Serial Killers Around the World: The Global Dimensions of Serial Murder

Author(s): Dirk C. Gibson

DOI: 10.2174/9781608058426114010013

Catherine & David Birnie

Pp: 131-149 (19)

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

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The Birnies were not united in a wedding ceremony, but they were a common law married couple. According to her therapist he controlled her and she was an unwilling accomplice in the murders, mutilations and rapes. In this chapter the two killers were described in detail, as was their relationship. Their other crimes were discussed, and the killings themselves were analyzed in terms of MO, motive, time frame, victims, victimology and number of victims. Significant serial killer communication was discovered and explained, and the investigation and trial discussed.

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