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While SH is rare (&lt;1% in the U.S.) and gravely understudied, it is among the most violent, feared, and well publicized forms of murder. Thus, examining predictors is pertinent to identifying targets for prevention and response efforts. Secondary analysis of 2015\u20132018 National Violent Death Reporting System data on 6461 female homicide victims age 20\u201364 was conducted to determine if SH represents a unique killing characterized by specific offender, victim, and incident profiles. Law enforcement and coroner\/medical examiner narratives were reviewed to identify cases with sexual elements (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">N<\/jats:italic>\n                    =324). Logistic regression estimated odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. Findings highlight important differences between SH and non-SH. SH victims were more likely to be single (AOR=1.7,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =.006), have a substance abuse problem (AOR=1.4,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =.04), or engaged in prostitution (AOR=10.4,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;.001). SH suspects were more likely to be male (AOR=2.5,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =.04), use an illicit substance in the preceding hours (AOR=1.6,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =.03), or had recent contact with police (AOR=1.6,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =.01). SH was more likely to occur in a hotel\/motel (AOR=3.0,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =.002), by asphyxiation (AOR =13.38,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;.001), be perpetrated against an acquaintance (AOR=1.64,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =.007), or be precipitated by another serious crime (AOR=2.1,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;.001). Findings advance our understanding of SH victim, suspect, and incident profiles, which can help to better inform police\/investigative practices and crime prevention strategies\/interventions as well as to improve how SH cases are managed in correctional programs for offenders who have the opportunity for release back into society.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/08862605211064289","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,6]],"date-time":"2022-01-06T18:28:50Z","timestamp":1641493730000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Differences Between Sexual and Nonsexual Homicides of Women in the United States: Findings From the National Violent Death Reporting System"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"37","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6455-7084","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Natasha F.","family":"De Veauuse Brown","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Georgia State University"},{"name":"Georgia State University"},{"name":"Georgia State University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ashley E. 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