Faith Hedgepeth Murder Investigation

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Threat Assessment Profile

Handwriting traits found in the hand printed Document.  There are many unknowns here, such as not knowing the circumstances under which the document was penned, if a faulty pen was used, if the author was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the possibility of the author using the weak hand to avoid being identified, etc. That being said the following is a basic profile on the author of the hand printed document.

 The traits that were detected, identified, analyzed and evaluated in this sample of handwriting is the key in determining his or her potential for violent aggressive behavior on a scale of one to ten. The traits found in the hand printed document from a profiling standpoint are;

Variable slant (Moodiness)

In profiling moodiness is an indication that the writer has been subjected to a stress trauma of some sort. The writers emotions fluctuate from emotional expression (out of control)  to emotional suppression ( keeping under control). You never know what side the bed these personalities are getting up from. When these personalities have reached a saturation point and have been triggered they can explode all at once in a fit of rage and anger.  Moody writers are extremely unpredictable in their behavior

Intensity

Intensity in profiling is the mental strength of the personality. This trait is measured in the thickness of the pen ink to paper found in the letter stroke formations. The more intense the personality the more extreme they are in every aspect of their lives. The intensity of this personality showed a light over heavy ink formation in the printing , this is an extreme instability trait. Some what like your eight cylinder engine running on only seven cylinders.  The car kicks in a "stop and go" fashion not running smoothly. The same can be said of the personalities mental / emotional make up.

Anger

At the time this document was penned this personality was extremely angry. Anger of this nature is extremely dangerous. Anger is an intense emotion with no logic attached to it. When the personality is triggered and set off with the above mentioned instability traits the out come is violence.

Will power

This personalities will power (strength of purpose)  this is also mental strength was strong, this tells me that when he/she puts their mind to accomplishing their goal positive or negative they will succeed in their task/goal.

Jealousy

The great insecurity, the wanting to own or posses another person. Jealousy in profiling is the feeling that the jealous person is not getting the love, respect or admiration the he/she feels entitled to at this stage in their lives. Jealousy is a form of insanity, there is no rime or reason to this intense emotion. A personality who is intensely jealous of another person  will explode in a fit of rage and anger when they are triggered real or imagined
 
Vindictive

The writer is also vindictive and revengeful.  Writers who insert this trait in their handwriting cannot tolerate argument, opposition, or infringement on their territory, personal life, finances, or relationships and are most violent and vindictive in their crushing and destroying response. Their goal is to eliminate the cause by whatever means. When vindictiveness is detected I pay close attention  to the intensity and emotional make up of the writer. The more unstable the writing pressure and emotional make up  the more physically dangerous the writer is.

Based on the above listed traits this personality was a very unstable vindictive personality who exploded in a fit of rage /anger over an issue that has yet to be identified. Jealousy is a very personal matter between  people, if jealousy was a motivating factor in the death of Faith it is possible this was personal and should not be over looked.  It is also very possible this document was written before hand. There were no visible signs of blood on the document.  The letter does not make sense to me, why would a rapist/murderer spend time writing a note after the fact. Their main concern would be to escape as quickly as possible to avoid being identified or captured. Again based on the wording on this document this attack seems personal.