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Analysts
Leslie Guelcher
Karen Omniewski
INTL 576: Law Enforcement Intelligence
Boston Police Department
For Police Use Only
24 April 2012
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 2 Section II: Crime Series Matrix Analysis ....................................................................................... 4
Time Matrix .............................................................................................................................. 4 Space Matrix ............................................................................................................................. 7 Behavior Matrix ...................................................................................................................... 12 Target Matrix .......................................................................................................................... 15 Offender Matrix ...................................................................................................................... 17
Section III: Forecasts .................................................................................................................... 20 Section IV: Crime Pattern Bulletin ............................................................................................... 22 Section V: Appendices .................................................................................................................. 23
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Executive Summary
Synopsis
As crime analysts for the Massachusetts State Police, we are assigned to the Violent Crime Unit.
On 1/20/10, our supervisor requested that we analyze a series of sexual assaults and a related
murder and produce a project-briefing book report of our findings, analysis and
recommendations. The briefing book shall include any spreadsheets, chart, graphs or maps as
needed to support the analysis and recommendations.
The suspect was described by the victims as a muscular, athletically built, male Caucasian,
between 25 and 35 years of age, weighting between 150 and 225 pounds and from 5 feet 8 inches
to 6 tall. All the victims stated the attacker was very articulate in speech, but very demanding,
demeaning, and specific in his sexual demands. Several stated he had alcohol on his breathe but
was not drunk; on occasions, he had bloodshot eyes and smoked a small cigar. Some of the
victims observed multiple military types of tattoos on the suspect.
Tasking and Methodology
We will break down the incidents and utilize MS Excel formulas to analyze time, space,
behavior, victims, and offenders. In addition, we will prepare a briefing book that includes the
following elements:
Cover Sheet
Section I: Executive Summary
Section II: Crime Series Matrix Analysis
For each of the Crime Series Matrix (Time, Space, Behavior, Offender, and Target) use
the format of facts and findings.
Section III: Forecasts Section IV: Crime Pattern Bulletin
Section V: Appendices
Key Findings
It is highly likely that additional rapes and sexual assaults will occur on a Saturday night or
Sunday early morning between the hours of 10 pm and 2 am. There is a strong correlation
between the assaults and major holidays. In addition, since a number of the assaults took place
over Mother’s Day weekends, there may be an underlying psychological issue between the
offender and his mother.
Each of the assaults occurred within a few miles of an interstate highway, cemetery and local
colleges. It is likely that the offender will continue to select his victims in locations that are near
to the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90), close to college campuses, and likely with cemeteries
nearby. It is likely that the offender prefers areas of the city that are close to local bars and all-
night restaurants in addition to proximity to college campuses and cemeteries. The offender will
likely continue to choose his victims from similar activity spaces.
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It is unlikely that the opportunistic behavior of the offender will change. It appears the
motivation of the offender is to cleanse the women of whatever he perceives is evil or dirty. It is
unlikely that the death of the most recent victim will stop the offender. It is likely the offender is
taking items from the victims as trophies of his success. His need to belittle the women he
assaults may be a reflection of how he has felt belittled by an important female in his life. The
escalation in violence may indicate he is not feeling fulfilled unless the victim is fully degradedand demoralized.
Caucasian women in their early 20’s are being targeted by this offender. At particular risk are
those who live near college campuses and are students. It is likely the offender targets his victims
after seeing them either at the same bar he is going to or at a place he would stop for food after
being at a bar.
Forecasts
It is likely the next assault will occur on 15 January 2012, which coincides with Martin Luther
King weekend and is a Sunday, or on 8 April 2012, Easter Sunday.
The offender will likely return to either Worcester or Chicopee for his next attack. He is unlikely
to murder his next victim, having learned what not to do with victim 10. However, the overall
violence of the assault is not likely to diminish much.
Recommendations
Focus of the investigation should likely be near bars, all night restaurants, and college campuses,
within 4 to 6 miles off the Massachusetts Turnpike in the cities of Chicopee, Boston, and
Worcester, MA.
Probable provocation factors might drive the suspect to include an aggressive female who fights
back and is not submissive to him.
Probable interrogation techniques would include employing the expertise of an aggressive
female interrogator, and the offender should be confronted directly.
The sexual assault offender in this case appeared to change his style of offense as the serial
sexual assaults progressed. Initially, the offender seemed to be a disorganized offender,
appearing nervous and in a hurry for the first known victim. After developing and honing thesexual assault technique the offender became increasingly organized. The fact that body of the
last known victim was not hidden or moved as would be the case with most organized offenders;
it is likely because the offender did not intend to murder the victim. However, since the serial
sexual assaults intensified and culminated in the death of the last victim, it is likely that the
offender will become more organized in the murder of subsequent victims.
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Section II: Crime Series Matrix Analysis
Time Matrix
Analytical Findings
Cyclical Distribution: How crimes repeat themselves (hour of day, day of week, day of month)
Facts: All of the assaults took place on
Saturday or Sunday. The majority of the
assaults took place between 10 pm and
2 am. There is no pattern to the days of
the month of the assaults.
Findings: It is highly likely that
additional rapes and sexual assaults will
occur on a Saturday night or Sunday
early morning between the hours of 10
pm and 2 am, because the majority of
the previous assaults were within this
time-frame. The only assault that did
not fall into this time-frame was
against victim #10, where the coroner
determined that the time of death was
between 6 pm and midnight on a
Sunday night.
Linear Distribution: How case
distribution pattern and timeline relate to
one another (cluster, uniform, random)
Facts: The frequency of the assaults
decrease over time. He has not
assaulted anyone in the 3rd
quarter of
2007, 2008 or 2009. The amount of
time between assaults is not consistent.
Figure 1: Number of days between attacks and day of the week
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Findings: The initial assaults occurred within 1 to 2 months of each other. Once the assaults
included rape, the interval between crimes increased from anywhere between 3 and 6 months.The final interval, of 595 days, is likely an exception. Potential reasons for the break include
imprisonment, a rape incident that was not reported, or a rape/murder where the body has not
been discovered. The most likely reason is that he was incarcerated without his DNA being
taken, which would explain why it isn’t in CODIS.
It is likely the next assault will occur anywhere between Tuesday, 4 January 2011 and
Sunday, 12 August 2012. Using ATAC, the next assault is predicted to occur on 8 April 2012,
Easter Sunday. The average prediction date is 15 January 2012, which coincides with Martin
Luther King weekend and is a Sunday.
Temporal Environment: Correlates the temporal problem with other temporal factors (day or
night, holiday, special event)
Facts: The majority of the assaults
took place on the weekend of a
national holiday or event. The first
February assault was the only one
not on a holiday.
Findings: There is a strong
correlation between the assaultsand major holidays. The majority
of the holidays coincide with either long-weekends or breaks for most colleges. There is likely
some connection between the breaks and the opportunity for assault. In addition, since a
number of the assaults took place over Mother’s Day weekends, there may be an underlying
psychological issue between the offender and his mother.
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Activity Schedule: Can tell activity space of the perpetrator and victim (sleep/work schedule,
days available)
Facts: Commits crimes on Saturday nights. The average time of assaults, eliminating the
outlier victim 10, is 1:14 a.m. The offender reportedly smells of alcohol. The early victims
were either at a bar earlier in the evening or near a fast-food style restaurant. The later victimseither worked at or were at bars earlier in the evening.
Findings: The offender likely has a traditional job, where he works Monday through Friday
since all of the assaults take place on Saturday night. The assaults generally occur around 1
am on Sunday morning, demonstrating that the offender may be out drinking in a bar before
the assault. He may have seen his victims at the bar prior to the assault. For those victims who
were not at a bar, they were potentially identified as targets by the offender because he was
frequenting the location after drinking at a bar.
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Space Matrix
Analytical Findings
Spatial Distribution: How locations of crime relate to one another
Facts: The Massachusetts State Police-Violent Crime Unit supplied data for a series of sexual
assaults and an associated murder statewide. The sexual assaults and murder occurred in
clusters and were uniform in their spatial distribution. The offender’s first three known sexual
assaults occurred in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. These initial sexual assaults
occurred within one mile of one another, and these offenses took place in the offender’s
vehicle. The initial victim’s encounter sites were within blocks of their workplace and/or
homes. However, the third victim’s assault location was approximately four miles from the
encounter site.
Figure 2: Boston, MA assault locations
Assault & encounter site Encounter Site only Assault site only
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The offender traveled west approximately 35 miles to Worcester, Worcester County,
Massachusetts where the fourth, sixth, and eight victims’ assaults occurred. The Worcester
sexual assaults were clustered in a one to three mile radius of each other. The fourth victim’s
encounter site was within a few blocks of the victim’s parked car. However, the crime scene
for this victim was approximately 17 miles from the encounter site. The remaining of the
Worcester sexual assaults occurred inside the victim’s residences.
Figure 3: Worcester, MA assault locations
Following the sexual assault of the fourth victim, the offender again headed west
approximately 42 miles to Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, where his fifth,
seventh, and ninth sexual assaults occurred. The encounter site for the fifth victim was in the parking lot near her residence. The crime scenes for these victims were in their residences,
and again all encounter sites occurred within one to three miles of each other.
Assault & encounter site Encounter Site only Assault site only
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Figure 4: Chicopee, MA assault locations
The offender drove east approximately 75 miles to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts for
his last known sexual assault/murder. The sexual assault took place within one to three miles
of the first three encounter sites, and took place in the victim’s home.
Findings: The greatest distance between encounter sites was approximately 75 miles from
Chicopee, MA to Boston, MA. The clusters of sexual assaults occurred in three distinct city
locations, Boston, MA, Worcester, MA, and Chicopee, MA. The cities are arranged in a linear fashion from the easternmost city of Boston approximately 35 miles in a western direction to
Worcester, MA, and continuing 42 miles further westward in a linear fashion to Chicopee,
MA. Within each city cluster, the sexual assault encounter sites occurred in one to three miles
of one another. It is highly likely that future sexual assaults perpetrated by the offender will
occur within these city boundaries.
Spatial Environment: Describes the correlation between significant locations and other spatial
phenomena
Facts: The offender encountered his initial victims in downtown urban areas. The first four victims were encountered while walking near a Metro station, bus stop, or bar and fast food
restaurant. All but the last two victims of sexual assaults that occurred in their residences pre-
assault activities were either serving or spending the evening at local bars or restaurants.
Many of the victims were students at local college campuses that were within short distances
from the encounter sites. Two of the crime scenes were in area cemeteries.
Assault & encounter site Encounter Site only Assault site only
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Findings: The offender’s sexual assaults in Boston, MA were three to six miles off Exit 20
of the Massachusetts Turnpike. Each of the Boston sexual assaults occurred within one to
three miles of Boston College and Newton Cemetery. Newton Cemetery, the crime scene for
one of the Boston sexual assaults is also within four miles of I90. The offenses that took
place in Worcester, MA were easily accessible from Exits 10 and 11. Two of the three sexual
assaults in Worcester occurred within 4 miles of I90. The furthest distance off Exit11 was to
Bowdoin Street in Worcester, MA, which was a distance of approximately 20 miles. Each of
the Worcester offenses was located within three miles of several local colleges including
Becker College, Clark College, and the College of the Holy Cross. In addition, the assaults
occurred within a few miles of several area cemeteries. Chicopee sexual assaults all occurred
three miles from Exits 5 and 6 off I-90, are within two miles of Elms College, and within two
miles of both Calvary and Fairfield Cemeteries. It is likely that the offender will continue to
select his victims in locations that are near to the Massachusetts Turnpike (I90), close to
college campuses, and likely with cemeteries nearby.
Movement: Describes the dynamics of the spatial problem
Facts: The movement of the crimes is systematic in its spatial relationship. The first three
known offenses occurred in Boston, the movement of the offender headed west to Worcester,
then further west to Chicopee. The offender oscillated between Worcester and Chicopee for
the fourth through ninth sexual assaults in an alternating pattern, before finally returning to his
original sexual assault location in Boston, MA. The spatial movement is very limited within
the clusters of sexual assaults ranging from only one to three miles between the assaults sites.
Findings: It is likely that the offender will continue to commit the sexual assaults in the
Boston area as well as along the I90 Massachusetts corridor. The offender is likely to travel
the Massachusetts Turnpike to both Worcester and Chicopee. As no sexual assaults from the
same offender have been reported beyond the Chicopee city limits to the west and the Boston
city limits to the east, it is unlikely that offender will change his spatial movement. The
offender is also likely to continue to assault victims in close proximity to the Turnpike.
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Activity Space: Derived by distance or density calculation of known crime scenes
Facts: The activity space surrounding the victim encounter scenes is in highly populated
urban areas with access in both Worcester and Boston to mass transit. The hubbub of activity
is in local bar s and all-night restaurants close to college campuses. Most of the crime scenes
are in residential areas of the cities, but close to business areas and exceptionally close tointerstate highway systems. Two exceptions for the crimes scenes occurred in area cemeteries.
Findings: It is highly likely that the offender’s travel route is the Massachusetts Turnpike. It
is likely that the offender prefers areas of the city that are close to local bars and all-night
restaurants in addition to proximity to college campuses and cemeteries. The offender will
likely continue to choose his victims from similar activity spaces.
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Behavior Matrix
Analytical Findings
Category: What makes the crime behaviorally distinctive
Facts:
Distinctive crime behavior
The offender is an opportunistic rapist. The offender demonstrated little planning or
preparation. The only planning apparent was in later assaults when he brought cotton cord
with him. There was no concern for the welfare or comfort of the victims. The sexual assaults
occurred during the service of dominance and power. As the assaults escalated the injuries
suffered by the victims were greater than minor cuts and scratches, and excessive force was
necessary to attain victim compliance. The offender burned and sodomized many of the
victims. The offender humiliated the victims through derogatory and demeaning remarks. The
offender also robbed his victims of personal property. In his final known sexual assault theoffender committed a murder.
Modus Operandi (MO) factors
The offender began his serial sexual assaults as a disorganized offender. However, with the
success of each offense the offender learned to improve his skill as a rapist, and became more
organized in his offenses. The offender had low contact with his victims. The offender
brandished a gun in the commission of the crimes. The first victims were forced into a light
van and forced to perform oral copulation on the offender. A condom was used for the rapes
only. Residences where the sexual assaults occurred were entered through unlocked windows
or by forcing the victim into the home through the front door. The offender tied some of hisvictims with cotton cord.
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Findings: It is unlikely that the opportunistic behavior of the offender will change. The
offender’s motivation is vindictive in nature, and has increased in its intensity and severity
with each subsequent sexual assault. It is likely that that if apprehension of the offender does
not occur, the violent nature of the sexual assaults will continue to escalate. It is likely that the
MO of the offender will remain consistent. It appears the motivation of the offender is tocleanse the women of whatever he perceives is evil or dirty. It is unlikely that the death of the
most recent victim will stop the offender. It is likely that the death of the victim was not
intended.
Signature: Style in which MO is performed
Facts: The signature of the offender is very demeaning and degrading to the victim. The
offender subjected his later victims to torture and humiliation. The offender often took some
things from his victims that were of little value, i.e. their panties, a few dollars, and student
identification. The offender blindfolded some of them with a pillow case. Many of the victimswere burned with a small cigar. The offender quoted a bible verse about cleanliness, and
forced the victims to wash following the sexual assault. In addition, the offender would often
wash the victims himself, soak the bed linens, and in two cases poured kitchen cleaning fluid
over the victims’ bodies.
Findings: It is likely the offender is taking items from the victims as trophies of his success.
As his crimes have progressed, his obsession with cleanliness has also increased. This
obsession after the assaults will probably manifest itself in other areas of his life. For example,
he may be somewhat obsessive about washing hands and his home is likely orderly. His need
to belittle the women he assaults may be a reflection of how he has felt belittled by animportant female in his life.
Evolution: how does the signature and/or MO change over time
Facts: The offender began by forcing victims into a van, brandishing a gun. The early assaults
only included forcing the women to orally copulate. He progressed to abducting the women,
driving to secluded cemeteries and raping the victims. The offender then found a victim,
victim 5, who was entering her home and forced her inside. The assaults escalated from this
point. In some cases he would blindfold the victim with a pillowcase. In all cases he restrained
the victim on the bed. He used the victim’s nylons and belt in the first home rape. From thatincident on, he brought cotton cord with him to restrain each victim. The assaults became
more violent with each progression. He hit and degraded victim 6, in addition he burned
victims 7 and 8 with a cigar. Victim 9 had cleaning fluid poured over her, in addition to
physical abuse, degrading comments and burns. Finally, victim 10 had signs of all of the
previous types of abuse, plus bite marks. Victim 10 did not survive the assault.
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Findings: It is likely that the offender is finding it more difficult to feel clean himself after
each incident. The escalation in violence may indicate he is not feeling fulfilled unless the
victim is fully degraded and demoralized. It is unlikely the offender wanted his last victim todie. If he views that assault as unsuccessful, he may be feeling inadequate or unfulfilled. If his
tendency to learn after committing each crime continues, he may regress somewhat in his MO
so as not to murder his next victim.
Mission Creep: Describes how the category of crime changes over time
Facts: The offender began with a sexual need and found a victim how he could threaten with
a gun into performing. He brandished a gun for the majority of the assaults. The assaults
moved from oral copulation to include rape then physical assault then sodomy and finally
murder.
Findings: The offender likely seeks both a sexual release and a method of debasing women
that is becoming more difficult to obtain with each passing incident. The escalation in
violence of each assault will likely continue. There is a chance, however, that he will not
murder again, as this may have been an accident.
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Target Matrix
Analytical Findings
Description: Physical and non-physical appearance
Facts: The average age of all of the victims is 21, with all of them between 20 and 23 years of
age. All victims live near college campuses, with the majority of them being students. All
victims are Caucasian women.
Findings: Caucasian women in their early 20’s are being targeted by this offender. At
particular risk are those who live near college campuses and are students.
Actions: Victim cooperation or non-cooperation
Facts: One victim, number 6, tried to fight off the offender; he retaliated by pulling out his
gun and slapping her. Perhaps because of the presence of a gun, all of the other victims
cooperated with the offender.
Findings: Cooperating with the offender does not spare the victim from physical assault, rape,
sodomy or oral copulation. The offender most likely uses the threat of force and/or death to
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maintain control over the victims. For the majority of the victims, if they follow his
instructions, he does not murder them.
Motivation: Actions describing why they have been targeted
Facts: The majority of the victims had either been at a bar or restaurant/fast-food store prior to being assaulted.
Findings: It is likely the offender targets his victims after seeing them either at the same bar
he is going to or at a place he would stop for food after being at a bar.
Movement: How the target changes in space, time and behavior
Facts: Began with targeting young women on city streets. Moved to a woman as she was
unlocking her front door. Then progressed to breaking into homes in order to assault victims.
Findings: Victims were initially chosen as they were walking either home or to
transportation. As the offender progressed, he began breaking into homes through unlocked
windows. In one instance he forced a victim into her home by brandishing a gun. It is
unknown how he gained entry into the last victim’s home.
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Offender Matrix
Analytical Findings
Description: Physical description, weapons, vehicles, property, etc.
Facts:
Offender: The offender was described as a male Caucasian between the ages of 25 and 35,
weighing 150 to 225 pounds, and is 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet tall. The attacker was athletically
built and muscular with multiple military-type tattoos. Victims reported the offender having
alcohol on his breath, but not being intoxicated. The eyes of the offender reportedly were
bloodshot, and he smoked a small cigar. The offender’s speech was very articulate, but was
demanding and demeaning. The offender has been positively linked to all ten reported sexual
assaults and one murder via DNA samples that were collected from each of the crime scenes
or from the victims’ bodies.
Weapon: The weapon that was brandished was a gun. However, the description of the weapon
was not consistent in victim statements, ranging from a small handgun to a large gun, and a
more precise description of chrome gun, in one instance. The offender also used cotton cord
from his pocket to restrain some of the victims.
Vehicle: The victims that saw the offender vehicle gave very similar descriptions. The vehicle
was a light colored or white van with a cargo space in the rear. Inside the van, victims noticed
a toolbox, gym bag, sleeping bag, mattress and pillows. One victim noted that the rear light
did not work when the door opened.
Findings: It is likely that the light colored van is the offender’s primary means of
transportation, and will continue to be used in the commission of the crimes. There is little
that the offender can do to change his physical appearance, so it is likely that will remain
consistent. The offender prefers to intimidate with a handgun, although in victims’ statements
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the gun was not used to cause harm. With the progression of the sexual assaults the offender
heightened the level of aggression.
Actions: Tells what the offender does during his crime and possibly at other times
Facts: The offender was very forceful during the sexual assaults. In the first few sexualassaults the offender forced the victim into his van under threat of physical violence. The
offender approach initially was from behind the victim, but became more brass in subsequent
assaults when he confronted the victim from the front, and ultimately entered victims’
residences without their knowledge assaulting them in their bedrooms. The offender called
many of the victims by derogatory names, forced oral copulation, rape, and sodomy. The
offender blindfolded, gagged, restrained, and physically assaulted the victims by burning them
with a small cigar. The offender always wore a condom for the rape, but not for oral
copulation or sodomy. As the sexual assaults escalated the offender washed the victims and
soaked the bedding. In the last two assaults, kitchen-cleaning fluid was used to cleanse the
victims’ bodies. In a few instances the offender quoted a verse from the bible aboutcleanliness. In the sexual assaults where the victim survived, the offender took belongings
from the victim including money, jewelry, panties, and a photograph.
Findings: It is likely that the offender feels that women are dirty, thus using a derogatory
word like “whore” while assaulting the victims. The aggression of the sexual acts escalated
with each assault, and the offender’s treatment of the victim became more demeaning and
abhorrent. The offender apologized on one occasion to a victim after he hit her implying that
the “devil” caused him to strike her. That was the only reported incidence that indicated any
feeling of remorse toward the victim, however meaningless. The offender more often treated
the victims as less than human, with complete disregard and disrespect. The act of cleaning
the victims is likely to be the offender’s need to clean the ugliness of womankind, not
preventing apprehension.
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Motivation: Underlying reason for being a criminal
Facts: The motivation for these sexual assaults appears to be a self-fulfilling need. Power and
control and anger seem to be the offender’s motivating factors. Yet, sexual gratification is a
secondary effect. The offender is a vindictive rapist, where women are the central and
exclusive focus. The offender’s behavior is physically injurious and appears to intentionallyand primarily humiliate and demean the victims.
Findings: It is likely that the offender is vindictive in nature. The offenses were characterized
by humiliating, degrading and physically harmful behavior toward the victims. It is likely that
the motivating factors are complex, and have deeper subconsciously motivated causation.
Movement: Describes how offender changes behavior, spatial environment, timing, and target
selection as progresses in criminal career
Facts: The offender’s spatial environment changed from the sexual assault in the van to theresidences of the victims. The offender occasionally committed the crime at a location
separate from the victim encounter site, however as the rage and sexual assaults escalated the
offender preferred to assault the victims in their residences. The timing of the crime and the
selection of the targets remained relatively consistent throughout the serial assaults. The most
obvious movement was exhibited in the behavior of the offender. The offender’s behavior
became more aggressive and violent with each successive assault, culminating in the murder
of the last sexual assault victim.
Findings: It is likely that the movement of the offender will continue to escalate in violence
until apprehended or dead. The movement of the spatial environment will likely stabilize. Theoffender has successfully avoided apprehension, and has perfected his stalking and victim
selection to likely feel invincible. It is likely that the timing of the offenses will change as the
ability to resist the desire for sexual assaults declines. Waiting for the next meaningful date
will likely be out of the realm of the offender’s ability to restrain the impulse to commit these
more violent assaults.
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Section III: Forecasts
Time, Behavior, Location for Next Attack
It is likely the next assault will occur on 15 January 2012, which coincides with Martin Luther
King weekend and is a Sunday, or on 8 April 2012, Easter Sunday.
The offender will likely return
to either Worcester or
Chicopee for his next attack.
He is unlikely to murder his
next victim, having learned
what not to do with victim 10.
However, the overall violence
of the assault is not likely to
diminish much.
Target and Offender Profile
Target Profile
Caucasian women, ages 20 to 23, who live near college campuses and within a few miles of
Interstate 90, plus frequent bars or work at all-night food establishments, are particularly at risk.
Offender Profile
Based on the modus operandi and signature of the offender in addition to the spatial and
temporal elements of the crime, a profile of the offender has been developed.
Demographics
The physical attributes of the offender described by the victims are a Caucasian male between
the ages of 25 and 35 standing between 5 feet 8 inches to6 feet tall, and weighing 150 to 225
pounds. It is highly likely that the offender lives near and has knowledge of the cities where the
offenses occurred. The likelihood of his original primary residence being Boston is high since
the first three attacks occurred in the Boston area. It is likely that he is married.
Personal and physical characteristics
The victims stated that he was articulate, yet demanding and demeaning. Thereby, it is likely that
the offender is of above average intelligence. It is likely that the offender works in an occupationwhere some travel along the Massachusetts Turnpike is required. It is likely that at one time the
offender was in the military. The offender does not likely work on the weekends. The offender
knows where the cemeteries are in the cities of the sexual assault and may work in the cemetery
field. The psychosexual development of the offender is immature. The van is light colored and
probably in fair condition. The spatial attributes of the van yield more into the development of
the offender profile. The fact that the victims observed a mattress, sleeping bag, toolbox and gym
bag likely indicate that the offender used the van as more than just a method of transportation. It
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is likely that the offender used the van for work or for rest or sleep during travel. It is likely that
he observed or stalked his later victims using the van while assessing the opportunity for the
assault.
Habits
The offender is a smoker, preferring small cigars. Described as muscular and athletically built,the offender likely worked out. It is probable that he frequented bars.
Pre-offense behavior
It is likely that prior to committing the assaults the offender went to bars. Although, not
appearing intoxicated, the offender’s eyes were described as bloodshot, likely indicative of
drinking or lack of sleep. The motivating factor to the offender’s assaults is anger, power, and
control with sexual gratification as a secondary factor. It is probable that negative events
involving women in his life occur prior to the assaults and abductions. It is likely that the
offender had low contact with the victim, but may have observed them in the bar or restaurant.
Some minimal stalking of the victims is likely, more so with successive assaults.
Post-offense Behavior
The offender washes the victims or forces them to shower themselves, and in the final two
known assaults the victim was washed with kitchen cleaner fluid. He would also occasionally
shower. The offender would rummage through drawers or pants pockets to take tokens from the
victims. The victims’ statements suggested that the offender drove away in a vehicle.
Recommendations to Assist Task Force
Focus of the investigation should likely be near bars, all night restaurants, and college campuses,
within 4 to 6 miles off the Massachusetts Turnpike in the cities of Chicopee, Boston, andWorcester, MA.
Probable provocation factors might drive the suspect to include an aggressive female who fights
back and is not submissive to him.
Probable interrogation techniques would include employing the expertise of an aggressive
female interrogator, and the offender should be confronted directly.
The sexual assault offender in this case appeared to change his style of offense as the serial
sexual assaults progressed. Initially, the offender seemed to be a disorganized offender,appearing nervous and in a hurry for the first known victim. After developing and honing the
sexual assault technique the offender became increasingly organized. The fact that body of the
last known victim was not hidden or moved as would be the case with most organized offenders;
it is likely because the offender did not intend to murder the victim. However, since the serial
sexual assaults intensified and culminated in the death of the last victim, it is likely that the
offender will become more organized in the murder of subsequent victims.
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The Massachusetts State Police Department, Violent Crimes Unit encourages you to post this
bulletin in appropriate areas within your control.
Section IV: CRIME ALERT Massachusetts State Police-Violent Crimes Unit
Leslie Guelcher and Karen Omniewski
1-800-KAPTUREApril 24, 2012
Sexual Assaults/Murder
Information:
Please be on alert. Mass. State Police areinvestigating a series of rapes that occurred9/2/2006 to 12/26/2010 in Boston,Worcester, and Chicopee. The rapes mainlyoccurred in victim’s homes, which were
located near college campuses, cemeteriesand Interstate 90. The suspect is an unknownwhite male, approximately 5’8”-6’ tall, 150-225 lbs., with multiple military-style tattoos.The suspect entered the homes through
unlocked windows and assaulted the femaleresident. The offender drove away from the
scene after the assaults. The final assaultended with the murder of the victim. It is
believed she died during the course of theassault by asphyxiation due to a sock andvomit in her esophagus. No further
information is available at this time.
If you have any information on theseincidents, please call the Mass. ViolentCrimes Unit at 1-800-KAPTURE.
General Safety Information:
Lock your doors and windows in allresidences day & night, even if you aregoing to be home for just a few minutes.
If you hear or see anything out of the
ordinary, please call the PD at 911.
Know who is at your door before
opening it. Insist on seeing identificationif you don’t know the person.
Use discretion and caution when taking
short cuts through isolated parts of town.
Potential Target Areas:
Boston
The above image is a resemblance
of the suspect and not intended to
be an exact likeness.
Subject:
Age: 25-35
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Height: 5’8” to 6’
Weight: 150 -225 lbs.
Characteristics:
Multiple military-
type tattoos
Articulate in speech
Bloodshot eyes Smokes a small cigar
Weapon:
handgun; small handgun
Worcester
Chicopee
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Section V: Appendices
Excel Spreadsheets
Time Analysis
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Space Analysis
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Behavior Analysis
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Target Analysis
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Offender Analysis
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ATAC Analysis Outputs
Maps
Legend for following maps:
Assault Encounter Site only Assault site only
& encounter site
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Hot spot map for Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Boston, Suffolk County, MA assault locations
Hot spot map for Chicopee, MA
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Chicopee, MA assault locations
Hot spot map for Worcester, MA
Worcester, MA assault locations
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Graphs
Time Analysis
Behavior analysis
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