pittsburghgirl
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Chillicothe (Mo.) Constitution-Tribune
November 13, 1995 Springfield, MO, (AP)-
The support unit and Springfield investigators agreed that the motive was sexual assault, rather than drug dealing. They also agreed on the same list of suspects, although the two groups ranked them differently on a scale of suspicion.
All the investigators that reviewed the case files agree , Nothing to do with drugs , hit men , cleaners ect ect .
It's human nature to want to think there is some reason for a terrible crime--that the victims were involved in something criminal, whether as participants or witnesses, or that they had close involvement with the perpetrators. That allows people to believe it won't happen to them. But the truth is that if it's a serial killer, that's a relatively random thing. Those killers look for opportunity and part of the concept of "opportunity" includes the ability to get away without detection as they carry out a crime that satisfies their fantasy.
Projection is another human tool that comes into play. We tend to project our own view of the world onto people and situations. We think someone would feel or react some way because "that is how I would feel or react."
I'm noting the early date on this article, however. I would like to know what a more current group would see in the same case files. And I would like to find a good article or book on the difficulties of finding and convicting serial killers. What have we learned since 1995? That's 25 years.