Some profilers claim shoplifters age out by age 25, while others say grey-haired five-fingered thieves are just as common as teen thieves.

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Similarly, during the October 2002 Washington-area sniper investigation, the African-American man and boy ultimately accused of the crime reportedly were able to pass through multiple road blocks with the alleged murder weapon in their possession, in part, because police 'profilers' theorized the crime had been committed by a white male acting alone.

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