Citation

Pettigrew M. J. Forensic Sci. 2019; 64(3): 934-937.

Affiliation

Department of Social Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, City Campus, Calverley Building, Leeds, LS1 3HE, U.K.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/1556-4029.13906

PMID

30248179

Abstract

A case of postmortem dismemberment and evisceration is presented. Over a 5-year period, a serial killer murdered twelve men, with a necrophilic intent, so he could mimic relationship behaviors with the corpses of those he killed. Analysis of the methods he chose to dispose of his victims reveals a stark contrast to the motive for perpetrating the homicides, methods which are suggestive of anger toward the victim when they could no longer fulfill their role in the necrophile's fantasy.

© 2018 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Language: en

Keywords

burning; decapitation; dismemberment; evisceration; forensic science; necrofetishist