In this weeks episode, Ali and Sarah look into one of the most prolific sexual offenders in America, Jon B Simonis aka The Ski Mask Rapist. For 3 years, Simonis spread terror across 11states in the USA before he was finally caught in 1981. Ali and Sarah discus the escalation of his crimes from indecent exposure to stalking to sexual assault and escalating violence. Simonis was also one of the first Serial offenderswho was caught with the direct help of a criminal profile provided by the Behavioural Science Unit of the FBI. CriminalProfiling was a new technique developed by the FBI with the direct help of Dr Ann Burgess.

Ann Burgess own story is incredible to Sarah’s delight they also talk about her early life and work in victimology and sexual violence. It was this early work and Ann’s fight for systemic change for sexual assault survivors which brought her to the attention of the FBI and led to her being invited to be one of the first civilian consultants and an integral partof the Behavioural Sciences Unit.

Scottishword of the week - Stramash

References.

Books.

A Killer by Design, murderers, mindhunters, and my quest to decipher the criminal mind.—by Dr Ann Wolbert Burgess

Sexual Homicide, patterns and motives.—by Ann Burgess, Robert Ressler and John Douglas

Web

Aroundthe Nation; Ski-Mask Rapist Suspect Said to Admit 77 Crimes - The New YorkTimes

SkiMask Rapist Faces New Assault Charges - The New York Times

20Life Terms Plus 2,527 Years - The Washington Post

Where Is Jon Simonis Now?Details of His Crimes Explained

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