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“Criminal profiling uses the behavioral characteristics of the tbe offender as its basis. jenced detective. The following _will illustrate this point. During the fall of 1982, an urban police department detective sonically contacted the FBI's fal Science Unit at the FBI asking for some assistance. active described in detail the der of a 25-year-old white man. The detective advised yariment where the victim was | been ransacked, but they to determine at that time fas.taken by the killer. In fact that many leads were G and information con- Bopsy, laboratory exami- nations, background of the victim, previously reported neighborhood crimes, etc., was still pending, the detective was advised that a profile could not be provided at that time. After approximately 1 week, the detective for- warded the necessary information to the local FBI field office criminal profile coordinator. After reviewing the case for completeness, the profile coordinator forwarded the materials to the Behavioral Science Investigative Sup- port Unit at the FB! Academy for analysis. Color 8 x 10 crime scene photo- graphs re-created the crime and re- vealed that the victim was killed in her living room, with no evidence of any struggle or defense attempts by her. The victim was lying face up on the liv- ing room floor. Her dress was raised up over her hips exposing her genital area, On occasion, NCAVC profilers or major case Specialists will conduct on-site consultations. Pictured from left are Special Agents Robert Hazelwood, Ray Phelps, James Wright (kneeling), Robert Ressler, and Alan Burgess. and her panties were pulled down to her knees. The murder weapon (hammer) belonging to the victim was found in kit- chen sink, and it appeared that the vic- tim's blood had been washed off the hammer by the subject. Crime scene photographs further revealed that the subject opened dresser drawers and closet doors. Investigative reports in- dicated the victim’s husband advised that jeweiry belonging to victim was missing. The victim and her husband had lived in the apartment for approxi- mately 6 months, and neighbors and associates reported they were friendly and quiet and kept to themselves. The medical examiner concluded in his