Chapter 740 BAU also has cases that it is not good at
After returning from the scene to the Federal Building, Rhett had been waiting at the door of the conference room early. As soon as he saw Danny, he couldn't wait to put forward his needs.
“I need the arrest records for gun violence and illegal gun possession in all New York City boroughs in the past six months except the areas where shootings have occurred.”
Danny followed. He walked into the conference room and looked at the map of New York City boroughs that had been painted out beyond recognition with a confused look on his face, "I don't understand what you mean."
"Based on what you found at the scene, I think the suspect Will not commit crimes near the area where he lives."
Seeing Red's conclusive look, Danny was even more surprised, "How do you get so sure?"
"This is a reverse profile of the geographical environment." Ai Millie helped explain.
"Although we don't have many clues at the moment, one thing can be confirmed. The murderer had a certain degree of planning. He committed the crime at the same time of the day. He had made observations in advance and knew the cameras at the scene. "
"So? "Although Danny has worked with Jack to solve crimes many times, this is the first time he has truly experienced BAU, which seems to be based purely on empirical theory. The way the crime is solved is completely out of step with the ideas.
Fortunately, this was not the first time that Rhett had dealt with Muggles. He took the initiative to explain, "Demand-driven serial killers like the 'Son of Sam' usually choose areas where they are comfortable to attack. .
So when we connect his crime locations with lines, his general range of activities is basically framed. This is a geographical environment profile in the usual sense.
A serial killer with a plan and other goals will make sure to attack outside his comfort zone, intentionally or unintentionally. "
"Is it right to stay away from his residential area? "Danny suddenly understood, and at the same time he roughly understood what Red meant by drawing circles on the map.
"Yes, but this also means that other areas in the city may become his The target to start with. "Emily murmured to herself.
"Then let us pray that he only limited the area of the crime to Manhattan Island. If it were the whole of New York, it would really be like finding a needle in a haystack. "Rosie sighed.
At noon the next day, Hotchner gathered everyone in the conference room. “The five victims were elderly people in their 60s, ordinary office workers, housewives, insurance salesmen, and backpackers traveling to New York. The five victims all came from different backgrounds. It has been confirmed that there is no overlap or any commonality."
"So apart from the location of the crime, the murderer's choice of victims was completely random? So becoming a target just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time?" Jiejie asked.
Reed nodded and said, "That's what it looks like so far. Of course, we don't rule out the possibility of a premeditated victim similar to the 'DC Sniper' who kills to conceal his motive. "
The "DC Sniper" mentioned by Reid is famous in the United States. From February to October 2002, a sniper attack broke out from Washington DC (District) to Virginia and then to Maryland. A series of sniping cases targeting innocent passers-by.
There were a total of 27 victims, 17 died, and 10 others were seriously injured, including a 47-year-old FBI intelligence analyst.
This serial murder case was called the "Beltway Sniper Case" by the FBI, and the media called the murderer the "DC Sniper."
The victims of the "DC Sniper" do not distinguish between men, women, old or young, religion or color, and the attacks do not distinguish between day and night, once again causing panic in the old Americans who had just experienced 9/11. This serial murder case is different from other cases. There are two murderers, 41-year-old John Muhammad and his pedophile assistant, only 17-year-old Lee Malvo.
Both of them are of African descent, and Rossi’s notes record their family backgrounds in detail. John Muhammad’s original surname was Williams, but after 911, he changed his mind to a certain Because of his worship, he changed his last name to Mohammed.
So in Rossi’s notes, his motive for committing the crime is divided into two stages. The early timeline is from February to September, and the motive or purpose of the crime is relatively confusing.
There were a total of 14 victims during this period, 7 dead and 7 injured. Some of them were killed for vendetta, some for robbery, and some simply for the purpose of practicing marksmanship and courage. Muhammad asked his assistant Lee Malvo to do it. hand.
After obtaining enough funds through robbery and other means, Muhammad purchased a Bushmaster XM-15 rifle with a holographic sight and a bipod and a 1990 blue Chevrolet Caprice sedan.
The attack then entered the next stage, a real terrorist attack.
The two modified the car and manually opened a shooting hole in the rear bumper of the car. Through this shooting hole, one person was responsible for driving, and the other person lay on the back seat of the car that was turned down to shoot the XM The -15 rifle is placed on the spare tire in the trunk and shoots at targets three to four hundred meters away.
(As shown in the picture, it seems to have been drawn by FBI experts after the fact.)
Because of the concealment of the crime modus operandi and the extremely long sniper distance (ordinary people would not notice an ordinary car parked three to four hundred meters away), although the two men acted extremely arrogantly, the police and FBI were still helpless.
If Muhammad hadn't been so arrogant that he called the police and claimed that the police had missed a tavern robbery, it's hard to imagine how high the number of victims would have been.
The FBI quickly re-investigated the crime scene in the tavern. It first confirmed the consistency of the case through ballistic comparison, and then found Muhammad's fingerprints in a magazine, and finally successfully identified his identity. identity and issued a wanted order.
From October 2 to the 24th, 2002, when the two were arrested, John Muhammad and Lee Malvo again killed 10 people and seriously injured 3 others. During this period, 3 people were seriously injured. Both men were shot in the torso, and the huge cavity effect of the military rifle resulted in the removal of a large area of internal organs.
Rossi’s notes contain very detailed records of interviews with the two men, especially some of John Muhammad’s speeches before he was executed by lethal injection.
It was mentioned that in the early stages, Muhammad's real target was his ex-wife, in order to make the police believe that her death was consistent with those of victims who were randomly killed, so as to obtain custody of his three children.
However, what makes people feel ironic is that Muhammad's ex-wife was not shot from beginning to end. His first target was his best friend who had been encouraging his ex-wife to divorce.
By coincidence, in this attack with a clear purpose, Nikiya, the niece of Mildred, the best friend of Muhammad's ex-wife, became the scapegoat.
It was "Son of Sam" and "DC Sniper" again. Everyone present was holding their chins or raising their heads, and all of them seemed to have a headache.
This kind of random serial homicide is the last thing the police want to face, and it is also the case in which the BAU team can play the smallest role. There are very few clues in the early stage and the motive of the crime is difficult to determine, which all creates psychological problems. Writing brings great uncertainty.
But when there are enough clues and the profiling and behavioral predictions are extremely accurate, there is an eye-catching number of cases and the bodies of the victims.
(End of this chapter)