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The Disorganized Asocial The disorganized asocial (asocial) just murderer exhibits primary charac- teristics of societal aversion. This indi- vidual prefers his own company to that of others and would be typified as a loner. He experiences difficulty in ne- gotiating interpersonal relationships and consequently feels rejected and lonely. He lacks the cunning of the nonsocial type and commits the crime in a more frenzied and less methodical manner. The crime is likely to be com- mitted in close proximity to his resi- dence or place of employment, where he feels secure and more at ease. The Crime The lust murder is premeditated in the obsessive fantasies of the perpe- trator. Yet, the killer may act on the “gpur-of-the-moment”’ when the op- portunity presents itself. That is to say, the murderer has precisely planned the crime in his fantasies, but has not con- sciously decided to act out those fanta- sies until the moment of the crime. Consequently, the victim is typically un- known to the killer, a fact borne out by the cases studied by the authors. The location of the victim's body may be indicative of the type of mur- derer involved. Typically, the asocial type leaves the body at the scene of death, and while the location is not open to the casual observer, there has been no attempt to conceal the body. Conversely, the nonsocial type com- mits the crime in a secluded or isolated location and may later transport it to an area where it is likely to be found.