 Mystery: August 23, 2023 Issue [#12139] |
This week: Back to the scene Edited by: Arakun the twisted raccoon  
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"Mystery spread its cloak across the sky.
We lost our way.
Shadows fell from trees.
They knew why."
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In a common trope seen in mystery stories, criminals often return to the scene of a crime, but do they?
According to several studies quoted by Brinks Home Security, burglars return to the scene of their crimes as often as 50% of the time. A thief might return to the scene of a previous crime because they already know the layout, and they know the location of expensive items that they did not have time to steal the first time. A thief might return because they were looking for something very specific that they did not find before.
Arsonists are one type of criminal that does return to the scene. Because they want to watch the flames, they are often present in the crowd watching the fire.
Murderers have been known to revisit the scenes of their crimes or the places where the bodies are buried or hidden. A serial killer might get a thrill from reliving the murder or might continue to interact with the body. Other killers might return to the scene because they are worried that they might have left evidence behind. Journalist Richard Shaw tells the story of a man who police believed had murdered his girlfriend but they had not found the body and did not have any evidence. The police put out a news release saying they were close to finding the body, and then they followed the suspect. He rode his motorcycle to a wooded area and came out a little while later carrying a small package. The police stopped him, and the package was found to contain his girlfriend's head. He had buried it in a shallow grave, and got worried that the police might find it, so he retrieved it intending to hide it in a better spot.
If a criminal in your story returns to the scene of their crime, make sure you give them a good reason for doing so. The reason should make sense to the criminal even if it might not to the average person.
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