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Originally Posted by absentia View Post
is the FBI investigating common when the crime has not crossed state lines?
Absentia, the FBI has relaxed there requirements and expanded their services of providing investigative resources and assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies in the US when requested. Seems JC's tragic murder would qualify for federal assistance to PCSO for many reasons, imo..
FBI - What we Investigate
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/what_we_investigate
Spies. Terrorists. Hackers. Pedophiles. Mobsters. Gang leaders. Human Trafficking, and serial killers. We investigate them all, and many more besides.
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FBI - Pathways for Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/201...ses/serial-murder-pathways-for-investigations
http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/serial-murder
FBI’s National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime<NCAVC>
The resources of the FBI BAU-2 are focused on serial, mass, and other murders; sexual assaults; kidnappings; and other criminal acts targeting adult victims. BAU-2 staff members have developed significant expertise on the subject of serial murder and regularly provide operational assistance, conduct research, and provide training on issues related to serial murder.
There has been at least one attempt to formalize a definition of serial murder through legislation. In 1998, a federal law was passed by the United States Congress, titled: Protection of Children from Sexual Predator Act of 1998 (Title 18, United States Code, Chapter 51, and Section 1111). This law includes a definition of serial killings:
The term ‘serial killings’ means a series of three or more killings, not less than one of which was committed within the United States, having common characteristics such as to suggest the reasonable possibility that the crimes were committed by the same actor or actors.
Although the federal law provides a definition of serial murder, it is limited in its application. The purpose of this definition was to set forth criteria establishing when the FBI could assist local law enforcement agencies with their investigation of serial murder cases.
The different discussion groups at the Symposium agreed on a number of similar factors to be included in a definition. These included:
• one or more offenders
• two or more murdered victims
• incidents should be occurring in separate events, at different times
• the time period between murders separates serial murder from mass murder
In combining the various ideas put forth at the Symposium, the following definition was crafted:
Serial Murder: The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events.