Ok so , so far we have a 23 yo female murdered in her apt , in a bldg., where 6 years earlier another woman was stabbed, to death , which was attributed to Albert DeSalvo
No one is sure what the weapon was, where it is , if it came from her apartment, or if it was brought by her killer . Speculations by law enforcement range, from a meat cleaver, to an axe, to a sharp edged rock.
Other reports state possibly a ball peen hammer, or even a archaeology hammer, she "may have" possessed.
There's no sign of forced entry, however, the apartment complex is well known for its unlocked, doors, and windows.
No one heard a struggle, though a child reported hearing a noise out on the fire escape leading to her window, and another student, reported, seeing 2 men running to an idling vehicle. around the time, she got home .
She's found face down on her bed wearing a nightgown. She sustained, 5 severe blows to the head, though police feel she was looking at her attacker, or in his direction when she was struck.
It doesn't state however, if they feel all the blows were delivered while facing her attacker.
However it does list bruising of the face
Police refuse to disclose, whether or not she was sexually assaulted.
She's found (and this is where it gets confusing) by , in one report by her "steady" boyfriend" and in another by the neighbors and her boyfriend.
Discovery was approx. 1240pm according to police, and the coroner puts the time of death at 10-12 hours earlier .
A witness said she returned from her date, at approx. 1215am, meaning she was killed shortly after she got home , most likely within 30 minutes.
There's no sign of robbery or theft
Then there's this Iodine Oxide spread throughout the room, and on her body
And lastly the police, squash any further info from being released concerning the case.
SO as always we start with the victim why was she killed ?
So we do a victimology analysis on the victim :
Victimology worksheet (Crime Classification Manual )
I. Victimology: Why did this person become the victim of a violent
crime?
A. About the victim
Lifestyle
Employment
Personality
Friends (type, number)
Income (amount, source)
Family
Alcohol/drug use or abuse
Normal dress
Handicaps
Transportation used
Reputation, habits, fears
Marital status
Dating habits
Leisure activities
Criminal history
-Anyone in her family immediate or otherwise ever been in trouble with the law?
Assertiveness
Likes and dislikes
-Any medical history (psychological or physical)-especially recently?
-Was she on any meds?
-How long has she been on them?
-For What ?
-How often administered?
-Did she do this regularly?
-Was there anything in his lifestyle that would make her a target ?
-Was she or is there any indication he was involved, with anyone either professionally, or romantically?
-Did they have any problems if he was?
-Did she keep a diary, or any writings?
-Was she afraid of anything or anyone? (had she ever mentioned being stalked?)
-Was it known if she was in debt to anyone?
-List of friends especially anyone who visited recently
Significant events prior to the crime
Activities prior to the crime
B. Sexual Assault: Verbal Interaction
Excessively vulgar or abusive
Scripting
Apologetic
C. Arson and bombing: targeted property
Residential
Commercial
Educational
Mobile, vehicle
Forest, fields
II. Crime Scene
How many?
Environment, time, place
How many offenders?
Organized, disorganized
Physical evidence
Weapon
Body disposition
Items left/missing
Other (for example, witnesses, escape plan, wounded victims)
III. Staging
Natural death
Accidental
Suicide
Criminal activity (i.e., robbery, rape/homicide)
IV. Forensic Findings
A. Forensic analysis
Hair/fibers
Blood
Semen
Saliva
Other
B. Autopsy results
Cause of death
Trauma (type, extent, location on body)
Overkill
Torture
Facial battery (depersonalization)
Bite marks
Mutilation
Sexual assault (when, sequence, to where, insertion,
insertational necrophilia)
Toxiological results
V. Investigative considerations
A. Search warrants
Home
Work
Car
Other
B. Locating and interviewing witness
Primarily a low risk lifestyle, however the conditions she lived in elevates her risk, due to the ease of access to the apartments.
Because of this well label her medium risk to the offender.
Given what we know against what we don't sue to the police, its going to be tough to come to a conclusion on this case.
We don't know if the weapon was brought, or if it was acquired at the scene , we know it wasn't there when police arrived, but there's some speculation they found a sharp edged rock , now whether or not it was tied to the murder, we can only speculate .
However, the fact that police found it somewhere seems to indicate there were in fact looking for this specific object.
Again we can only base this off what we know for FACT. She was beaten, about the face and neck and found face down, with Iodine powder all over her and the room.
The weapon was taken from the scene, whatever it was
Always start close and work out....
If it was indeed something from her apt that was used to kill her, you have to start looking at 1) WHO LAST SAW HER ALIVE, AND 2) WHO FOUND HER. In this case, there is a common denominator .. her boyfriend
Now this could be purely coincidence, With a death timeframe of 10-12 hours prior to discovery that means she could've been killed anytime, from approximately 1240am-240am
Beating about the face and neck along with a weapon of opportunity often indicates someone the victim was familiar with .
This is further evidenced, if she was indeed beaten about the face THEN turned over onto her stomach. This is sometimes what we refer to as "undoing" a sign of remorse and shame, because the offender relates to the individual either personally, or indirectly.
The presence of iodine oxide is interesting, where did it come from?? was it something she kept in her apt? either way it seems pretty more than coincidental that it is a burial ritual from one of the countries, she had visited, which is another possible indicator of personal involvement.
However this might also be an attempt at staging, and if you know anything about staging you know that one of the commonly seen red flags, is the "third party discovery".. IE the killer will set it up so that someone else, discovers the body.
Now this can be done remotely, or by having a third party discover the body WITH the offender, .. so if we look at what appears to be here
1) Involved steady with a boyfriend
2) Last seen alive with her boyfriend
3) Body discovered by her neighbor at her boyfriends request
4) Apparent interpersonal violence (possibly intimate)
- If the iodine oxide is indeed a burial rite from some place she was familiar with then, you have yet another indicator of someone close
NOW this could all change if this was a weapon brought by the offender, then you are looking at a completely different type of individual.
