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Crime Problems The Lust Murderer It is the authors' contention that On August 29, 1975, the nude, the lust murder is unique and is distin- By ROBERT R. HAZELWOOD mutilated body of a 25-year-old mother guished from the sadistic homicide by and JOHN E. DOUGLAS of two was found near Columbia, S.C. the involvement of a mutilating attack Special Agents Both breasts had been removed, the or displacement of the breasts, rectum. Behavioral Science Unit reproductive system had been dis- or genitals. Further, while there are FBI Academy placed, numerous cut and stab wounds always exceptions, basically two types Quantico, Va. were evidenced by the body, and there of individuals commit the lust murder. was indication of anthropophagy. 1 These individuals will be labeled as the This was the scene ot a lust mur- Organized Nonsocial and the Disor- der, one of the most heinous crimes ganized Asocial personalities. committed by man. While not a com- mon occurrence, it is one which fright- The Organized Nonsocia! ens and arouses the public as does no The organized nonsocial (nonso- other crime. cial) lust murderer exhibits complete Of primary concern are those fac- indifference to the interests and tors which differentiate the lust murder welfare of society and displays an irre. from the more common sadistic homi- sponsible and self-centered attitude. cide, physical evidence present at the While disliking people in general, he scene which may assist in determining does not avoid them. Instead, he is the responsible individual(s), and capable of displaying an amiable fa- possible personality characteristics of cade for as long as it takes to manipu- the murderer. It is not the authors' Iate people toward his own persona! contention that the material presented goal. He is a methodical and cunning is applicable to all such crimes or their individual, as demonstrated in the perpetrators, but rather that the major- . perpetration of his crine. He is fully ity of the crimes and offenders involved cognizant of the criminality of his act will exhibit the characteristics set forth. and its impact on society, and it is for The data presented here have not this reason that he commits the crime. been quantified, but are based upon He generally lives some distance from the authors' examination of case re- the crime scene and will cruise, seek- ports, interviews with investigative per- ing a victim. Dr. Robert P. Brittain, sonnel, and a careful review of the author of "The Sadistic Murderer," has literature. Minor variations of the terms stated, "They (sadistic murderers) are used may occur, depending on the excited by crueity, whether in books or source of reference. in films, in fact or fantasy." 2 (Published by the Federal Bureau of lnvestigation, U.S. Department of Justice) Reprinted from the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, April, 1980. 129