Introducing the Theory of ‘Sexual Murder’

Crime Behavior Analyst and Researcher Antonio Giannone introduces his motivational theory of ‘Sexual Murder.’

[ClickPress, Tue Apr 18 2006] Crime Behavior Analyst and Researcher Antonio Giannone (B.Sc.) announced today that he has been studying and analysing recent high-profile cases involving major crimes, murders, unsolved deaths, missing persons and staged crime scenes, in order to further develop his motivational theory of ‘Sexual Murder.’

“My theory relates to all murders, particularly to murders of women,” explains Mr Giannone, who has over 20 years of experience, analysing over 500 different crime scenes and case studies. “There are many cases today that are misinterpreted and the motive is entirely wrong. Whether it is money, jealousy, cheating and so on…

“I have visited and researched cases in areas such as Ciudad Juárez, Mexico concerning major sexual unsolved murders of women, which haven’t been solved in over ten years,” notes Giannone. “And I have studied ‘The Green River Killer’ Gary Ridgway, a sexual serial killer, through his 8,000 pages of interview transcripts by the FBI and other specialists in the field of crime behavior, as well as meeting the detectives and scientists that have solved the many murders committed by Ridgway.”

Giannone has proposed - in articles on his official website www.CrimeBehavior.com, and a research study called A New Science Toward Understanding Murder and Murder Classification - that a new classification is needed, one of ‘Sexual Murder,’ as all murders are indeed sexually-motivated.

“How can the offences of ordinary murder, mercy killing and sexual murder be effectively distinguished if the only real difference between the three is to be found not in the intent to kill, but in the proof of the motive?” asks Giannone.

“This question applies to all judicial systems processing murder cases around the world, and thus - from analyzing the intent and the motive in homicide cases - the motive of sexual murder, identified from homicides classified as an ordinary murder, can be applied where necessary to strengthen the elements of intention.”

Antonio Giannone hopes his motivational theory will be of value to the public, victims’ families and police agencies investigating unsolved, current and future killings. “The theory will also allow a formal review of any wrongly convicted case, and a legal brief that can argue investigations are using tunnel vision, and ignoring important witnesses and other suspects,” says Giannone.

“Basically, the sexual motivation is the motive,” he continues. “The application of the motive is an inductive reasoning application to any murder and crime scene scenario... There need not be sexual and physical activity to understand that the motivation is sexual. We must not be fearful to speak about sexuality in a murder case because the individual offender is sexually motivated, and he/she must be identified in order to seek the truth to solve the murder in question.”

Presently, Giannone offers his crime analysis services to the global community via his website, and has provided his theories, research and support to the families of victims in numerous high-profile investigations, including the recent cases of 18-year-old Alabama, USA native Natalee Holloway, who was killed on the Dutch-Caribbean island of Aruba; the tragic February 25th rape and murder of Imette Saint-Guillen in New York, USA; and the disappearance of Tara Grinstead of Georgia, USA.

In addition, many cases are continually sent to Mr Giannone for his expert review, from across North America, such as the case of Mark Kraynak and Steven Wright - U.S. citizens who disappeared while working as models in Canada. Their bodies were later found in Laval, Québec. Giannone communicated with the deceased’s family members and submitted his relevant opinions. He welcomes similar cases from anywhere in the world.

Moreover, Giannone – who has consulted and met with investigators across North and South America, and Europe (Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, and England), and who recently held an open call for international unsolved and suspicious sex crimes and murders – provides his professional opinions on a regular basis to a variety of national and global media agencies and reporters. Indirectly, he has advised Court TV, as well as CNN’s Nancy Grace - with whom he shared his theories, in particular regarding the October 2005 killing of Pamela Vitale, the wife of prominent criminal defense attorney Daniel Horowitz, in California, USA. Vitale was found wearing only a T-shirt and underwear, beaten to death in the entry-way to the couple’s mansion residence.

The approach taken by Giannone, when analysing and studying a case with violence against a person, involves a number of phases. “First, I apply the sexual motivation without any doubt to the crime scene, the victim, the scenario, and the possible offender,” he says. “All crimes against the person are acts of sexual violence. A murder is an act of sexual violence, and a murder is always premeditated… There is no accident when direct physical violence is involved. There is a reason to every physical violent act, although very often - to confirm a guilty plea - the offender will be condemned for a non-premeditated murder.”

Giannone surmises, “A sexual murder has been, to date, confirmed with acts of sexual and physical activity. Otherwise, classified as a normal murder… A murder is to be understood as a sexual motivation with the intent to cause and commit the death of a person. Therefore, a murder is not a normal murder but a sexual murder.”

In an interview from his research centre in Montreal, Canada, where he collects, analyses and reconstructs criminal case studies, for detailed and careful analysis; Giannone explains, “There is no Criminal Code article in the world that specifies a ‘Sexual Murder.’ There are only separate accusations for murder and sexual assault when proven.” He notes, “So, the accusation and the sentence would be greater if the motive of sexual murder is proven… The intention is already present.”

According to Giannone, until sexual murder becomes a recognised classification, many murders will remain unsolved. “Cases of sexual murder become Cold Cases and never get solved. I can confirm this with a simple analysis of any Cold Case that is given to me... Other times the investigation is badly misguided in the wrong direction, and still the case is not solved.”

Therefore, concludes Giannone, “Take any murder and apply my inductive reasoning to the case and you will deduct a sexual motive for committing the murder.”

In the near future, he expects to successfully publish and release his research study, A New Science Toward Understanding Murder and Murder Classification, in book-form. The study details his opinions on prominent homicides, unsolved deaths, missing persons’ cases, and wrongful convictions, as well as the need for a classification of sexual murder.

“This book will be available for use on all major crime cases,” says Giannone, who has authored countless articles and essays on his website, since its official launch in March 2005. “There are many books that have been written that describe criminal cases, but nothing is explicit to the order of motive for committing a murder and the secret of the actual motivation of the murder.”

Ultimately, every murder leaves many secrets unknown, yet Crime Behavior Analyst and Researcher Antonio Giannone says, “The real secret of murder is a motivation that is sexual.”


For further information, please visit his website www.CrimeBehavior.com or call 514-368-1736.

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