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Dr. Harold Shipman

Dr. Harold Shipman

Doctors are supposed to save lives, or at least make them better. But Dr. Harold Shipman wanted more. Rather than the satisfaction he could have derived from extending lives, he craved the power that comes with knowing he was snuffing them out.

Shipman is the British physician who was recently found guilty of murdering 15 of his female patients, all middle aged or elderly, by injecting them with deadly doses of morphine. The speculation is that he may have killed 150 women, maybe more, and there are reports that he might have started targeting his patients 25 years ago.

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Angel Maturino Resendiz

But They Know the Difference Between Right and Wrong

Angel Maturino Resendiz, the so-called Railway Killer, has admitted killing nine people in two years. His victims were bludgeoned, raped, beaten, stabbed, clubbed or shot. Some were hacked into pieces.

In his death penalty trial for the Dec. 17, 1998, murder of Dr. Claudia Benton, Maturino Resendiz has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. His attorneys have stated that he committed all the murders he’s accused of, including Benton’s, but insist he was “insane at the time.”

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How to Describe a Crime Scene

People ask me why I use the terms “Organized,” “Disorganized” and “Mixed” for describing criminals. The practice dates to when I first began research into the mind of the killer. Then, I noticed that the behavioralists were using psychological jargon — “psychopaths,” “antisocial,” “sociopath” — to describe basically the same person. These terms were very confusing to me as well as to others in law enforcement.

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Serial Killer Edmund Kemper’s Trophies

Reliving the Crime Extends the Fantasy

Killers like to take trophies and souvenirs from their victims. Keeping some memento — a lock of hair, jewelry, newspaper clips of the crime — helps prolong, even nourish, their fantasy of the crime. In my research, I’ve seen this happen again and again.

Here’s what to look for in an investigation: Is there anything missing that belongs to the victim? Often police will mistakenly look for valuable missing items. But I’m not talking about a stereo component — that’s an impersonal item. I’m talking about something more personal — a ring, earrings, even costume jewelry — something the victim was wearing at the time of the crime.

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Humiliation, Rejection, Inadequacy

Ask a woman what her greatest fear is, and she’ll tell you it’s finding herself in a situation where she’s alone and under attack. Ask a man the same question — his greatest fear is of being humiliated, especially in front of others.

When a young boy feels disgraced, rejected or backed into a corner, you may see a fight break out in the playground. It might be over something silly, like a Twinkie or marbles, but it’s really more about trying to recoup after losing face. You’ll see the same kind of thing between leaders in warring countries. Strategy over an escalation to war or a return to peace may really be a face-saving scenario.

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