ically ▁profil ing ▁criminal ▁off enders , ▁and ▁Me ir ho fer ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁serial ▁k iller ▁to ▁be ▁act ively ▁investig ated ▁using ▁this ▁technique . ▁ ▁Off ender ▁profil ing ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁contemporary ▁method ▁used ▁to ▁discover ▁cl ues ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁characteristics ▁of ▁an ▁unknown ▁off ender ▁from ▁evidence ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁crime , ▁and ▁to ▁psych olog ically ▁profile ▁the ▁perpet r ator ▁concerned . ▁ ▁Cr imes ▁ ▁Among ▁Me ir ho fer ' s ▁vict ims ▁was ▁seven - year - old ▁Susan ▁Ja eg er , ▁who ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁her ▁tent ▁at ▁night ▁during ▁a ▁family ▁camp ing ▁trip . ▁He ▁left ▁no ▁r ans om ▁request ▁and ▁no ▁physical ▁evidence . ▁However , ▁the ▁off ender ▁profil ing ▁technique , ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁used ▁in ▁this ▁case , ▁was ▁employed ▁about ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁kid n apping . ▁ ▁The ▁technique ▁led ▁investig ators ▁to ▁suspect ▁that ▁the ▁kid n apper ▁was ▁a ▁young , ▁white ▁male ▁who ▁killed ▁for ▁sexual ▁grat ification ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁kept ▁body ▁parts ▁of ▁vict ims ▁as ▁" s ou ven irs ". ▁Furthermore , ▁they ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁k iller ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁arrested ▁for ▁other ▁cr imes . ▁ ▁Me ir ho fer ▁was ▁ 2 3 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁sus pected ▁in ▁another ▁murder . ▁ ▁He ▁denied ▁the ▁charges . ▁ ▁Me ir ho fer ▁placed ▁a ▁tele phone ▁call ▁to ▁Mar iet