A PROFILE OF FAMILICIDE

 A PROFILE ON FAMILICIDE 

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BACKGROUND STATISTICS

1. most result from a domestic violence incident

2. there are 23 cases, on average, in the U.S.

3. 95% of perpetrators are white men

4. In cases of familicide, 50% had prior incidents of domestic

abuse in their relationship past. 

5. 70% of all cases are a result from domestic violence

6. On the whole, statistically, these crimes are committed 

primarily MALE. Typically MALES that are dealing with the end

of a relationships he didn't want to end.

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WHAT FACTORS/SITUATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES motivate the

PERPETRAITOR

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1. MOTIVATION: typical anger that can surface, when a 

relationship comes to an unwanted end. This is the most common

reason for familicide.

2. NEED FOR POWER: Cohesive control, what one can wear, how

when, where, they wear it. Obsessed with control itself. They

are very accustomed to having the perceived power in the

relationship. When their level of control ebbs and flows, 

depending on how disconnected they are from their feelings.

They tend to be deeply humiliated and particularly rageful.

The act of familiicide, is often, in and of itself, an attempt to

re=establish this scene of control. Additionally, to many men,

losing "control" is a threat to their masculinity.

3.PERSONALITY DISORDERS: Sometimes, the perpetrator simply

is "tired" of "having a wife and a family." Typically, when the crime

is committed, their actions can seem psychotic, self-serving, and

always for self-gain. These men see their wives and children

as "possessions." At the times, the perp commits this crime bc

they feel they are somehow a failure at being a family provider.

4. INABILITY OF COPE WITH FAILURE: These perpetrators tend to 

come from atypical family styles. Perpetrators who are motived by 

these emotions, aren't typically outwardly possessive. Often times,

in fact, the couple have often gone through some kind of financial 

strife; not necessarily of anyone's making (ie injury at work). With

these perpetrators , 50% of the time there is a history of

domestic abuse. In the same, 50% of the time, with these

perpetrators, there is NO HISTORY OF DOMESTIC ABUSE. Often

times, the perpetrator has a large amount of shame about

"not being able to provide for the family." You can expect to

see narcissism and a sense of entitlement as personality

traits.

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Patterns in the Research

1. almost always pre-meditated

3. perpetrators see victims as a sense of property

3. Control is the one desire the feel and require 100% of

4. When there is a threat, in the perpetrators mind, their

fear of losing control is activated; typically manifesting in

some kind of "acting out" behavior.

5. Tend to be white males, who present as depressed,

are self-righteous, anger and grudges toward others, 

paranoia

6. Acting outside the confines of a perp's control means one is in 

danger of activating violence in this personality type.