Reply #12: Like most "rage murders" [View All]

A "rage murder" is an unofficial category used by criminologists (hobby of mine). General features include:
- A sudden "snap" loss of temper
- Weapons, if used, will be things convieniently to hand (kitchen knives, household objects, etc)
- The victim may well be random (unusual in murder)
- The crime will be over in a matter of seconds
- Typical MO includes things like bludgeoning, pushing the victim downstairs/out of windows
- There is never sexual assault (there is such a thing as "rage rape" but that's a completely different profile)
- Usually, no effort will have been made to conceal the body or weapon.

A roid rage murder combines those features with an abuse of steroids, leading to a depressed level of self-control.

This case doesn't fit for several reasons: The method suggests premeditation, not a sudden "snap"; the crimes took place over days, not moments; the murder of both nancy and Daniel were prepared and teh weapons were reloved from the house. Also, suicide of the perp, while not unknown, is unusual in rage murders.