snooptroop88
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IMO,
A tinge of shame.
I don't see anything ritualistic, rather I see it as more of a signature.
JMO
Speaking really broadly, I would think when murder's almost exclusively fantasy driven, MOO you're more looking at a lone actor. When people initially started discussing this on this thread, I thought of the circumstances in the Idaho case. If the murderer's out there acting out on some crazed fantasy, it's going to be very unlikely he has company of the same mind, jmo. That's going to be (JMO) too "individualized" a situation. But wouldn't rule out the cult, either, and reasons that would get into particulars which we don't yet have. The "redressing" situation isn't necessarily going to be in line with any given ritual on its face (although it might/am researching a practice saw mentioned some time back). Maybe we'd more be looking at ritualistic elements twisted into the framework of some like-minded perps. Cults seem like they'd be breeding grounds for "ritualistic innovation," MOO. The cult's ritual elements could lend a bond and a type of "purpose" to shared violence and pathology. I'm never going to be able to get past the date of these crimes in terms of significance. Valentine's Day rivals Halloween in terms of its "crossing over" qualities when it comes to paganism and modern "mainstream" religions, jmo. Both have been embraced into the mainstream, but they still retain really strong pagan roots.
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