The “Unabomber,” The “Zodiac Killer,” and the “BTK Killer” were all serial killers who remained at large for a long time. The Zodiac Killer has still never been captured.
Choose any of the three killers named above and create an 8- to 10-slide presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint that covers the following points:
- Describe the killer’s activities and victim selection.
- Determine the killer’s typology.
- Describe and critique the investigation:
- Were the police methods effective?
- Are there investigative tactics or resources available today that would have been of assistance in the investigation?
- How did the police and other agencies work together?
- Did the investigators engage the public in any way, to assist in the investigation?
- Describe how the investigation ended, or its current status.
Answer preview
uThe police worked together with the forensic psychology to try and solve and catch Zodiac.
uAnother major problem was that the investigation laid most of the focus on the description and also the coded messages.
uThe FBI was also involved in trying to analyze the letters. Today there are so many technical skills that can be used and it would not be so easy to conceal the fingerprints.
uSome of the technology can even be able to see through the mask.
uThe public was always involved in trying to solve the murder, they helped in the sketches and also reported any suspicious activity.
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