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Sexual Murderers' Implicit Theories

Anthony Beech

University of Birmingham

Dawn Fisher

Llanarth Court Hospital and the University of Birmingham

Tony Ward

Victoria University of Wellington

Interviews with 28 sexual murderers were subjected to grounded theory analysis. Five implicit theories (ITs) were identified: dangerous world, male sex drive is uncontrollable, entitlement, women as sexual objects, and women as unknowable. These ITs were found to be identical to those identified in the literature as being present in rapists. The presence of dangerous world and male sex drive is uncontrollable were present, or absent, such that three groups could be identified: (a) dangerous world plus male sex drive is uncontrollable; (b) dangerous world, in the absence of male sex drive is uncontrollable; (c) male sex drive is uncontrollable in the absence of dangerous world. These three groups were found to differ in motivation: (a) were motivated by urges to rape and murder; (b) were motivated by grievance, resentment and/or anger toward women; (c) were motivated to sexually offend but were prepared to kill to avoid detection, or secure compliance.

Key Words: sexual murder • implicit theories • ITs • motivation • treatment

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 20, No. 11, 1366-1389 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260505278712
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