Victim-Offender Relationships in Criminal Homicide Followed by Offender’s Suicide

Approximately 100 cases of homicide followed by suicide in North Carolina were analyzed. Analysis was done in regard to whether the victim-offender were members of the same family, friends, acquaintances or strangers. Victim-offender relationships were also examined with regard to age, sex & race. Results were then compared with victim-offender relationships in approximately 1,000 criminal homicide cases in North Caroline during 1972 & 1977 in which the offenders did not commit suicide.