ABSTRACT
Richard committed a sexual homicide on a 42-year-old sex trade worker whom he had encountered in a bar in the downtown area. The offender strangled the victim to death. As the victim’s body lay in the room completely naked, the offender decided to suck on one of her breasts. During the interview he explained that he stopped doing that as he found the skin texture “disgusting.” Later during the day, Richard decided to wash the victim’s body and he explained that he shaved her pubic hair so that she would be “cleaner.” While doing that, he noticed a piece of skin close to the victim’s vagina. During the interview Richard mentioned that the piece of skin detached itself when he gently pulled on it. He then decided to take his razor to make sure that the victim would be all “smooth and clean.” However, when the body was discovered by the police, there were many traces of mutilation, the breasts were cut, and there was a 15 cm laceration from the vagina to the rectum. Two days after the homicide, the body was discovered by the janitor due to the strong putrefaction odor. Richard was arrested not too long after that while wandering around in the downtown area. Richard explained during the interview that just prior to the crime he was unemployed and he firmly believed that the victim wanted to steal from him. He held a very bad opinion of women in general, but more specifically of exotic dancers, women who hang out in bars, and sex trade workers. He perceived all women as ungrateful and untrustworthy. According to the offender, his view of women had largely been influenced by his most recent break up, which caused him great financial losses. Although he recognized that he felt some loneliness prior to the crime, he admitted that he felt calm during the crime. Richard developed a significant alcohol problem over the years and admitted that he was heavily intoxicated prior to the crime.
