Apples, don’t you work in the mental health field? I seem to remember you mentioning back when this happened. Anyway, do you think this is a one-off, and he will never do it again? Do you think something specific triggered it such as divorce or getting fired or whatever? If so I’m assuming if something triggers him again he may kill again, yes?
Hi teeandcee...Thank you for remembering. Yes, I am a psychoanalyst ( for 36 years). Of course it is difficult to predict, but I will try to give an intelligent go at it. The cycle of this kind of murder often begins with delusional thinking left to fester. It then moves to fantasy, planning stage. Finally overwhelming emotional conflict triggers the commission of the violent criminal act. This results in temporary relief from the emotional conflict. The fifth POSSIBLE stage is for a person to realize their thinking was faulty and change (get help for) the delusional thinking. Serial killers never reach stage five. They go back and forth between stage two and stage four.
In this Delphi case, my honest assessment is that this could very well be an individual capable of achieving stage five. That is not to say he should not be held fully accountable for his crimes. But, no, I don't think he will do it again.