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Factual information, and all the forensics and attempt to assimilate those together in order to discern what the motivation or motivations could have been in this case. any crime, even a simple one but certainly one like this thats very complicated, theres never just one motive. there are multiple motives. so i would be looking for all those features to begin to discern what the motives were. >> mary ellen, how -- i mean, his studies and his interest in criminology, would that have helped him in...

Reaction is after the crime was committed. >> and mary ellen, we heard from jean casarez earlier that the suspect shared moments with his family in court today, mouthing "i love you" to his family, nodding to them multiple times. is there any rulebook for how people accused of heinous crimes behave in court? is there anything you can read into that? >> no, there really isnt. weve had a range of behavior in crimes over the years. and offenders will come in, and they see their family there, and it...

Personality of the offender in terms of what the reaction is after the crime was committed. >> mary ellen, we heard from gene earlier. the suspect shared moments with his family in court today mouthing "i love you" to them multiple times -- is there any rulebook for how people accused of heinous crimes behave in court? is there anything you be -- read into that? >> there really isnt. we have had a range of behavior in crimes over the years and offenders will come in and they see their family the...

Be information you gleaned from getting a masters and working towards a doctorate in criminology that can be helpful. but i will say this; when you are the suspect have a very complicated, very serious crime, now you are the focus of that attention and so, it is difficult to stay thinking strategically like you would as a student as you navigate your way through the criminal justice system. for most offenders, they cant do that. they become overwhelmed and fearful of every step of the road. it r...

>> absolutely. i would be looking for all the behavioral information, all the factual information, and all the forensics. in an attempt to assimilate those together in order to discern what the motivation or motivations couldve been in this case. any crime, even a simple one, but certainly one like this sets very complicated. there is never just one motive. there are multiple motives. i would be looking for all those features to begin to discern what the motives were. >> his studies and his inte...

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A traditional motive i think in this case based on the crime scene there will be multiple motives. there is never just one. multiple motives. but there are offenders that will, they will tell you i thought it was the greatest thing in the world when i went into that house or into that building and killed all those people. and their emotion, their response is part of the motivationment. >> john, there was obviously a lot of skepticism over the progress of the police investigation. they got outsid...

Details that may or may not become public john said in the court appearance tomorrow or whenever that is in ohio, in idaho, is there something specific you would be looking for in terms of figuring out a motive? >> obviously any information out of that affidavit. looking at that crime scene and understanding how the crime occurred in the middle of the night with unprovoked violence that is called instrumental violence, cold blooded, without empathy, and victims are treated like objects. so the f...

Sure people couldnt get in. >> i dont think you could separate those two things even though your exactly right. youre not getting into that event with a backpack. youre not getting into that event with a machete. that is where the checkpoints are there. but attacking the police at the event is an attack against the government, an attack against authority. and it also is an attack against the event because what is the story. new years eve at times square was attacked and this is what the terroris...

This threat has not gone away. what does this tell us about the ease with which this could happen, online radicalization and a plan comes together quickly or an intent to act. >> jim, what this reminds us of is that you can make incredible progress overseas defeating a particular terrorist enemy, but its almost impossible to defeat an ideology. even one as toxic and violent as radical islamic extremism. we know whether its the context of the taliban, al qaeda or isis, its the same sort of thing,...