Idaho Murders Part One (1)

Special interest Article

Anthony J. Iantosca, BCFE
IAFEi

11/21/2022
Published by Anthony Iantosca, BCFE
For the International Academy of Forensic Examiners and Investigators.

Profiling
Idaho Murders

The reason behind these murders the (motive) will be very important to determine to catch the person responsible for the killing of these four people. It would appear the suspect went there to kill, there was no robbery, no rape or sexual assault. He was able to access the home there was no forced entry. It is very possible he has been there before. Victimology will be very important in this case, if one of the girls has different stab wounds patterns as compared to the other victims, it is very possible the unknown suspect was after one girl and the others victims were collateral damage.

The BSU (Behavioral Profiling Unit) now called the BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit 5) of the FBI's NCAVC are there in an attempt to get a profile on the killer to narrow down the possible suspects. Attacks to the face and chest area on one victim and not on the others would indicate this attack was personal. This is where Victimology will be very important. Was this a past lover, a rejected suitor who lost his controls because of insane jealousy. Everything about this one girls background needs to be investigated, past boyfriends, where she worked, where she went at night, people she associated with, did she have issues with someone, was she being stalked. Was she asked out on a date by someone and she rejected him. Did she involve herself with another girls boyfriend. All of these possibilities must be taken into consideration and investigated to lead to a possible offender.

Motivation is a difficult factor to judge because it requires dealing with the inner thoughts and behavior of the offender. Motivation is more easily determined in the organized offender who premeditates, plans, and has the ability to carry out a plan of action that is logical and complete.

On the other hand, the disorganized offender carries out his crimes by motivations that frequently are derived from mental illnesses and accompanying distorted thinking (resulting from delusions and hallucinations). Drugs and alcohol, as well as panic and stress resulting from disruptions during the execution of the crime, are factors which must be considered in the overall assessment of the crime scene.

Mixed profile is when you have the behavioral elements of an organized and disorganized offender at the crime scene and the possibility of more than one offender was involved or the offender was interrupted during his/her attack.

Crime scene dynamics are the numerous elements common to every crime scene which must be interpreted by investigating officers and are at times easily misunderstood. Examples include location of crime scene, cause of death, method of killing, positioning of body, excessive trauma, and location of wounds. The investigative profiler reads the dynamics of a crime scene and interprets them.

There was a lot of blood at this crime scene, there will be trace evidence found, a bloody fingerprint, footprint, tire tracks, hair samples, DNA sample of the offender if he was also cut while committing these murders.

This offender or offenders will be caught it is only a matter of time.