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While there may be no conscious in- tent to be arrested, the nonsocial type wants the excitement derived from the publicity about the body’s discovery and its impact on the victim's commu: nity. The lust murder is committed in a brutally sadistic manner. While the vic- tim may be either male or female, the crime is predominantly heterosexual and intraracial in nature. The victim's body exhibits gross mutilation and/or displacement of the breasts, rectum, or genitals and may have been subjected to excessive stabbing or slashing with a sharp instrument. The victim's death typically occurs shortly following ab- duction or attack, and the mutilation that takes place follows death. Dr. J. Paul de River notes in his book, Crime and the Sexual Psychopath: “The lust murderer, usually, after killing his victim, tortures, cuts, maims or slashes the victim in the regions on or about the genitalia, rectum, breast in the female, and about the neck, throat and but- tocks, as usually these parts con- tain strong sexual significance to him, and serve aS sexual stimu- lus.”* * if, however, there is physical or medical evidence indicating the victim was subjected to torture or mutilation prior to death, this factor indicates that the perpetrator was the nonsocial rath- er than the asocial type. Seldom will the lust murderer use a firearm to kill, for he experiences too little psychosexual gratification with such an impersonal weapon. Most fre- quently, death results from strangula- tion, blunt force, or the use of a pointed, sharp instrument. The asocial type is more prone to use a weapon of oppor- tunity and may leave it at the scene, while the nonsocial type may Carry the murder weapon with him and take it when departing the scene. Therefore, the murderer’s choice of weapon and its proximity to the scene can be greatly significant to the investigation. Dr. de River comments that the instrument itself may be symbolic to the murderer and he may place it ina position near the victim. This is a form of pride and exhibitionistic behavior and can be sexually gratifying to him. ¢ The investigator may find that the victim has been bitten on the breasts, buttocks, neck, abdomen, thighs, or genitals, as these body areas have sexual associations. Limb or breast amputation, or in some instances total dissection, may have taken place. Dis- “The lust murder is premeditated in the obsessive fantasies of the perpetrator.” section of the victim’s body, when committed by the nonsocial type, may be an attempt to hinder the identifica- tion of the victim. The asocial individual approaches his victim in much the same way as an inquisitive child with a new toy. He involves himself in an exploratory examination of the sexually significant parts of the body in an at- tempt to determine how they function and appear beneath the surface. Occasionally, it will be noted that the murderer has smeared the victim's blood on himself, the victim, or the surface on which the body rests. This activity is more frequently associated with the asocial type and relates to the uncontrollable frenzy of the attack. Penis penetration of the victim is not to be expected from the asocial individual, but is predominantly associ- ated with the nonsocial type, even to the extent of “necrophilia.” § These ac- tivities on the nonsocial’s part reflect his desire to outrage society and call attention to his total disdain for societal acceptance. The asocial type more commonly inserts foreign objects into the body orifaces in a probing and curiosity-motivated, yet brutal, manner. Evidence of ejaculation may be found on or near the victim or her clothing. Frequently, the murderer will take a “souvenir,” normally an object or article of clothing belonging to the vic- tim, but occasionally it may be a more personal reminder of the encounter—a 131 finger, a lock of hair, or a part of the body with sexual association. The sou- venir is taken to enable the murderer to relive the scene in later fantasies. The killer here is acting out his fantasy, and complete possession of the victim is part of that fantasy. As previously men- tioned, the perpetrator may commit an anthropophagic act and such an act is indicative of asocial involvement. Finally, the scene itself will exhibit much less physical evidence when the murderer is the nonsocial type. As stat- ed, the individual categorized as the nonsocial type is very cunning and more methodical than the asocial type, who commits a more frenzied assault. It is interesting to note, however, that both types may be compelled to return to the scene, albeit for different rea- sons. While the asocial type may return to engage in further mutilation or to relive the experience, the nonsocial type returns to determine if the body has been discovered and to check on the progress of the investigation. In- stances have occurred when the non- social type changed the body's location to insure its discovery. Ot interest is the almost obsessive desire of the nonsocial type to assess the police investigation, even to the extent of frequenting police ‘“hang- outs” to eavesdrop on discussions of unsolved crimes, or in some manner, inserting himself into the investigation. In one case, the murderer returned to the scene after it had been examined by police laboratory technicians and deposited articles of clothing worn by the victim on the day she died. In both of two other cases, the killer visited the cemetery site of the victim and left articles belonging to the victim on her grave. It is as though he were involved in a “game” with the authorities. Such actions appear to further his “will to power” * or desire to control.