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Home Invasion Murders
Case #1078
Lead Investigator: Detective Kate Beckett
October 7 2012
The string of home invasion murder began during the October crime spree, the first week. We have determined the invasion of four homes, resulting in the deaths of eight victims. The invasions seemed confined to a three-mile radius on the north-western side of the city. The neighborhoods were middle-to-high income, and the victims varied - a young couple, a middle-aged couple, a senior citizen who lived alone, and a couple with a teenage child. While the nature of home invasion generally suggests premeditation, these attacks seemed random, with no known relation between the families and no correlation between the weapons used in the attacks.
The first two murders seemed born of necessity; the attacks were quick, committed early in the night, and the murder weapons consisted of objects found within the house. The second two murders have, however, were much more heinous in nature and the crime scene reflect more organization. From a profiling standpoint, it would seem that the first invasion was committed for a thrill; the murder, perhaps, a by-product of disorganization as it is possible the perpetrator was not aware that the family was home. However, the attention to the details of the kill in the later murders could imply that what began as a cheap thrill through the process of a B&E may have escalated to the thrill of murder.
While the cases are seemingly unrelated, the escalation in the brutality of the crimes does suggest a pattern. While the murders themselves vary in execution, the process used to enter the houses is identical, suggesting the murderer may have a prior history of breaking and entering and has developed a tried and true process. The murder of the first two families, however, indicated disorganization and unfamiliarity with the layout of the house. The second two murders, however, seem to have been executed with more premeditation. It is possible that the killer, finding a thrill in the murder of the victims rather than just in the invasion, has begun to work to perfect his skill of murder to match his experience in home invasion.
This is not common - career criminals who concentrate in breaking and entering crimes do not commonly escalate to murder without necessity, and very rarely do we see the process of their crimes shift attention from something as detached as burglary to something as direct and brutal as murder. It is possible that the effects of the island, as suggested by the increase of crimes throughout the last week, has encouraged an otherwise unnatural progression into more severe criminal activities. It is possible that we are dealing with a suspect who themselves was not aware of the depth of their own murderous desires until the atmosphere of the island encouraged them; this may account for the unvarying aspect in the cases that are atypical for a serial killer of this variety.
Evidence suggests we are looking for a single perpetrator, male, mid twenties to mid thirties, with above average intelligence and a history of criminal invasion. It is possible the suspect does not have a history of violent crime. Of course, due to our circumstances on New Moore, there is no guarantee that our suspect has exhibited any criminal activity during their time on the island.
Case Update
October 23 2012
Unfortunately, the neighbors have continued to be less than forthcoming with any witnesses testimony and we stalled in the investigation. It was Richard Castle's suggestion that we look into businesses near the residential area of the crimes and see if there were any reports of robberies that match the M.O. of the home invasions. I find it unlikely that there would be any connection - we're dealing with a person who has escalated from home invasions to murder, and the robbery of businesses isn't exactly in the same vein. But due to the lack of other avenues, I've agreed with Mr. Castle's suggestion and requested robbery files spanning over the last twelve months.
Case Update
November 1 2012
While our investigation into similar business or residential robberies that match the M.O. of our home invasion murders came up with only dead ends, we were made away of an unreported robbery that occurred three months ago at a pawn shop within the same radius as our home invasions. We questioned the owner; while he refused to explain why the the incident was never reported, we were able to glean from the interview that method used to enter the store was identical to what was used enter the homes of our victims. Due to the fact that the incident was never reported, there was no evidence or suspects to pursue. Castle is confident that the pawn shop robbery is related to the home invasions and, frankly, I know better than to doubt his gut feeling, so I'm not discounting the connection without further evidence.
To be found on Beckett's desk the day the post goes up
Beckett discovers that the victims of the home invasion murders are connected through their patronage at the Pawn Shop - however, the owner denied ever seeing them when questioned before. Further look into the financials of the victims seems to indicate that the owner should have at least recognized the names, so Beckett decides to head down to the Pawn Shop to question him further and leaves a note for Castle that she is doing so.
Once in the Pawn Shop, Beckett sees a collection of tools that could be a match to the tools used to break into the homes of the murder victims. Unfortunately the owner - who has since become unaffected by the island and thus had his murderous desires quelled for the time being - knows that she is onto him and pulls out a gun he acquired during the crime spree. At her first gun stand-off since Castle's Dark Hour, Beckett freezes up.
Castle, meanwhile, has become to suspect the Pawn Shop owner on his own and after seeing the note, rushes to catch up with her.
The concluding post can be found here.
Lead Investigator: Detective Kate Beckett
October 7 2012
The string of home invasion murder began during the October crime spree, the first week. We have determined the invasion of four homes, resulting in the deaths of eight victims. The invasions seemed confined to a three-mile radius on the north-western side of the city. The neighborhoods were middle-to-high income, and the victims varied - a young couple, a middle-aged couple, a senior citizen who lived alone, and a couple with a teenage child. While the nature of home invasion generally suggests premeditation, these attacks seemed random, with no known relation between the families and no correlation between the weapons used in the attacks.
The first two murders seemed born of necessity; the attacks were quick, committed early in the night, and the murder weapons consisted of objects found within the house. The second two murders have, however, were much more heinous in nature and the crime scene reflect more organization. From a profiling standpoint, it would seem that the first invasion was committed for a thrill; the murder, perhaps, a by-product of disorganization as it is possible the perpetrator was not aware that the family was home. However, the attention to the details of the kill in the later murders could imply that what began as a cheap thrill through the process of a B&E may have escalated to the thrill of murder.
While the cases are seemingly unrelated, the escalation in the brutality of the crimes does suggest a pattern. While the murders themselves vary in execution, the process used to enter the houses is identical, suggesting the murderer may have a prior history of breaking and entering and has developed a tried and true process. The murder of the first two families, however, indicated disorganization and unfamiliarity with the layout of the house. The second two murders, however, seem to have been executed with more premeditation. It is possible that the killer, finding a thrill in the murder of the victims rather than just in the invasion, has begun to work to perfect his skill of murder to match his experience in home invasion.
This is not common - career criminals who concentrate in breaking and entering crimes do not commonly escalate to murder without necessity, and very rarely do we see the process of their crimes shift attention from something as detached as burglary to something as direct and brutal as murder. It is possible that the effects of the island, as suggested by the increase of crimes throughout the last week, has encouraged an otherwise unnatural progression into more severe criminal activities. It is possible that we are dealing with a suspect who themselves was not aware of the depth of their own murderous desires until the atmosphere of the island encouraged them; this may account for the unvarying aspect in the cases that are atypical for a serial killer of this variety.
Evidence suggests we are looking for a single perpetrator, male, mid twenties to mid thirties, with above average intelligence and a history of criminal invasion. It is possible the suspect does not have a history of violent crime. Of course, due to our circumstances on New Moore, there is no guarantee that our suspect has exhibited any criminal activity during their time on the island.
Case Update
October 23 2012
Unfortunately, the neighbors have continued to be less than forthcoming with any witnesses testimony and we stalled in the investigation. It was Richard Castle's suggestion that we look into businesses near the residential area of the crimes and see if there were any reports of robberies that match the M.O. of the home invasions. I find it unlikely that there would be any connection - we're dealing with a person who has escalated from home invasions to murder, and the robbery of businesses isn't exactly in the same vein. But due to the lack of other avenues, I've agreed with Mr. Castle's suggestion and requested robbery files spanning over the last twelve months.
Case Update
November 1 2012
While our investigation into similar business or residential robberies that match the M.O. of our home invasion murders came up with only dead ends, we were made away of an unreported robbery that occurred three months ago at a pawn shop within the same radius as our home invasions. We questioned the owner; while he refused to explain why the the incident was never reported, we were able to glean from the interview that method used to enter the store was identical to what was used enter the homes of our victims. Due to the fact that the incident was never reported, there was no evidence or suspects to pursue. Castle is confident that the pawn shop robbery is related to the home invasions and, frankly, I know better than to doubt his gut feeling, so I'm not discounting the connection without further evidence.
To be found on Beckett's desk the day the post goes up
Beckett discovers that the victims of the home invasion murders are connected through their patronage at the Pawn Shop - however, the owner denied ever seeing them when questioned before. Further look into the financials of the victims seems to indicate that the owner should have at least recognized the names, so Beckett decides to head down to the Pawn Shop to question him further and leaves a note for Castle that she is doing so.
Once in the Pawn Shop, Beckett sees a collection of tools that could be a match to the tools used to break into the homes of the murder victims. Unfortunately the owner - who has since become unaffected by the island and thus had his murderous desires quelled for the time being - knows that she is onto him and pulls out a gun he acquired during the crime spree. At her first gun stand-off since Castle's Dark Hour, Beckett freezes up.
Castle, meanwhile, has become to suspect the Pawn Shop owner on his own and after seeing the note, rushes to catch up with her.
The concluding post can be found here.