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Pictured below is a crime scene of a disorganized offender who, as a result of his paranoid psychotic delusions, killed an entire family and left their bodies floating in the pool. His residence. pictured left. reflects his paranoid state of mind in that the plank bridge leading to the shack was drawn each night to protect him from his “enemies.” The crime scene shows great disar- ray. There is a spontaneous, symbol- ic, unplanned quality to the crime scene. The victim may be known to the offender, but age and sex of the victim do not necessarily matter. if the offender is selecting a victim by randomly knocking on doors in a neighborhood, the first person to open a door becomes the victim. The offender kills instantly to have control; he cannot risk that the victim will get the upper hand. The offender uses a blitz style of attack for confronting the victim, who is caught completely off guard. He either approaches the victim from behind, unexpectedly overpowering her, or he kills suddenly, as with a gun. The attack is a violent surprise, occurring spontaneously and in a lo- cation where the victim is going about his or her usual activities. The offender depersonalizes the victim, targeting specific areas of the body for extreme brutality. Overkill or ee