Was Armida Wiltsey a targeted or opportunistic victim? What facts support this?

Threshold Assessment: Homicide of Armida Wiltsey
Chapter 6 (pp. 156-158) discusses threshold assessments. A threshold assessment is an investigative report that reviews the initial physical evidence of crime scene related behavior, victimology, and crime scene characteristics for a particular unsolved crime, or series of potentially related crimes, in order to provide immediate investigative direction, and to warn the public of potential danger. A TA should not include firm conclusions or opinions, and it is not a full criminal profile.
Before beginning this discussion assignment, read the threshold assessment of the Bay Area homicide of Armida Wiltsey (pp. 585-598), which occurred in 1978.
The examiner/author of this TA is working with limited information, which is not unusual. This TA is based on the information contained in the case materials provided to the examiner. Notice that throughout this TA, the examiner supports all of their findings with facts.
Questions
Was Armida Wiltsey a targeted or opportunistic victim? What facts support this?
What facts support the finding (Findings #3) that the offender initially covered the victim’s mouth?
What facts support the finding (Findings #6) that the victim’s hands were bound? Assuming that finding is correct, what does it tell us about the offender?
List two determinations the examiner makes about the offender, and the evidence each is based on.
Of the investigative suggestions, list two that you think would be most helpful in solving this crime, and why.

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