I have a blog with a post on it called 'How To Get Away With Murder'. Check it out, if you haven't seen it already: http://murder-story.blogspot.com.au/p/how-to-get-away-with-murder.html
It's pretty basic and straight-forward. I didn't think it was necessary to go into too much detail, but lately I've been considering updating it to include more tech stuff. Personally, I think online hunting is an appealing thought. Meeting someone off the net and killing them is extremely high risk though. Not only do you have to cover your tracks off the net, but you also have to cover them online.
So... I thought this would make for an interesting discussion. Mind you, I'm not encouraging any of you to commit murder. What you do with this information is not my concern, unless of course, it involves me in some way.
I'd like to see your thoughts on a few different hypothetical scenarios. I'm curious how you would attempt to cover up each crime (assuming you were the killer).
Scenario 1:
You are hiking through the woods in a fairly secluded area when you happen to come across an attractive woman who is also on a hiking trip. There is no one else in sight, so you take advantage of the opportunity to attack the woman. She came prepared for such an attack, but you manage to gain the upper hand and kill her on the spot. How would you cover up the crime?
Scenario 2:
You have been driving around in the city at night hunting for potential prey. You see a prostitute walking the street. It's a fairly busy area and she's not alone. There are two other prostitutes with her. You decide to take a risk and pick her up. You drive her to a secluded location, away from the possibility of witnesses and kill her. How would you cover your tracks? (think of things that could be done to initially protect your identification).
Scenario 3:
You meet someone online who has offered to pay you a certain amount of money to kill them. They have a death fantasy they would like fulfilled and, being as homicidal as you are, the temptation to do it is very strong. Prepared to take the risk, you accept the offer and arrange a private meeting. First of all, how do you determine the person who wants you to kill them is not just setting you up to take a fall? And, assuming they are sincere... How would you cover your tracks, and theirs, since the meeting initially took place online where a possible connection could be established?
Scenario 4:
Someone online has been publicly threatening to kill you and challenges you to meet them face to face. You assume they're serious (or at least hope they are). You are excited by the potential danger of such a meeting and accept their challenge. Since the initial threats from both parties took place on a public forum, there is a strong possibility that one of you will become a suspect when the other 'disappears'. How would you cover your tracks in this scenario?
If you were an actual serial killer, who do you think would make the best victims and why?