Necrophilia: Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects

262 Pages·2010·3.16 MB·English

by  Anil Aggrawal

NECROPHILIA
Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects

NECROPHILI A
Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects
Anil Aggrawal
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Aggrawal, Anil, author.
Necrophilia : forensic and medico-legal aspects / Anil Aggrawal.
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1. Necrophilia. 2. Necrophilia--Law and legislation. I. Title.
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To my friends Bai Rufeng, Wang Yuanfeng, and Shi
Meisen from the Fada Institute of Forensic Medicine and
Science, Beijing, for their immense love and aἀection.

Table of Contents
Foreword x v
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Special Acknowledgment xxi
Author xxiii
1 Necrophilia: Overview and Historical Aspects 1
Introduction 1
Necrosadism 2
Necrophilia in Gravediggers and Mortuary Attendants 2
Historical Perspectives 4
Necrophilia in Greek Mythology 4
Dimoetes and an Unknown Woman 5
Achilles and Penthesilea 5
Necrophilia in Ancient Cultures 5
Greco-Roman Period 6
Middle Ages 8
The Legend of Jean Baptiste 1 0
Notorious French Necrophiles 1 1
Necrophilia in Wars and Battlefields 1 3
Modern Era 1 4
Forced Necrophilia during “The Rape of Nanking” (1937) 1 4
Charles Floyd (1940s) 1 5
Marilyn Monroe’s Case (1962) 1 6
Jesse Timmendequas (1994) 1 6
Chinese Case (1994) 1 6
Necrophilia in Folklore, Myths, and Legends 1 7
Necrophilia in the Arts and Literature 1 7
Necrophilia in Animals 1 8
Variations of Necrophilia 1 9
References 1 9
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2 Etiology 2 3
Biological Theories 2 3
Genetic Basis 2 3
Trauma 2 5
Sexual Inadequacy 2 5
Alcoholism 2 8
Drugs 28
Temporal Lobe Anomalies 2 9
Harsh Treatment, Excessive Criticism, and Neglect during
Childhood 2 9
Sexual Abuse during Childhood 3 0
Erich Fromm’s Theory of Personality 3 0
Other Major Psychoanalytical Theories 3 2
Miscellaneous Causes 3 6
Conclusion 3 9
References 4 0
3 Classification 4 3
Introduction 4 3
Existing Classifications 4 3
Krafft-Ebing’s Classification 4 3
Wulffen’s Classification 4 3
Jones’s Classification 4 3
Hirschfeld’s Classification 4 4
Rosman and Resnick’s Classification 4 4
Conclusion 4 5
Need for a New Classification 4 6
Class I Necrophiles: Role Players 4 7
Class II Necrophiles: Romantic Necrophiles 4 8
Class III Necrophiles: People Having a Necrophilic
Fantasy (Necrophilic Fantasizers) 51
Class IV Necrophiles: Tactile Necrophiles 5 6
Class V Necrophiles: People Having a Fetishistic
Necrophilia (Fetishistic Necrophiles) 59
Class VI Necrophiles: People Having a Necromutilomania
(Necromutilomaniacs) 63
Class VII Necrophiles: Opportunistic Necrophiles 6 7
Class VIII Necrophiles: Regular Necrophiles 6 9
Class IX Necrophiles: Homicidal Necrophiles 7 3
Class X Necrophiles: Exclusive Necrophiles 8 4
Table of Contents ix
Some Important Caveats 8 5
Merits of the New Classification 8 6
Combinations with Other Paraphilias 9 0
Anal Necrophilia 9 0
Incestuous Necrophilia 9 3
Other Paraphilias in Association with Necrophilia 9 3
References 9 4
4 Epidemiology of Necrophilia 9 9
Offender Characteristics 100
Age 100
Sex 101
Intelligence 101
Sexual Orientation 104
Association with Alcohol and Drugs 104
Alcohol 104
Other Drugs 106
Sex of the Corpses 106
Marital Status 107
History of Sadistic Acts 107
Nonnecrophilic Intercourse 107
Psychopathology 108
Occupation 108
References 110
5 Case Studies 113
Introduction 113
Jerry Brudos 113
Conclusions and Impressions 115
Ted Bundy 116
Conclusions and Impressions 117
Thor Nis Christiansen 118
Conclusions and Impressions 119
John Christie 119
Conclusions and Impressions 124
Graham Coutts 124
Conclusions and Impressions 126
Jeffrey Dahmer 126
Murders 128
Trial and Sentencing 129
Conclusions and Impressions 129