Team Serial Killers - exam 2

who was the scarborough serial rapist of 14 women in Ontario

Paul Bernardo

who was an active participant in Paul's sadistic sexual fantasies

karla Homolka

who was Tammy Homolka

Karla's younger sister

what happened to Tammy Homolka

her sister offered her as a gift to Paul where they both drugged her, sexually assaulted her, then she choked to death on her own vomit

What happened between Paul and Karla

Karla filled assault charges

what did Karla do with her family members

she confessed the murders and they called the police

what did karla present herself as

a helpless victim of battered woman syndrome

what came as a result of Karla claiming that she was a helpless victim

she got a plea deal

what did the police find in the home after the plea deal was finalized

videotapes where she was willing and an active participant in the crimes

why couldnt the plea bargin be overturned

double jeopardy laws

how many years was Karla sentenced to in prison

12

what was paul sentenced to

life in prison

what was the charge that Karla had

manslaughter

what type of relationship dynamic did Paul and Karla have

dominant- submissive

what does the paul and karla case illustrate

How interpersonal dynamics can escalate violence

what is the percent of all serial team murder cases in the US

12

how many team serial killers were there between 1900-2020

445

what were the peak decades of team serial killers

1970s, 1980s, and 1990s

when was there a sharp decline in team serial killers

early 2000s

why was there a decline in team serial killings

advances in forensic science and technology

what was there an increase of in team serial killing cases

public awareness

what race is the majority of team offenders

white

what is the percent of white team serial killers

55%

what is the percent of black team serial killers

37%

what is the percent of hispanic team serial killers

6%

what is the percent of asian and native american team serial killera

1%

what is the most common education for team serial killers

high school completion

what may influence from limited education

employment, stability, and life opportunities

what is the percent of male only teams

69%

what are the characteristics of male only teams

aggressive and dominant

what is the percentage of mixed gender teams

22%

what are the characteristics of mixed gender teams

romantic partners with power imbalances

what is the percent of multi member teams

6%

what are the characteristics of multi member teams

families or gangs

what is the percent of female only teams

6%

what is the characteristics of female only teams

financial gain or emotional attachment

what is the most common pairings of team serial killers

friends or acquaintances

what is the percent of friends or acquaintances team killers

52%

what is the percent of family member team killings

41%

what is the most common family member team killers

parent- child

what is the percent of married couples team killings

2%

what is the percent of gangs or organized crimes

6%

co-offending motives are seen as what

more beneficial but riskier

for team serial killers groups are what

more likely to face detection

team serial killers must decide what

to stay silent or betray their partner

what percent of team serial killers confess

75%

what does confessing do in team serial killings

reduced charges or plea deals

what is the advantage of solo killings

there is no one to betray

according to clark what is the victim type for team serial killers

strangers, drug related victims, younger victims, same gendered victims

according to clark what are the offender characteristics of team serial killers

under 18, prior records, or commit crimes during felonies

according to Juodis what is the average age of team serial killers

26.85

according to Juodis who do team serial killers mainly target

acquaintances

according to Juodis what is the average age of solo offenders

31.41

what is the ages of team killer offenders according to Chai et al

17 or below

older offenders are more likely in what

complex serial team homicides

larger groups have what

higher perceived legal risk, and lower informal costs

according to Roscoe et al what are the characteristics of team serial killers

younger, unemployed, single, ethnic minority, violent history, higher conviction rates

what are the different relationship types

family, friends, romantic, gang affiliated

what are the types of gender composition

male only, female only, mixed gender

what are the power dynamics

dominant submissive, equal partners, structured groups

what is the percent of family team killings

43%

what is the percent of non family team killings

58%

what is the most common team killing

non family teams

what is the percent of male only teams

69%

what is the most common type of team

male only

what type of methods do male only teams use

aggressive

what are male teams driven by

anger or gang related motives

what is the percent of mixed gender teams

22%

what are the characteristics of mixed gender teams

romantic partners with a dominant submissive relationship

what are mixed gender teams most motivated by

financial gain or control

what is the percent of female only teams

3%

what are the motives of female only teams

money, emotional bonding, loyalty

what are female only teams less likely to do

involve sadistic or physical violence

What did mommy and clyde do

committed homicides, robberies, arsons, forgeries, fraud, and human slavery

mommy was what

financially secure

what was ray and Fay arrested for

arson and insurance fraud

who was the manipulative domineering mastermind

Sante- mommy

who was the devoted, submissive accomplice and enforcer between mommy and clyde

kenny- clyde

who killed a manhatten 82 year old social elite

mommy and clyde

what did alton colmon and Debra Brown do

7 week murder spree across 6 states 8 deaths, young children , women and men

what was the sentence for coleman

convicted and executed

what was the sentence for Brown

life imprisonment

in the Colman brown case who was the dominant highly charismatic orchestrator

Coleman

in the brown and coleman case who was pathologically submissive, dependent accomplice

Brown

what did brown suffer from

abuse from Coleman

what were characteristics of Coleman and Brown

Folie a Deux and active participation

brown was not what

a passive bystander

brown was utilized to what

project a false sense of safety

did Brown ever help in the killings and sexual assaults

yes

what did Fred and Rosemary West do

they tortured, raped, and murdered at least 12 young women and girls between 1967-1987 in england

where did most of Fred and Rosemarys killings take place

their home at 25 Cromwell street

what type of victims did fred and rosemary target

vulnerable young women, runaways, and travelers

what family members did fred and rosemary kill

his first wife, stepdaughter and daughter

Fred and rosemary was a lethal combination that created what

dark synergy

at the beginning Fred and Rosemary were part of what type of team and power

co-dominant team with a dominant submissive pattern

what type of childhood did rose come from

abusive childhood

towards the end of the killings who was the dominant leader between fred and rosemary

rosemary

what characteristic can be used to describe fred and rosemary

folie a deux

What type of killers are fred and rosemary

hedonistic serial killers

what was the primary motivation of fred and rosemary

sexually sadistic