Idaho Murders Part Five (5)

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Anthony J. Iantosca, BCFE

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

Idaho Murders
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Article Five (5)

In the four articles I wrote on the Idaho murder suspect and his behavior patterns before, during and after these murders were committed was based on the limited information I had. I had stated that the suspect was at the location before, he was there over twelve times starting in August right through to the time he committed the murders in November. I stated he went in and out through the sliding glass door in the back of the house, he did. He was stalking the women and their location. Based on the number of times he was there before the murders.

I stated he was somewhat inept around women, he was. He was asked to leave a bar near his home for making rude comments to a female waitress there.  He had no girlfriend based on information from people who knew him.

The murder was sloppy and frenzied and fit the "mixed profile." In the "mixed profile" there could be two people involved or the attacker was interrupted during the attack. Pre Offender Behavior he planed this attack for months, he was at their location numerous times, getting a lay of the land, the house, entrance and exit points. It is possible when he went into one bedroom to start his rampage he did not realize two women were sleeping in the same bed. This surprised him and things went down hill from there.

I stated he was in his mid twenties he was twenty eight years old. I stated he was comfortable around blood, he was. He was studying criminology and had to see and study crime scene photographs. I also stated he is also hyper sensitive to any form of rejection, ridicule, criticism real or imagined and would go off the deep end when humiliated. He was overweight at one point and was made fun of at school causing him to be the butt of ridicule, rejection and humiliation. Students stated he was awkward, and an outcast, because of his strange behavior.     

I stated, an unknown suspect would not know if there was a dog in the home, or did one or more of the victims have a weapon such as a gun in the home to defend themselves. A serial killer who has killed before would not take that chance. The FBI profilers are stating this was his first time at killing he was sloppy and frenzied because of all the trace evidence he left behind. I have no proof yet, I still believe this was a sexually motivated crime and he was targeting one of the girls there. This all went south when he was faced with two girls sleeping in the same bed. He planned this attack in advance "pre-offence behavior" he started off being organized and lost control of the situation becoming frenzied and sloppy. I stated he was inept and insecure, he was and over compensated by being, egotistical, arrogant and somewhat of a bully. He also returned to the location the day of the murders. There could be many reasons for this, he wanted to get his rocks off, get the knife sheath he left behind, or to relish in the crime he committed.

I stated he may attend the candlelight vigil on Wednesday night. I would flood that area with cameras, it is not out of the realm of possibility for the attacker to be there within the crowd reliving his murders and getting a high off the pain, fear and chaos he caused to the community.

They are stating he did attend the vigil on that Wednesday night.

I believe there was a sexual component involved in these murders and he went there for a specific reason and was after a specific person in that house. 

One must understand personalities who are vindictive and revengeful and also are hyper sensitive to any form of rejection, ridicule, criticism real or imagined, they would go off the deep end when humiliated and or rejected. He would be filled with anger, rage and hate, with one thought in mind to get even with the person/persons responsible. The slightest remark that would not bother the average person and most of the time would let the comment roll their shoulders is not the case with personalities who have these traits with the added traits of anger/temper and intensity in their profile. They are very dangerous and unstable when triggered. The problem is you do not know what will trigger these personality types.

In Article 4 posted on Nonmember 30th I stated:

This murder was overkill, it was sloppy and frenzied. It would fit the "mixed" profile type of attacker. Also fits what is called (Revenge Killer).

He had to have knowledge of the home, access points, how to get in and out of the house and the area quickly. The attacker could have been there before or at the very least spent time at their home location to get a lay of the land. Or found their location and surrounding area on Google Maps.

An unknown suspect would not know if there was a dog in the home, or did one or more of the victims have a weapon such as a gun in the home to defend themselves. A serial killer who has killed before would not take that chance.

The attacker went in through the back sliding glass door and went out the same way. He knew where to go once inside the home, he did not go downstairs to the first floor but stayed on the second and third floor to commit the murders. The two people on the first floor were unharmed.

The attack was committed by a personality who has the following traits in his profile, he is very intense (heavy pressure) insecure personality, with corrugations (rip, tear, cut, bite), brutality, anger and is very vindictive and revengeful, I would also add jealousy/envy. Why? the suspect could be envious of their life style, what they have that he doesn't. They were young, very lovely, were the center of attention everywhere they went, could get any man they wanted, could have sex anytime they wanted. All the traits and the life style that these girls had and he could not have.  

He enjoyed the killing, because of the rush of adrenaline and the power and control he felt having the power of life and death over the victims and to get even. (Revenge).

An emotionally controlled personality type who after suppressing these negative emotions over a long period of time just blew in a fit of anger and rage over some perceived slight real or imagined from one of the victims.

He feels very comfortable around blood (corrugations), with the massive amount of blood at the crime scene. He could be an outdoors personality type possibly a hunter. Someone who would be used to cutting up his kills.  

I believe he is in his mid to late twenties, somewhat odd in his behavior, insecure and inept around women and how to interact with them. He may be able to hide his insecurity from the public in numerous ways.  This attack could have came about from some rejection by one of the girls and the attacker went there to get even. Vindictive and revengeful would fit this profile. He is also hyper sensitive to any form of rejection, ridicule, criticism real or imagined and would go off the deep end when humiliated. He would be filled with anger, rage and hate, with one thought in mind to get even with the person/persons responsible, the profile of a (Revenge Killer). 

If there is a candlelight vigil on Wednesday night I would flood that area with cameras, it is not out of the realm of possibility for the attacker to be there within the crowd reliving his murders and getting a high off the pain, fear and chaos he caused to the community. These tell/tale signs will be very visible in his/her body language expressions and tells if the profilers know what to look for.