...Zena Rossouw; Eric Beauregard; Julien Chopin Purpose Although crime location is known to matter in sexual homicides, it remains unclear whether predictors of the victim–offender relationship differ between indoor and outdoor settings. This exploratory study aims to examine whether these predictors...

...August Skrudlanda; Eric Beauregarda; Julien Chopinb Purpose This study aims to examine the factors related to offender risk-taking in sexual homicide (SH). More specifically, this paper explores whether the crime-commission process of organized SH is associated with low-risk offending...

...Hana Georgoulis; Eric Beauregard; Julien Chopin Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate whether sexual homicide offenders (SHO) who dispose of the victim’s body naked present with particular crime scene characteristics. Design/methodology/approach This study aims to answer...

...April Miin Miin Chai; Evan McCuish; Eric Beauregard Purpose The anger/sadistic model is one of several typologies proposed for sexual homicide events. This paper aims to empirically test this model by examining sexual homicide cases. Empirically validating these typologies provides greater...

...Julien Chopin; Eric Beauregard Purpose This paper aims to explore the presence of overkill in sexual homicide. More specifically, the study examines whether overkill is a valid indicator of an organized or disorganized sexual homicide. Moreover, the study tests the presence of various patterns...

...Eric Beauregard; Matt DeLisi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of a variety of developmental factors on sexual homicide offenders (SHOs), while taking into account other components of sexual homicide theoretical models. Design/methodology/approach A series of logistic...

...Kylie Reale; Eric Beauregard; Melissa Martineau Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether it is possible to identify different types of sadistic offenders within a sample of sexual homicide offenders (SHOs). Design/methodology/approach The study addresses this research...