Üsküdar University Institute of Addiction and Forensic Sciences Director Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy, was a live broadcast guest of International Press News Agency. In the program hosted by Emel Özuğur, Atasoy made striking evaluations on topics such as "Is Corona Bio-Terror? What is the difference between male and female serial killers? Why does a killer return to the crime scene?"
Bio-terror is not a dream…
Underlining that bio-terror is real, Atasoy said: "Bio-terror is not a dream, it is the reality itself. I started writing on this topic about ten years ago. With the COVID-19 pandemic, this issue became more current. Because there were some data suggesting that this virus could be laboratory-produced or leaked from a laboratory. When these issues came to the agenda, I started to reiterate how important bio-terror is and how much it needs to be emphasized. The extreme point of bio-terror is targeted bio-terror. It is possible to spread a virus that can kill all plants or animals in a country. But when you start killing people, you kill without distinction. In targeted killings, studies that target a person's DNA and can only make lethal changes there are also certainly being considered. Human thought can be used for good or for evil."
"There is a difference between female and male serial killers"
Pointing out a significant numerical difference between male and female serial killers, Atasoy stated: "The difference between male and female serial killers is 1 in 10. In fact, the ratio of women to men incarcerated in prisons worldwide is also 1 in 10. However, in some crimes, this gap is not that wide. In white-collar crimes such as fraud, women, unfortunately, compete with men. But looking throughout history, the fact that women also kill people emerges. When researching why the number of female serial killers is so low, some results appear. Women do not commit murder themselves, but rather instrumentalize men for this crime. There are women who have their lovers, husbands, or boyfriends kill their fathers. When committing murder, women use poisons as murder weapons, while men use firearms or knives."
"It is not possible to commit a crime before the crime triangle closes"
Referring to a reality in criminology called the "crime triangle," Atasoy said: "For a crime to be committed, an offender, a victim, and a crime scene are required. These three elements form a triangle. If these three elements are not present together and this triangle does not close, it is not possible to commit the crime. Preventing the crime scene and the victim element is somewhat easier, but preventing the offender and preventing murder is the most difficult. We need to draw attention to one more point. The probability of a location that has previously been a crime scene becoming a crime scene again is three times higher than a place where no crime has ever been committed. This is a scientific fact. Similarly, if a person has been a victim, the probability of becoming a victim again is three times higher than for someone who has never been victimized. Unfortunately, the result does not change when looking at the offender. Someone who has committed a crime once is more likely to commit more crimes."
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