What is criminal profiling?By: Delaney Finnegan

What is criminal profiling?

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Behavioral Investigation• Psychological Sketch of the Un-sub

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What do they do to solve the case?

Crime Scene Evidence=Who Committed

Organized?

Disorganized?

Clear Motives?

Patterns in Crime Scenes

What’s the stresser/pattern relation?

Physical Appearance?

Mental State?

Social or Economic Status?

85% of criminals will leave a pattern or signature on their victims.

Writing or Markings on victim

Identical letters

Or a “trophy” item taken

Physical Appearance

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uniquecaketoppers.com

Personality/ Social Conditions

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Predicting the next move

George Metesky “Mad Bomber”

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• Unmarried

• Foreign

• Self-Educated

• In his early-to-mid 50’s

• Lived in Connecticut

• Had relation to Con Edison (Stresser)

The Anthrax Killer

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• Male

• Working on his own

• Not a terrorist

• Worked for a biochemical agency

• Worked long unnecessary hours (working late, coming in on weekends… etc.)

• Offended by the government (Stresser)

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