A criminologist from Northeastern University evaluated the case of the suspect allegedly involved in the kidnapping and killing of Jassy Correia, calling the man an amateur who lacks a conscience.
Jack Levin said the murder doesn't qualify Louis Coleman as a sociopath, but what he allegedly did after the killing does.
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Court documents allege Coleman dragged Correia's body into his Providence apartment, and then went to a Walmart to purchase duct tape, surgical gloves, safety goggles, bleach and protective clothing.
Correia's remains were later found in a suitcase in the trunk of Coleman's car when police stopped him in Delaware.
"I think we would like to believe that education and social class protect an individual from committing a heinous crime," Levin said. "The truth is, anybody could commit this atrocious and hideous offense."
Levin said the calculating way Coleman attempted to dispose of Correia's remains will make it difficult for him to mount an insanity defense.
At the same time, federal prosecutors could use it as grounds for the death penalty.
"People have to be concerned, but they can't get paranoid," Levin said when asked if women have to fear for potential copycats. "At the same time, we are talking about crimes that usually don't happen. They are extremely rare."
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So, why would a highly-educated engineer with a good job and no criminal record kidnap, beat and strangle a young mother seemingly at random? Levin provided one possible theory.
"I think that she went in willingly, and then he killed her because she rejected him," Levin said.
Coleman is being held in federal custody out of state, and will be brought back to Massachusetts as soon as next week.
A vigil for Correia is scheduled for Thursday evening in Boston.
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