Milestone One
Final Project Milestone One
PSY 310
Jake Lepley
Southern New Hampshire University
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Summary
Summary of Case
The case being investigated is Frank Timmons. He began his life in 1964, the second
youngest child to Billy and Loretta. His father was very strict and verbally abusive to the family,
and his mother was not actively there for her youngest children. Frank's parents divorced when
he was 12, and shortly after his mother passed away. Margaret, one of his older sisters, whose
overall stability is questioned, and could have followed in her father's footsteps in regards to
verbal abuse and alcoholism, as well as possibly being sexually abusive, raised him from this
point. Frank did not perform well in class and his family was poverty-stricken his entire
childhood. He was arrested multiple times for various crimes in high school, including a rape
charge that did not result in jail time. (SNHU, 2020).
While in his twenties, Frank was sentenced to 15-21 years in prison for the abduction and
rape of a woman. He was paroled after 13 years and moved in with his wife, Jenny Nelson, and
began working in construction. Shortly after he was paroled, multiple cases of robberies, sexual
assaults, and murders began to occur. His innocence is maintained by his family and friends,
however his parole officer believed the description of the "Serial Murderer" matched Frank, and
obtained a warrant to search his house. A ski mask and a toy handgun that appeared to be real
was found, as well as other evidence that connected Frank to the crimes committed by the Serial
Murderer via DNA (SNHU, 2020).
Initial Hypothesis
The neglect and abuse experienced by Frank Timmons as a child at the hands of his
parents and older sister turned him into someone who is always angry. That anger evolved into
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an aggression and hatred towards women. He likely feels that the women who were supposed to
care for him and protect him abandoned him, failing to care for him. As his neighbors do not
believe that Frank is capable of such crimes, Frank also learned to keep the truth hidden from
those close to him by way of lying, manipulation, and deceit.
Crime Assessment
Compare
Both Frank Timmons and Robert Fisher are males who were born in the 1960s and grew
up in metropolitan cities. Both men have good physical shape, and showed signs of tension and
struggle in their relationships. A coworker of Timmons said that he was always fighting with his
girlfriend, and the wife of Robert Fisher was going to file for divorce. Both men are accused of
shooting their victims in the back of their heads
Identify Patterns
When making comparisons between the cases involving Frank Timmons and other serial
murderers, there are some similarities. Often the suspect had an abusive childhood, including
alcoholic parents. Poor performance in school is a common pattern, as well as crimes throughout
adolescence that get more seve