http://www.bonitanews.com/news/2006/jan/04/tom_hanson_couples_murder_has_makings_classic_nanc/
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Tom Hanson: Couple's murder has the makings for a classic 'Nancy Grace'
By Tom Hanson
Wednesday, January 4, 2006
The murders of Steven and Michelle Andrews in their Gateway home, two days after Christmas, has piqued the curiosity of the area and soon the nation.
This case is a "Nancy Grace" show in the making. Grace, the outspoken and aggressive former violent crimes prosecutor turned CNN anchor, lives for cases such as one involving this young Fort Myers couple.
Gregg McCrary, a former FBI agent who is the co-author of "Crime Classification Manual," agreed that this case has all of the elements to garner national headlines. And even though local investigators have been understandably tight-lipped with much of the information, McCrary, who has appeared on "Larry King Live" and "Rivera Live" as an expert murder profiler, said the smallest details are telling.
The fact that this isn't a random crime this according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office the murder of the couple, both 28, falls into a distinct category.
"Most homicides, in general, are committed by someone the victims knew," said McCrary, who worked for the FBI for 25 years, the final 10 as a behavioral science expert.
"And since you know that this wasn't a random crime there are a couple basic theories you would start with," he added. "You look for something that triggered the (killer's) anger."
Did someone hold a grudge against the victims?
Was one of the victims having an affair?
Was there some sort of love triangle?"
McCrary said this type of a murder, one where the victims were evidently familiar with their assailant, typically is a crime of passion. In these cases, a killer doesn't have a well-thought-out plan and doesn't worry about leaving a trail of fingerprints or DNA, according to McCrary. He understands why the Sheriff's Office is confident that they have a suspect in the double murder and an arrest is near. "This is called affected violence," McCrary said. "We are probably dealing with a non-evidence conscious person who had an emotional breakdown and acted out of raw passion. It's an impulse crime and it's very unlikely (he or she) will kill again." .....
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New evidence was shipped Tuesday via overnight express to a private lab in Ohio, where Taylor said the case is the No. 1 priority.
Lots of times these rumors have a grain of truth. How horrible!
