section: Aspects Of Forensic Pathology and Toxicology In Fire Investimentioning

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Interpol review of fire investigation 2016–2019

Stauffer

2020

Forensic Science International: Synergy

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Sexual homicide: Brief review of the literature and case report involving rape, genital mutilation and human arson

Cited by 18 publications

References 42 publications

Intentional Homicide: A Fifteen‐Year Study (2000–2014) at the Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”

Intentional Homicide: A Fifteen‐Year Study (2000–2014) at the Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Criminal Extremity: New Evidence for Sexual Homicide

Interpol review of fire investigation 2016–2019

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