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Criminal Profiling: Criminal profiling is used to help predict and figure out the actions of serial killers. Through profiling, investigators can often solve the cases psychologically that can lead to physical evidence that prove these killers as guilty. It uses deductive reasoning and simple evidence to help create the answer to the murders.

Larry Gene Bell: Kidnapped two young girls out of their front yards. Ended up killing both of them. He would call the family of the first girl and lead them to believe she was still alive. He then called and gave them directions to her dead body. Then, 9 days later the second girl was kidnapped and he called the previous family giving them directions to her dead body as well. Investigators found evidence through the letter the first girl wrote to her family as a last will and testament. On the note they found evidence of a phone number that had bleed through on the sheet of paper. They arrived at the house belonging to the number and the couple living there led them to Larry Gene Bell. Bell was arrested and requested a meeting with the first girl's sister. As soon as she arrived, she recognized the voice form the phone calls. The criminal profiler helped convict him through criminal behaviors and deductive reasoning.