Crime
An act or failure to act that violates a law
Crime
Breaking and entering a building with the intention of committing a crime
Burglary
Taking away a person against that person's will
Kidnapping
Killing done with malice
Murder
Raped and tortured over 25 victims, killing more than a dozen. Known as the Night Stalker
Richard Ramirez
Any crime with a potential punishment of 1 year or less
Misdemeanor
The crime of deliberately setting fire to a building
Arson
Rape
When a person kills three or more people
Serial killer
Dressed as a clown and killed young boys. Pogo the Clown
John Wayne Gacy
Person who commits the crime
Principal
Shoplifting, pickpocketing, and keeping a package delivered to you by mistake are examples of
Hurting another person physically
Assault/Battery
A killing that did not exist until the moment of the murder
Second-degree murder
Unsolved murders from the 60s & 70s with coded messages sent to the media
The Zodiac Killer
Any crime with a potential punishment of more than a year
Felony
Theft of misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust
Embezzlement
When a person repeatedly follows or harasses another person and makes threats
Stalking
A killing in which there is no intent to kill
Involuntary manslaughter
Raped, dismembered, and lobotomized young men. Cases of necrophilia and cannibalism connected to him. Also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal
Jeffrey Dahmer
Someone who, knowing a crime has been committed, helps conceal the crime or criminal
Accessory after the fact
Unlawful taking of property from a person's immediate possession by force of intimidation
Robbery
The killing of another person
Homicide
Any killing that takes place during the commission of certain felonies such as arson, rape, robbery, or burglary
Felony murder
Would prey on young women with a ruse of a sling or fake cast before raping and killing them
Ted Bundy