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The Reality of Elimination Murder
What we are likely looking at is “elimination murder.” This is a specific category of crime where a victim is removed because they stand between the perpetrator and something they want—usually an inheritance, the removal of a caretaking burden, or the silencing of a witness.
The hallmark of these crimes is the effort put into making them look random. The perpetrator works overtime to manufacture the appearance of a stranger’s intrusion. But they always fail because they cannot simulate the motivation of a stranger. A stranger breaks in to steal; nothing of value was taken from Nancy’s home. A stranger might commit a sexual assault; there were no indicators of such a motive. The scene was a hollow shell—plenty of “action” but zero logic.…continue reading …
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