Do H&K fit the Profile?
starviego
(11/9/01)
John Douglas was one of the origonal FBI profilers, going into prisons to develop psychological profiles of serial killers, spree killers, and mass murderers. He has written a number of interesting books on the subject. Here is what he has to say about mass slayers--people who kill a lot of victims in one setting:
"Generally speaking, mass murderers are white males, ranging from their mid-to-late thirties to their mid-to-late forties.
"....and he'll be an asocial loner.
"The identity of the person who's responsible for this crime should not come as any surprise to his community. This is someone who's had a history of turmoil in this locale.
"Most likely, too, there was a specific pricipitating stressor to cause him to act when he did.
"This is not somebody who ever blended into the community.
"Those around him thought of him as weird or strange. They had an uncomfortable feeling about him that they might not even have been able to place or articulate.
"You would look for (the perpetrator) to have written letters, perhaps to the school principle(speaking of Dunblane here) or....the local newspaper....
"These types are much more comfortable with the written form of communication and so they'll express themselves in diaries... When they feel they are not getting satisfaction, they may escalate and address their grievances at an even higher level. In the U.S., it could be to the president."
Do H&K fit this profile? I would argue that they do not, for the most part. From "The Anatomy of Motive" by John Douglas (Scribners)
FactQuest
(11/12/01)
Re: Do H&K fit the Profile?
I agree, they do not fit that profile.
That they did it is not in question, although how many were involved is.
So, they must fit some other profile... terrorist, maybe?
Very interesting.
starviego
(11/17/01)
More quotes from the FBI profiler
I have been reading John Douglas' books, and here are two more quotes that may be relevant to this investigation:
On "motiveless crimes": "....there is, in fact, no such thing. Every crime has a motive." From "the Anatomy of Motive"(Scribners)
"Normally, a teen or group of teens will fold like a house of cards when confronted by investigators." From "The Cases that Haunt Us", page 333(Scribner, 2000). So much for the theory that the TCM outsmarted the cops.
