Stephane Murphey

April, 1999
New Mexico
SHE Casework – Profile
SHE Determination – Staged burglary/ nonstranger homicide

SHE recommendations for professionals involved in case – Good crime scene photos were of assistance in making this determination as well as initial police interviews of original suspect. Due to questionable statements made by this particular individual, a more serious focus should have been placed on this individual in the investigation and this suspect should not be so readily eliminated from the suspect list.

However, the same behaviors could point to an acquaintance living in the vicinity who would have the same motives and issues . A suspect has finally been arrested in this case; an acquaintance who lived on the same street as the victim. It is hard to understand why this person was never interviewed by police in this homicide considering he lived near the victim and had a concerning criminal record.