The Psychology of Lust Murder

The best known serial killer cases are in the category of lust murder, otherwise known as sexual homicide, in which the killer gains sexual satisfaction from the torture and killing of victims. This book analyzes the psychology of lust murder behavior, integrating theories on childhood trauma and sexual motivators to better understand how lust murderers come to be, what drives this behavior, and how to better predict the arc of this behavior.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

XI

1 INTRODUCTION

Overview

1

(2)

Sexual Homicide and Serial Murder: Toward the Need for Integration

3

(2)

On Paraphilia and Lust Murder: A Preliminary Review

5

(2)

Organization of the Book

7

(4)

2 PARAPHILIA AND LUST MURDER

Overview

11

(1)

Understanding Sexuality: From Normative to Abnormal to Pathological

12

(4)

Definition of Paraphilia

16

(1)

Etiology of Paraphilia

16

(9)

Lust Murder or Erotophonophilia

25

(5)

Summary and Conclusion

30

(3)

3 SEXUAL HOMICIDE AND SERIAL MURDER: WHAT DO WE KNOW?

Overview

33

(1)

Background on the Motivational and Trauma Control Models

34

(2)

The Classical Conditioning Model

36

(3)

The Motivational Model

39

(6)

The Trauma Control Model

45

(4)

Limitations of the Classical Conditioning, Motivational, and Trauma Control Models

49

(1)

Summary and Conclusion

50

(3)

4 AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL: WHAT DO WE NEED?

Overview

53

(1)

Support for an Integrative Model on Serial Murder and Sexual Homicide

54

(1)

Defining the Elements of the Integrative Typology

55

(2)

An Integrative Theoretical Typology of Lust Murder

57

(6)

The Limits of the Integrative Theoretical Typology on Lust Murder

63

(1)

Summary and Conclusion

64

(3)

5 THE CASE OF JEFFREY DAHMER

Overview

67

(1)

Methodological Concerns

68

(5)

Historical and Biographical Account of Jeffrey Dahmer

73

(10)

Summary and Conclusion

83

(2)

6 DAHMER, PARAPHILIA, AND LUST MURDER: TESTING THE MODELS

Overview

85

(1)

The Motivational Model

86

(7)

The Trauma Control Model

93

(8)

The Integrated Paraphilic Model

101

(4)

The Paraphilic Continuum

105

(6)

Summary and Conclusion

111

(2)

7 IN SEARCH OF MEANING: ON THEORY CONSTRUCTION AND MODEL BUILDING

Overview

113

(1)

The Comparative Analysis: Comments on the Organizational Approach

114

(7)

Similarities Among the Models

121

(7)

Differences Among the Models

128

(4)

Unique Features Among the Models

132

(4)

Summary and Conclusion

136

(1)

8 IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS

Overview

137

(2)

Psychopathy, Crime, and Lust Murder: A Preliminary Review

139

(5)

The Integrative Typology: Speculative and Provisional Implications

144

(9)

Generalizing from the Integrative Typology

153

(1)

Summary and Conclusions

154

(5)

REFERENCES

159

(10)

INDEX

169

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