@article{ref1,
title="Piquerism in overkill homicides: identifying the sexual component in a series of 'ripper' killings",
journal="Journal of police and criminal psychology",
year="2023",
author="Pettigrew, Mark",
volume="38",
number="2",
pages="342-352",
abstract="Piquerism, the sexual gratification yielded from the infliction of cutting, stabbing, and slicing wounds, remains an under-researched sexual paraphilic disorder with consequences for understanding, identification, detection, case linkage, and offender treatment. To help remedy that research deficit, a detailed case analysis is presented of a series of 'ripper' homicides to demonstrate common crime scene indicators and characteristics of piquerism. A case in which victims displayed overkill injuries has been chosen owing to the difficulty, even for seasoned investigators, to identify piquerism when the crime scene immediately suggests anger rather than a sexual motivation. In so doing, the knowledge base regarding this rare paraphilic disorder is expanded and directions for future research are noted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0882-0783",
doi="10.1007/s11896-022-09510-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11896-022-09510-0"
}