Abstract

This paper is one of few studies in Italy with the use of geographic profiling software Dragnet and it presents the investigative techniques of Geographic Profiling applied to serial murder case occurred in Italy between 1996-1997. To obtain this purpose, it will be introduce some essential elements of investigative-geographic crime analysis as the behavioral geography applied to investigation, the new concept of «geographic crime scene», the decisional support system Dragnet, and the practical application of geographic profiling in criminal investigation, in particular on serial murder example case where the Geographic Profiling Dragnet software approximately predicted the offender’s residence area.