Dead woman scene:

• Shoes and tread of cops – not the killer!
• No blood or evidence of assault…until bullet hole…far away
• 3:330-6 AM: same contact/assault/murder/recovery site
• She never took her hands out of her pockets
• Young women in apt said woman got in an argument with the man late at night and she left (last seen)
• Gun stored on top of shed
• No one ever knew who she was L

Deterrence/Capital Punishment

• Specific deterrence: absolutely, finally deterred (execution)
• General deterrence: negatives outweigh positives; FEAR the consequences
• “the state executed him” – naïve – it’s killing on our behalf
• Are you for or against? Retribution, emotion, public safety
• Death penalty is not a deterrent
• Weis used to be against, but now he’s for
• Huge conceptual/analytical leap to say that executions in TX/FLA deter people in WA to commit murder; you have to see it happen and it has to be an offense that was committed in your community – it should also be done SOON
• Execution may not deter/suppress, but rather produce more murder (brutalization)
• Surveyed criminologists – most said no deterrent impact, but 2/3 said no brutalization either – it’s always a moral decision

Gun Control

• Would we have less murder if we had fewer guns?
• The gun is often the means by which the person is dead
• We’re saturated with guns compared to the rest of the world – we also have a high number of handguns designed to hurt people
• Lethality of guns; knife requires contact; knives and clubs require more effort and are difficult

Murder Case to Profile – Details

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