"I wanted to know what made people turn to crime, and why some people could get away from it and others never did. Once you start examining MOs, a lot of them claim trauma."

She glanced down and ran her fingers along the stem of the glass. Getting into such personal conversation with a man who had made it clear he did not enjoy company seemed a waste of effort, but there was no harm in it either.

"Our actual work is with abuse survivors and veterans, but most of the donations come from people hoping we find some data about criminal motives that would make a good headline." She shrugged a little. "I guess all the glamour is in murder."