1960: My uncle is the FBI Director

Chapter 140 Still Saying It's Not a Superpower (Bonus Chapter)

Theodore shook his head: "Not all sexual assaults are the same."

“Some sexual predators may be insecure in real life and need to prove their masculinity, dominance, and control by violating others. Sexual behavior is just a tool for exercising power and conquest.”

“Some sexual abusers fantasize about their victims as their partners, and satisfy their fantasies and alleviate feelings of loneliness and impotence by violating the object of their fantasies. Sexual acts are merely the realization of their fantasies.”

“Some sexual predators suppress their anger and hatred for a long time and release their emotions by violating specific types of victims who symbolize the objects of their hatred. Sexual acts are a weapon for them to punish and degrade their victims.”

“Some sexual predators are psychologically abnormal and can derive sexual excitement and pleasure from the pain, fear, and despair of their victims. They achieve their sexual satisfaction through violence.”

“Some sexual assaults don’t initially intend to assault the victim. They may be robbing someone on the street in a remote place or committing burglary, and then suddenly have a whim to assault the victim during the crime.”

Bernie was a little confused by what he was being said.

Theodore looked at him:

"Except for the last type, opportunistic sexual assault, the other four types are four categories of sexual assault perpetrators based on their criminal motives and behavioral patterns."

“Almost all sex offenders fall into these four categories.”

"But the criminal motives of x-criminals rarely belong to only one type; they are mostly composed of a mixture of multiple types."

At this point, Theodore paused, giving Bernie ample time to react.

Bernie found it somewhat unbelievable. He hesitated and asked:

"You mean to say that all sex offenders can be categorized into these five types?"

Theodore nodded and continued:

"Different types of sex offenders have different motives, and the traces they leave behind are also very different."

"They're like fingerprints, very different."

He cited Robert Miller as an example:
"For example, Robert Miller."

"He is a hybrid of the first and fourth types."

"He was very insecure and could only experience sexual pleasure through belittling and violence."

"Robert Miller needed to obtain sexual pleasure by personally abusing his targets, thereby proving his dominance and control."

"He must personally feel the passing of the target's life and keep the target's life completely under his control."

"Pushing the target off the building was a loss of control for him. He couldn't feel the target's life slipping away, nor could he fully control the target's life."

"He would never do that."

Bernie took a moment to process this, then raised a question:
"Robert Miller's descriptions of Anne Hallecker are filled with fantasy."

"The paint company owner also mentioned that he was full of fantasies when he talked about women. Why doesn't he belong to the second type?"

Theodore patiently explained:

"The second type of perpetrator craves acceptance; in their fantasies, they and their fantasy object are a passionate couple, deeply in love."

"In their minds, the violation of the target is not a violation, but a consensual sexual act."

“If the target resists fiercely, they may even stop the attack.”

“Robert Miller’s fantasies about the target are fundamentally different from the fantasies of the second type of x-aggressor.”

Bernie was dumbfounded, finding it even more outrageous than when Cooper and Dennis described the story of room 511.

He looked at Theodore with suspicion:
How do you know so much about this?

Theodore ignored the question, tapping his notebook as he emphasized:

“The first two types of sex offenders generally do not use violence, and their criminal behavior usually only goes as far as sex assault.”

"But the latter two types are quite different."

“They have a great fondness for violence, and once they start committing crimes, their criminal behavior escalates rapidly and quickly evolves into serial killers.”

"Most of the perpetrators of crimes that escalate from assault to murder fall into the latter two categories."

Theodore looked at Bernie and said with certainty, "The killer we are currently investigating is very likely a third type of dominant x-aggressor."

“He has already killed people, and once he encounters a target that meets his selection criteria, he will definitely not be able to resist killing again.”

Bernie glanced at Theodore furtively, thinking to himself, "This doesn't seem like a skill anyone can learn."

He raised a question with Theodore:
Why does the murderer belong to the third type?

Theodore explained, "Because he was angry."

"When Cooper and Dennis left, the lamp was intact, there was no broken glass from the wine bottle on the floor, and the window was also intact."

"The murderer entered room 511, smashed a lamp, broke a wine bottle, and after assaulting the victim, threw her off the building."

"He didn't even consider opening the window; he just smashed the glass."

"This is typical emotional behavior."

"The murderer was filled with rage."

…………

The two arrived in Arlington quickly.

Arlington is much closer than Georgetown, and although the traffic was heavy, it only took the two of them about forty minutes.

As we entered Arlington, the already slow speed became even slower.

Almost everyone I met along the way was someone I knew.

Bernie had half his body sticking out of the car and hadn't pulled it back in, constantly greeting his colleagues.

Theodore strongly suspected that Bernie had spoken to all the FBI agents.

Otherwise, how could he be recognized by people wherever he goes?

Finally, I drove the car to the front of the house, where the renovation company had been waiting for a long time.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a stern face and a somewhat dull appearance.

He didn't exchange many pleasantries; once inside, he took out a series of proposals from his bag and began to introduce them.

This suits Theodore and Bernie's tastes perfectly.

The FBI has requirements regarding the residences of its agents.

After selecting a renovation plan, it needs to be submitted to the bureau for review.

After the renovation is completed, the bureau will send someone to inspect the residence and install a dedicated telephone line to ensure that the agents are not eavesdropped on or monitored.

The phone in Theodore's Georgetown apartment was installed by the FBI.

Of course, after experiencing the phone scam, Theodore and Bernie both began to have doubts about so-called dedicated phone lines.

Theodore is writing a communications security report, focusing on summarizing communications security vulnerabilities, which he plans to submit to Hoover.

Bernie eventually settled on a colonial-style design that was very similar to the neighboring neighbor, the neighboring neighbor's neighbor, and the neighboring neighbor's neighbor's neighbor's neighbor.

The exterior features white wood paneling, black shutters, and brick porch columns; the interior boasts oak floors, an antique fireplace, and built-in bookshelves.

This plan was the one the renovation company highlighted, clearly demonstrating that they understood the FBI agent's needs.

The renovation company quoted $2300 for this plan, with an additional $200 for mold removal.

Given the mold situation in the basement of the house, this is a very good price.

Both parties agreed to sign the contract on the weekend.

Back at his Georgetown apartment, Bernie wrote down what Theodore had said on the way, read it twice, and nodded in confirmation.

It's definitely a superpower!

Who in their right mind could come up with these ideas?

(End of this chapter)