According to him, experts drew attention to the fact that there are many patterns in the behavior of serial killers and in the way they hide their tracks.
“Having studied more than 1,000 episodes committed by 186 maniacs and rapists, including the experience of investigating the cases of Chikatilo (58 victims) and Popkov (more than 80 known crimes), experts have developed an algorithm that makes it possible to compose a search portrait of a criminal,” Bessonov said in an interview with the newspaper. News".
The table contains the initial data from the inspection of the scene, the characteristics of the victim (gender, age) and the crime committed (type of attack, weapon), after which, within a couple of minutes, the program offers a search portrait of the offender.
He added that the program was created and tested for three years and allows you to determine the age of a maniac with an accuracy of 80%, the presence of mental illness - with a confidence level of 81.5%, and the likelihood of a criminal record - 82%.
“We also establish with an accuracy of 96% whether he knew the victim or not, which is important for further investigation,” the head of the Institute of Forensic Science emphasized.
In February, the Rostov region completed an investigation into the case of a serial killer who committed a number of attacks and rapes in the region between 2000 and 2018.