A number of experts have weighed in on who may be responsible for a series of murders in Stockton and Oakland—with one providing a very specific description of the perpetrator.
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The Daily Beast spoke to three experts on serial killers about who the Stockton killer might be, why he is killing, and how he might be caught.
All agree that the killer is likely local or very familiar with the Stockton area, plans out his crimes, and intentionally chooses vulnerable victims.
Enzo Yaksic, author of
Killer Data: Modern Perspectives on Serial Murder, and a researcher at Atypical Murder Research Group, offered the most specific profile of the Stockton killer.
The killer is a male in his early thirties, Yaksic predicts, based on data his group has collected on serial killers, and lives in the same north Stockton neighborhood where most of his victims have been killed. He lives with close relatives who may not be aware of his activities.
He may be killing out of a need to appease intense feelings of anger, Yaksic says. Killing may be “the offender’s way of relieving the stress and pressure he experiences in daily life,” Yaksic told The Daily Beast by email.
He believes the reason so many of the victims were homeless is because they were easy targets.
“Part of the reason that many serial murderers target the unhoused, beyond their inherent vulnerability, is that they reside in unmonitored places and generally do not have devices such as cellphones that can record them,” Yaksic wrote.
But he also said that the killer may be homeless himself, or at least familiar with the community. Although most of the killer’s victims are Latino, police have said they do not currently believe the killings are hate crimes. The shooter may be Latino himself, Yaksic says, as the majority of serial killings are intra-racial.
He may be keenly watching the media coverage of his crimes, Yaksic says, and enjoying being “recognized for his deeds.”
Yaksic is confident the killer will be caught when someone from the community comes forward with information.
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Also a profile from Jeffrey Rinek, a retired FBI agent. Rinek served with the FBI for 30 years. In his long career he worked serial murder cases, and specialized in cases involving children. For several years, Rinek worked out of the FBI field office in Sacramento, only 50 miles from Stockton.
and from Robert Shug, a forensic psychologist and a professor of criminology and forensic psychology at California State University Long Beach.