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Sexual homicide: Brief review of the literature and case report involving rape, genital mutilation and human arson.

TitleSexual homicide: Brief review of the literature and case report involving rape, genital mutilation and human arson.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsKarakasi, M-V., Vasilikos E., Voultsos P., Vlachaki A., & Pavlidis P.
JournalJ Forensic Leg Med
Volume46
Pagination1-10
Date Published2017 Feb
ISSN1878-7487
KeywordsAdult, Anal Canal, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Crime Victims, Female, Fires, Forensic Psychiatry, Homicide, Humans, Male, Motivation, Physical Abuse, Rape, Vagina
Abstract

The objective of the current paper is to report a new case of sexual murder involving human arson and summarize the literature on the phenomenon of sexual homicide. The present case study is unprecedented in Greece and a rarity in international literature due to the fact that the victim suffered genital mutilation and incineration while still alive. The evaluation consisted of 176 articles; 53 were reviewed by the authors. The results revealed sparse, but significant, research findings. The authors discuss the limitations regarding research, incidence of the phenomenon, crime-scene patterns, offender characteristics (killing methods, motive inferences, sociodemographic data, classifications, psychopathology, modus operandi), and victim selection. The incidence of the phenomenon is unclear (1-4%) due to non-standardized criteria. It is an expression of displaced anger or sexual sadism and/or a way to elude detection (ancillary benefit). Most offenders (in their first kill) and victims were in their late 20s to early 30s and belong to Caucasian populations. Personal weapons were commonly used against women, strangulation is the prevalent killing method against children, and firearms against men. Most of the sexual homicide perpetrators are non-psychotic at the time of the attack, but experience personality pathology, primitive defenses, pathological object relations, and withdrawal into fantasy in order to deal with social isolation.

DOI10.1016/j.jflm.2016.12.005
Alternate JournalJ Forensic Leg Med
PubMed ID28024267

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