Profiling Paper One man has been responsible for at least thirteen rapes and four attempts over the past thirteen years. All of the rapes occurred along the east coast. Below is a list of the attacks, location, weapon used (if any) and a description of the victims. Year State Weapon Age of Victim Race of Victim 1997 Maryland Gun 34 Black 1997 Maryland Gun 25 Black 1997 Maryland Gun 27 Black 1997 Maryland Knife 18 Black 1998 Maryland Broken Bottle 16 –Victim 18-Witness Black 1999 Virginia Knife 19 Black 2000 Virginia Knife 18 Black 2000 Virginia Knife 35 Black 2001 Virginia Screwdriver 41 White 2001 Maryland Gun 18 19 Black Black 2001 Virginia Knife 29 Black 2006 Connecticut 46 Black 2006 Connecticut 17 Black 2006 Rhode Island Masturbated watching an 11. Then scared off by dog. 11/39 White 2007 Connecticut Threatened 11 month old baby in a crib next to the mother 27 Mixed Race 2007 Connecticut Fought off. Left his feces in daughters room prior to attack 33 Black 2009 Virginia Gun 17 17 16-Not raped Black Black Black The rapist has left DNA evidence in twelve of these attacks. Although DNA has been links these attacks to each other, it has not yielded an identification of the rapist. General Motes Operandi A. He generally watches the women so he knows their pattern of coming and going. This can be over several days, or several hours. For example one woman was attacked while she was moving from one apartment to another complex. The rapist timed the attack so that the woman’s husband and 14 year old son had just left the apartment. B. Most of the attacks occurred at or near garden apartments, townhouses or condominium complexes. C. He will rape more than one woman in a single attack. D. He threatens to hurt or kill the woman. No woman has been injured beyond the sexual assault. E. He frequently removes one shoe and a pant leg from the victim to hinder her escape. F. Rapes occur in either apartments, or the women are removed to close but isolated locations, such as behind a stores or local woods. G. He often attacks woman at night in the dark. During day time ore indoor attacks he wears a mask, or has the women cover their faces with pillow cases or their own shirts. H. In several attacks the rapist complimented the woman, saying that they were "fine", and suggesting that in his own mind there was some mutual pleasure. I. He speaks with an accent, but he has “turned it on and off” throughout attacks. Specific Crime Descriptions A. A 35-year-old woman fought him off. The rapist approached her as she entered a townhouse community after getting off a bus. He implied that he was lost. He put her in a headlock and led her to a wooded area. The woman, who was in the military, wrestled a six-inch serrated knife from him. She told police that she tried to stab him and that he insisted he was "just playing" and ran off. B. In an apartment complex e grabbed the woman from behind and wrapped his arms around her. She thought ...
Profiling Paper One man has been responsible for at least thirteen rapes and four attempts over the past thirteen years. All of the rapes occurred along the east coast. Below is a list of the attacks, location, weapon used (if any) and a description of the victims. Year State Weapon Age of Victim Race of Victim 1997 Maryland Gun 34 Black 1997 Maryland Gun 25 Black 1997 Maryland Gun 27 Black 1997 Maryland Knife 18 Black 1998 Maryland Broken Bottle 16 –Victim 18-Witness Black 1999 Virginia Knife 19 Black 2000 Virginia Knife 18 Black 2000 Virginia Knife 35 Black 2001 Virginia Screwdriver 41 White 2001 Maryland Gun 18 19 Black Black 2001 Virginia Knife 29 Black 2006 Connecticut 46 Black 2006 Connecticut 17 Black 2006 Rhode Island Masturbated watching an 11. Then scared off by dog. 11/39 White 2007 Connecticut Threatened 11 month old baby in a crib next to the mother 27 Mixed Race 2007 Connecticut Fought off. Left his feces in daughters room prior to attack 33 Black 2009 Virginia Gun 17 17 16-Not raped Black Black Black The rapist has left DNA evidence in twelve of these attacks. Although DNA has been links these attacks to each other, it has not yielded an identification of the rapist. General Motes Operandi A. He generally watches the women so he knows their pattern of coming and going. This can be over several days, or several hours. For example one woman was attacked while she was moving from one apartment to another complex. The rapist timed the attack so that the woman’s husband and 14 year old son had just left the apartment. B. Most of the attacks occurred at or near garden apartments, townhouses or condominium complexes. C. He will rape more than one woman in a single attack. D. He threatens to hurt or kill the woman. No woman has been injured beyond the sexual assault. E. He frequently removes one shoe and a pant leg from the victim to hinder her escape. F. Rapes occur in either apartments, or the women are removed to close but isolated locations, such as behind a stores or local woods. G. He often attacks woman at night in the dark. During day time ore indoor attacks he wears a mask, or has the women cover their faces with pillow cases or their own shirts. H. In several attacks the rapist complimented the woman, saying that they were "fine", and suggesting that in his own mind there was some mutual pleasure. I. He speaks with an accent, but he has “turned it on and off” throughout attacks. Specific Crime Descriptions A. A 35-year-old woman fought him off. The rapist approached her as she entered a townhouse community after getting off a bus. He implied that he was lost. He put her in a headlock and led her to a wooded area. The woman, who was in the military, wrestled a six-inch serrated knife from him. She told police that she tried to stab him and that he insisted he was "just playing" and ran off. B. In an apartment complex e grabbed the woman from behind and wrapped his arms around her. She thought ...