Soft Targets

by Varnado, Michael L.

• ISBN13: 9781589801981
• ISBN10: 1589801989
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-04
• Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Inc

Summary

Crime-prevention tips from a veteran investigator. Using actual case studies from his own career, Det. Michael Varnado advises women on how to avoid becoming a "soft target" for violent predators. Includes hot lines, Web sites, and other resources.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	9	(2)
Author's Note	11	(4)
Prologue	15	(8)
Part I: Predators
Chapter 1 Predators at a Glance	23	(1)
Chapter 2 The Predator's First Victim	24	(5)
Chapter 3 The Predator Strikes a Second Time	29	(3)
Chapter 4 The Release of a Predator	32	(6)
Chapter 5 The Predator hearts to Kill	38	(11)
Chapter 6 At the Point of Abduction	49	(3)
Chapter 7 Linda Magee	52	(9)
Chapter 8 Interview with a Purse Snatcher	61	(7)
Chapter 9 Fight or Flight:	68	(5)
Chapter 10 Dancing with the Devil	73	(6)
Chapter 11 Internet Dating	79	(5)
Chapter 12 Date Rape	84	(5)
Chapter 13 Dorothy Jenkins	89	(6)
Part II: Domestic Violence
Chapter 14 The Heartbreak of Domestic Violence	95	(1)
Chapter 15 Deputy Denver Miller	96	(9)
Chapter 16 Murder by Ambush	105	(4)
Chapter 17 James Brumfield and Susan Detillier	109	(7)
Chapter 18 The Killing of Hal Slade	116	(12)
Chapter 19 Through the Eyes of a Killer	128	(4)
Chapter 20 Virgil, James, and Brenda	132	(3)
Chapter 21 Janice Pittman and Mark Quinn	135	(5)
Chapter 22 Pumpkin	140	(6)
Chapter 23 Sam	146	(5)
Chapter 24 Killed by the Ones We Love	151	(6)
Part III: Infamous Crimes
Chapter 25 Notorious	157	(2)
Chapter 26 Crimes of Derrick Todd Lee	159	(6)
Chapter 27 A Washington Parish Murder Mystery	165	(12)
Chapter 28 The Video Poker Murders	177	(10)
Part IV: Other Soft Targets
Chapter 29 Not Just Women	187	(2)
Chapter 30 Overkill	189	(3)
Chapter 31 Stand Brave	192	(3)
Chapter 32 The Fishermen	195	(4)
Chapter 33 Ghost and Tadpole	199	(4)
Chapter 34 The Killing of Richard Spears	203	(5)
Chapter 35 My Brother's Keeper	208	(3)
Chapter 36 Seek, and Ye Shall Find	211	(6)
Part V: Advice from the Professionals
Chapter 37 Commonsense Advice	217	(5)
Chapter 38 Advice from the FBI	222	(3)
Chapter 39 Violent Crime Statistics	225	(3)
Chapter 40 Refuse to Become a Victim	228	(7)
Chapter 41 Contact Information for Support and Self Help	235	(3)
Epilogue	238